During the making of the album, Perry was dropped from two record labels and went through two shelved albums, one meant for an early 2005 release and another meant for a late 2007 release. The singer stated that she had been working on the album since she was eighteen years old. Perry's change in record label, and adoption of a pseudonymous surname accompanied a shift from the Christian rock of her debut album Katy Hudson. To further promote the album, Perry embarked on three concert tours: the 2008 Warped Tour, her first solo world tour, the Hello Katy Tour, and served as an opening act in No Doubt's 2009 Summer Tour. The third single " Thinking of You" reached the top-thirty in the US, while the final single " Waking Up in Vegas" became a top-ten hit. The album's lead single " I Kissed a Girl" became Perry's first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single the second single " Hot n Cold" reached number three in the United States, while topping the charts in Germany, Canada, the Netherlands, and Austria. It has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. One of the Boys earned Perry two Grammy Award nominations, and has sold 7 million copies worldwide, being her 3rd highest-selling album to date.
Commercially, it debuted at number nine on the US Billboard 200, selling over 47,000 copies in its first week of sales, and also peaked within the top-ten charts in Austria, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Norway, and Switzerland. It received mixed reception from critics, with some deeming it as being filled with "potential hits" and others criticizing the material they perceived to be weak. One of the Boys is Perry's first on a major label and first under the stage name Katy Perry, following her debut Katy Hudson (2001), which was released under her real name on Red Hill Records. The EP Ur So Gay, containing the promotional single of the same name, was released in 2007 to generate interest in the singer and the album. However, the title track, " Thinking of You", and "Mannequin" were all written by Perry alone. Stewart, Max Martin, and Ted Bruner among others, on the album, and wrote all of its songs with assistance of other producers and writers. She collaborated with producers Greg Wells, Dr. It was released on June 17, 2008, by Capitol Records. One of the Boys is the second studio album by American singer Katy Perry.
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