One of the Boys

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.[http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/news/One_Of_The_Boys/30669/p1/ "One of the Boys: Pop singer Katy Perry talks about her forthcoming album"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080615020058/http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/news/One_Of_The_Boys/30669/p1/ |date=June 15, 2008}}. Cross Rhythms. February 19, 2008. Retrieved 2012-11-20. The singer stated that she had been working on the album since she was eighteen years old. 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.{{cite magazine|last1=Conniff|first1=Tamara|date=December 25, 2004|title=I've Stopped Asking for Permission. I'd Rather Ask for Forgiveness|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1BMEAAAAMBAJ&q=java+katy+perry&pg=RA1-PA76|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 25, 2015}}{{Citation|title=Katy Perry - Nintendo Wii Launch (Nov 2006)| date=April 17, 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j9qiSFoU-Q|language=en|access-date=2021-11-17}} The planned 2007 release was titled Fingerprints, with songs intended for Fingerprints making it onto One of the Boys. Some of the material on Fingerprints that did not make it on One of the Boys were given to other artists, such as "I Do Not Hook Up" and "Long Shot" to Kelly Clarkson, "Breakout" and "The Driveway" to Miley Cyrus and "Rock God" and "That's More Like It" to Selena Gomez & the Scene.

During this time, Perry had written close to a hundred songs.Katy Perry: Part of Me (2012) Perry collaborated with producers Greg Wells, Dr. Luke, Dave Stewart, and Max Martin among others on the album.{{cite web |url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/press_releases/katy_perry_to_release_debut_album_one_of_the_boys.html |title=Katy Perry to Release Debut Album 'One of the Boys' | News @ |publisher=Ultimate-guitar.com |date=April 11, 2008 |access-date=December 11, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116202802/http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/press_releases/katy_perry_to_release_debut_album_one_of_the_boys.html |archive-date=January 16, 2012 |df=mdy-all}} Perry co-wrote every song on the album, as well as writing three entirely by herself.

Once signed to Capitol, label head Jason Flom started work on a new album by convincing Dr. Luke to go back into the studio with Perry, with the two having already worked together on the abandoned Columbia sessions. Together with Max Martin they wrote and cut "I Kissed a Girl" and "Hot n Cold". Perry then collaborated again with Greg Wells, who she had also worked with on the Columbia album, creating the songs "Ur So Gay" and "Mannequin". According to Perry's A&R Chris Anokute they ended up with five new songs and then chose six of the songs from the shelved Columbia album to compile One of the Boys.{{cite web |url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_Chris_Anokute_Interview.html |title=Interview with Chris Anokute |publisher=HitQuarters |date=October 18, 2010 |access-date=October 25, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706033327/http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview%2Fopar%2Fintrview_Chris_Anokute_Interview.html |archive-date=July 6, 2017 |url-status=dead}} When talking about the songs on the album Perry said that she released the single "Ur So Gay" as an introduction to the album:

{{cquote|The album will have a lot of the same characteristics [as "Ur So Gay"], though. There will be lots of storytelling, because lyrics are important to me. There are a few songs that will make you cry, but there are others to make you dance and sing. Every song is on the album for a specific reason.{{cite web |first=Mike |last=Burr |date=February 6, 2008 |url=http://www.prefixmag.com/features/katy-perry/interview/17027/ |title=Katy Perry: Interview |work=Prefix |access-date=September 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110164452/http://www.prefixmag.com/features/katy-perry/interview/17027/ |archive-date=January 10, 2012 |url-status=live}}}}

