Waking Up in Vegas

"Waking Up in Vegas" is a song by American singer-songwriter Katy Perry from her second studio album One of the Boys. Perry wrote it with Desmond Child and Andreas Carlsson and produced it with Greg Wells. It was released to US radio stations on April 21, 2009 as the fourth and last single of the album. It is about getting drunk and blowing money in Las Vegas, paying homage to the phrase "what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas".

It received positive reviews by the music critics, who complimented it's catchiness. The song achieved commercial success, reaching the top ten in eight countries. The song peaked at number nine and become her third top ten single in the U.S. At the same time it peaked at number one on the Mainstream Top 40 sub-chart in the Hungarian radio. The song peaked near number one on Billboard Hot 100, giving Perry her third top ten song off that album. It also topped number one in Australia and the Netherlands.

Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from CD single liner notes and Tidal.

Publishing and recording locations
 Published by When I'm Rich You'll Be My Bitch/Desmando Music/Andreas Carlsson Publishing AR/WB Music Corp
 Recorded at Rocket Carousel Studio, Los Angeles, California
 Mixed at MixStar Studios, Virginia Beach, Virginia
 Mastered at Bornie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, California

Personnel

 Katy Perry – vocals, songwriting, production
 Desmond Child – songwriting
 Andreas Carlsson – songwriting
 Greg Wells – production, recording assistant
 Serban Ghenea – mixing
 John Hanes – mixing engineering
 Joe Zook – mixing engineering
 Tim Roberts – mixing engineering assistant
 Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering

Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2009)PeakpositionCroatia International Airplay (HRT)28 Iceland (RÚV)17 Mexico Anglo (Monitor Latino) 7
Year-end charts
Chart (2009)Position Australia (ARIA) 67 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 28 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 30 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 76 UK Singles (OCC) 138 US Billboard Hot 100 36
Certifications

Release history
+ Release dates and formats for "Waking Up in Vegas" Region Date Format Version(s) Label(s)  United States April 21, 2009 Contemporary hit radio Original Capitol  May 18, 2009 Hot adult contemporary radio  Italy June 4, 2009 Radio airplay Polydor  Various June 5, 2009 Digital download Remixes EP Capitol  United Kingdom June 8, 2009 CD    Germany June 19, 2009 Capitol 

References

category:2009 songs
Category:Katy Perry songs