Katy Perry "Wide Awake" on Dance/Club Play

Katy Perry achieves her tenth #1 (in a row) on Billboard's Dance/Club Play Songs Chart with "Wide Awake" on the song's eighth charting week. Congrats to her! This is her ninth run atop the chart from Teenage Dream. The pop princess's first #1 was One of the Boy's "Waking Up In Vegas" in 2009. "Wide Awake" also remains #3 on the Hot 100 and has been announced as the last release from her Teenage Dream era, as reviewed in its incredibly vivid music video that explores the journey of her dream for worldwide pop success all the way to her divorce from Russell Brand.

The top spot will likely be taken by fellow pop princess Aussie Kylie Minogue with "Timebomb" next week.

The "Wide Awake" video is wrought with symbolism. Videos like it are candy for me. Personally, I can't help but feel some Madonna influence in the song's production and video. The melody and lyrics are very Perry, though. The production is consistent with the rest of Teenage Dream, but, perhaps, it is the echoing synths that recalls Madonna for me. As for the video, part of me (heh heh) can't help but be reminded of Madonna's "Bedtime Story" and "Frozen." The Pop Queen's influence would not be surprising, since Perry has announced Madonna as one of her idols.

On another note, I recently watched Madonna's vid for "Open Your Heart" and felt like I could see Perry doing something similar. Does anyone else feel that?