Although Perry's musical style and way of composing ironic and bawdy songs has been heavily compared to the style of singers Avril Lavigne and Lily Allen,{{cite web |author=Climatempo |url=http://www.abril.com.br/noticia/diversao/no_345325.shtml |title=Katy Perry é revelação do mesmo filão de Avril Lavigne e Lily Allen |publisher=Abril.com |date=September 30, 2008 |access-date=December 11, 2011 |language=pt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927170433/http://www.abril.com.br/noticia/diversao/no_345325.shtml |archive-date=September 27, 2011 |df=mdy-all}} the singer was influenced by Queen and Freddie Mercury in particular.{{cite web |url=http://www.nme.com/news/queen/40017 |title=Freddie Mercury inspired Katy Perry to 'Kiss a Girl' | News |website=NME |date=September 26, 2008 |access-date=December 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106041511/http://www.nme.com/news/queen/40017 |archive-date=January 6, 2014 |url-status=live}} All songs on the album were written by Perry, assisted by musicians Greg Wells, Max Martin, Dr. Luke, Cathy Dennis, Desmond Child, Andreas Carlsson, Sam Hollander, Dave Katz, S*A*M and Sluggo, Ted Bruner, Scott Cutler, Anne Preven, Dave Stewart, and Glen Ballard. The album includes several tracks that tell stories — a balance of sad songs and happier tunes. About these opposites, she said, "I think people can appreciate a songwriter who shows different sides..... I've put everything into [this album] and I feel like it's my baby."{{cite web |url=http://mvremix.com/urban_blogs/2008/04/15/katy-perry-one-of-the-boys-album-press-release/ |title=Katy Perry -One of the Boys- Album Press Release |website=MVRemix Urban |date=July 15, 2008 |access-date=December 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321234209/http://mvremix.com/urban_blogs/2008/04/15/katy-perry-one-of-the-boys-album-press-release/ |archive-date=March 21, 2012 |url-status=live}} Its primary sound is a pop rock,{{cite web |url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/sep/14/popandrock20 |first= Stephanie |last= Merritt |title= Pop review: Katy Perry, One of the Boys |work= The Guardian |date= September 14, 2008 |quote= Elsewhere, One of the Boys offers solid pop-rock, co-written with the likes of Cathy Dennis and influenced by Alanis, Avril and Liz Phair. |access-date= August 21, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170710082545/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/sep/14/popandrock20 |archive-date= July 10, 2017 |url-status= live}} soft rock,{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/sep/19/popandrock2|title=Pop review, Katy Perry: One of the Boys|website=The Guardian|first=Dorian|last=Lynskey|date=September 18, 2008|access-date=October 15, 2019|quote=Her producers furnish the punchy soft-rock...|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421080202/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/sep/19/popandrock2|archive-date=April 21, 2019|url-status=live}} pop-punk,{{Cite web|title=Katy Perry: Teenage Dream|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/katy-perry-teenage-dream/|access-date=2021-11-21|website=Pitchfork|language=en}} "After landing at Capitol, she revamped some leftover tracks, wrote new material, and assembled her official debut, 2008's pop-punk-inflected One of the Boys." and power pop one.{{Cite web|last=Gaca|first=Anna|date=February 21, 2021|title=Katy Perry: Teenage Dream Album Review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/katy-perry-teenage-dream/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224081904/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/katy-perry-teenage-dream/|archive-date=February 24, 2021|access-date=February 24, 2021|website=Pitchfork |quote="Ironically, it's the fresh-faced power-pop of One of the Boys that aged better..."}}

File:Life Ball 2009 Katy Perry 4.jpg" at the Life Ball in May 2009 in Vienna, Austria]]

The opening track is the title track "One of the Boys", where Perry express that she does not want to "be one of the boys of her love interest", describing the song, Charles A. Hohman from PopMatters noted that "she used to belch the alphabet and tape down her tits, but one summer, the tomboy lifestyle just didn't hold her interest, so she started 'studying Lolita religiously' and noticing guys noticing her."{{cite magazine|url= http://www.popmatters.com/review/katy-perry-one-of-the-boys/|magazine= PopMatters|title= One of the Boys|date= June 30, 2008|access-date= February 9, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170601040122/http://www.popmatters.com/review/katy-perry-one-of-the-boys/|archive-date= June 1, 2017|url-status= live}} The second track is the lead single "I Kissed a Girl" generated some controversy, dealing with the subject of lesbianism. The song was inspired by actress Scarlett Johansson.{{cite web|url=http://musica.terra.com.br/interna/0,,OI3126661-EI1267,00-Katy+Perry+diz+que+I+Kissed+a+Girl+e+inspirada+em+Scarlett+Johansson.html|title=Katy Perry diz que 'I Kissed a Girl' é inspirada em Scarlett – Terra – Música|publisher=Musica.terra.com.br|date=June 26, 2008|access-date=December 11, 2011|language=pt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928105129/http://musica.terra.com.br/interna/0,,OI3126661-EI1267,00-Katy+Perry+diz+que+I+Kissed+a+Girl+e+inspirada+em+Scarlett+Johansson.html|archive-date=September 28, 2011|url-status=live}} Musically, it is a pop rock track.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2008/05/30/how-katy-perry-went-christian-rock-i-kissed-girl|title=How Katy Perry went from Christian rock to I Kissed a Girl|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=February 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326053409/http://www.ew.com/article/2008/05/30/how-katy-perry-went-christian-rock-i-kissed-girl|archive-date=March 26, 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/katy_perry/biography/|title=Katy Goes Pop|date=June 2008|work=People|access-date=February 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414125836/http://www.people.com/people/katy_perry/biography/|archive-date=April 14, 2009|url-status=live}} It contains influences of new wave{{cite magazine|last=Frehsee |first=Nicole |title=One of the Boys: Katy Perry: Music Review: Rolling Stone |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/21026892/review/21127345/one_of_the_boys |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=January 31, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617120000/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/21026892/review/21127345/one_of_the_boys|archive-date=June 17, 2008}} and runs through a throbbing beat{{cite web|last=Cinquemani|first=Sal|title=Katy Perry: One of the Boys|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/katy-perry-one-of-the-boys/1397|work=Slant Magazine|date=June 15, 2008|access-date=February 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203053225/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/katy-perry-one-of-the-boys/1397|archive-date=December 3, 2013|url-status=live}} and an organic instrumental thump, according to About.com's Bill Lamb. The track features instrumentation provided by drums, guitars and bass.{{cite web|last=Lamb|first=Bill|title=Katy Perry – "I Kissed a Girl"|url=http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/ikissedagirl.htm |work=About.com |access-date=February 9, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130225849/http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/ikissedagirl.htm|archive-date=January 30, 2012|df=mdy-all}} The song sparked controversy for its homosexual themes. The album's third song is "Waking Up In Vegas". The song deals with trips with friends to Las Vegas. "Thinking of You" is the first ballad of the album. It is a downtempo pop rock song, as the singer reflects on settling for the second best: "You said move on, where do I go?"/"I guess second best, it is all I will know", she sings. Reviewing the song, editor CT from Billboard described it as "a mid-'90s No Doubt pop/rock palette".{{cite magazine|title=Katy Perry – Thinking of You|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jES_3Bf3jTYC&pg=PA40|access-date=February 9, 2017|date=January 10, 2009|magazine=Billboard|author=CT|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216212901/https://books.google.com/books?id=jES_3Bf3jTYC&pg=PA40|archive-date=February 16, 2017|url-status=live}}

In the fifth track, "Mannequin," Perry critiques a stoic man, singing "You're not a man, you're just a mannequin!" Rolling Stone{{'}}s Nicole Frehsee compared "Mannequin" to 1980s Cher songs.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/21026892/review/21127345/one_of_the_boys?source=album_reviews_rssfeed |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617120000/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/21026892/review/21127345/one_of_the_boys?source=album_reviews_rssfeed |archive-date=June 17, 2008 |access-date=July 1, 2010 |title=One of the Boys – Katy Perry – Review |author=Frehsee, Nicole |date=June 26, 2008 |url-status=dead |magazine=Rolling Stone}} "Ur So Gay" was composed as a tool of revenge by the singer on her ex-boyfriend,{{cite web |author=Nekesa Mumbi Moody Da AP |date=March 15, 2008 |title=G1 > Música – NOTÍCIAS – Cantora faz música para se vingar de ex-namorado 'gay' |url=http://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Musica/0,,MUL351661-7085,00-CANTORA+FAZ+MUSICA+PARA+SE+VINGAR+DE+EXNAMORADO+GAY.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815191923/http://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Musica/0,,MUL351661-7085,00-CANTORA+FAZ+MUSICA+PARA+SE+VINGAR+DE+EXNAMORADO+GAY.html |archive-date=August 15, 2011 |access-date=December 11, 2011 |publisher=G1.globo.com |language=pt}} where Perry satirizes his exaggerated emo style and metrosexual attitude. It is a trip hop track with a moderate tempo.{{cite web |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/azcentral/access/1702761281.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+21%2C+2008&author=Ed+Masley&pub=Arizona+Republic&desc=Perry+joins+the+forces+of+Warped&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131212910/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/azcentral/access/1702761281.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+21,+2008&author=Ed+Masley&pub=Arizona+Republic&desc=Perry+joins+the+forces+of+Warped&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 31, 2013|title=Perry joins the forces of Warped|first=Ed |last=Masley|publisher=Arizona Central |date=June 21, 2008 |access-date=July 1, 2012}} In the seventh track "Hot n Cold", Perry discusses the theme of uncertainty and the ups and downs of relationships. It is a synthpop song which utilizes guitars and synthesizers.{{cite web|url= http://www.digitalspy.com/music/single-reviews/review/a133632/katy-perry-hot-n-cold/|website= Digital Spy|title= Katy Perry – Hot n Cold (Review)|date= October 28, 2008|access-date= February 9, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171201065420/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/single-reviews/review/a133632/katy-perry-hot-n-cold/|archive-date= December 1, 2017|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= http://www.chartattack.com/news/2008/07/08/katy-perry/|publisher= Chart Attack|title= Katy Perry – One of the Boys|date= July 8, 2008|access-date= February 9, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170608113428/http://www.chartattack.com/news/2008/07/08/katy-perry/|archive-date= June 8, 2017|url-status= usurped}}{{cite web |title= Katy Perry — One Of The Boys |date= July 8, 2008 |work= ChartAttack |url= http://www.chartattack.com/news/2008/07/08/katy-perry/ |access-date= June 19, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150620010857/http://www.chartattack.com/news/2008/07/08/katy-perry/ |archive-date= June 20, 2015 |url-status= usurped}} "If You Can Afford Me" cops a mixed message about female materialism. Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine compared the song with Madonna's song "Material Girl" (1984).{{cite web|url= http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/katy-perry-one-of-the-boys|publisher= Slant|title= Katy Perry One Of The Boys|date= June 13, 2008|access-date= February 9, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150924150239/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/katy-perry-one-of-the-boys|archive-date= September 24, 2015|url-status= live}} "Lost" and "I'm Still Breathing" are both ballads, in the latter, she sings: "I leave the gas on/Walk the alleys in the dark", the verse use a metaphor for a dying relationship.

{{see also|Warped Tour 2008|2009 Summer Tour|Hello Katy Tour}}

The album was first released on June 17, 2008. It was released in separate editions: the standard edition, the Australian Tour edition,[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002FOFXEW "Amazon.com: One of the Boys: Australian Tour Edition (Slip): Katy Perry: Music"]. Amazon.com. Retrieved December 29, 2010. which contains the standard CD plus a bonus CD (which was also released as a separate EP on the Australian iTunes Store){{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/australian-tour-ep/715997894|title=Australian Tour EP by Katy Perry on Apple Music|website=iTunes|date=January 2009|access-date=March 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926064436/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/australian-tour-ep/id715997894|archive-date=September 26, 2017|url-status=live}} containing an acoustic version of "Thinking of You" and remixes, the special edition,[http://www.atomicmall.com/view.php?id=730911 "KATY PERRY One of the Boys CD IN DIGIPAK - Music CDs"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707184052/http://www.atomicmall.com/view.php?id=730911 |date=July 7, 2011}}. Atomic Mall. Retrieved December 29, 2010. which is packaged in a digipak and contains four bonus tracks, and the Japanese re-issue.[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002FRNCP6 "Amazon.com: One of the Boys (Special Edition) (Incl. Bonus Tracks): Katy Perry: Music"]. Amazon.com. Retrieved December 29, 2010. The European, Japanese, and iTunes editions of the album all contain bonus tracks.

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Upon its release, the singer had been heavily criticized for her song, "Ur So Gay", considered by the site The New Gay to be homophobic.{{cite web |url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/ilustrada/ult90u438730.shtml |title=Folha Online - Ilustrada - Ex-gospel, cantora faz sucesso com beijo lésbico - 28/08/2008 |publisher=www1.folha.uol.com.br |date=August 28, 2008 |access-date=December 11, 2011 |language=pt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111224121120/http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/ilustrada/ult90u438730.shtml |archive-date=December 24, 2011 |url-status=live}} The author of the publication added, "It's time for Katy Perry to stop talking nonsense" because "the song trots out a number of tired gay stereotypes to condemn one of Perry's ex-boyfriends and includes a paradoxical chorus".{{cite web |url=http://thenewgay.net/2008/06/katy-perry-new-gay-interview.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828211801/http://www.thenewgay.net/2008/06/katy-perry-new-gay-interview.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 28, 2008 |title=Katy Perry: The New Gay Interview |publisher=The New Gay |date=June 10, 2008 |access-date=December 11, 2011}} Jane Czyzselska from The Guardian commented that "Perry's song is a rather sweet, refreshing antidote to the avalanche of overtly sexualized boy-grinds-girl songs."{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2008/aug/08/gayrights.usa |location=London |work=The Guardian |title=A kiss is just a kiss |first=Jane |last=Czyzselska |date=August 8, 2008 |access-date=December 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924230844/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2008/aug/08/gayrights.usa |archive-date=September 24, 2016 |url-status=live}} She promoted the song in Portugal, and it was not very well received by the public. Her first single, "I Kissed a Girl", became a worldwide controversy. Despite the context, Perry mentioned several times that she does not define herself as heterosexual.{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xjt75_8jjVE |title=Barbara Walters' 2011 Fascinating People: Katy Perry Interview |website=YouTube |date=December 14, 2011 |access-date=March 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140617062712/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xjt75_8jjVE |archive-date=June 17, 2014 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBjN4DgDLCc |title=Katy Perry speech at Human Rights Campaign (Mar. 18, 2017) |website=YouTube |date=March 19, 2017 |access-date=March 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530193935/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBjN4DgDLCc |archive-date=May 30, 2019 |url-status=live}}Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/qj9Ar0eX4AE Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20201103092918/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qj9Ar0eX4AE&feature=youtu.be Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qj9Ar0eX4AE| title = Katy Perry Gay Moments | website=YouTube| date = July 4, 2018 }}{{cbignore}} She has been strongly criticized by the LGBT community, who believe that the singer used music to make money and not on behalf of homosexuals, and by critics who claimed that music leads the girls to be lesbian.{{cite web |url=http://veja.abril.com.br/081008/p_186.shtml |title=Revista VEJA |date=October 8, 2008 |access-date=December 11, 2011 |language=pt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126161859/http://veja.abril.com.br/081008/p_186.shtml |archive-date=November 26, 2011 |df=mdy-all}} The song was criticized by the local headquarters of the evangelical Havens Corners Church, which has set the following sentence in its garden in September 2008: "I kissed a girl and liked it. So I went to hell."{{cite web|url=http://www.universomix.info/wp/religiao/evangelicos-associam-musica-de-katy-perry-ao-inferno/ |title=Evangélicos associam música de Katy Perry ao inferno » Universo Mix |publisher=Universomix.info |access-date=December 11, 2011 |language=pt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091207064016/http://www.universomix.info/wp/religiao/evangelicos-associam-musica-de-katy-perry-ao-inferno/ |archive-date=December 7, 2009}}{{cite web |url=http://dykerama.uol.com.br/src/?mI=5&cID=23&iID=1579 |title=:: Dykerama – Katy Perry criticada por música sobre beijo lésbico :: |publisher=Dykerama.uol.com.br |date=August 18, 2008 |access-date=December 11, 2011 |language=pt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110825060534/http://dykerama.uol.com.br/src/?mI=5&cID=23&iID=1579 |archive-date=August 25, 2011 |df=mdy-all}} To promote the album Perry embarked on three tours: the Warped Tour 2008, her first solo world tour, the Hello Katy Tour, with 89 shows performed, and No Doubt's Summer Tour 2009 as its opening act.

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The album's lead single, "I Kissed a Girl" was released in late April and subsequently soared up the charts. "I Kissed a Girl" was a commercial success. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming the 1000th chart-topper of the rock era. The song has since become a major worldwide hit, and along with the United States, it has topped the charts in more than twenty countries, including Australia, Canada, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.

The second single, "Hot n Cold", made it onto the chart after the album came out due to digital downloads. It was released as a single in early September, and peaked at number three on the US charts, making it Perry's second consecutive top five single.[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=katy perry|chart=Hot 100}} "The Billboard Hot 100"]. Billboard. January 14, 2009. On November 14, the song became Perry's first number one on radio airplay. It is officially one of the ten best-selling digitally downloaded songs of all time after its initial run.{{cite web |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/28975/week-ending-march-1-2009-theyre-not-exactly-burnin-up/ |title=Week Ending March 1, 2009: They're Not Exactly 'Burnin' Up' - Chart Watch |publisher=New.music.yahoo.com |date=March 4, 2009 |access-date=December 28, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090310125028/http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/28975/week-ending-march-1-2009-theyre-not-exactly-burnin-up |archive-date=March 10, 2009 |url-status=live}}

"Thinking of You", the penultimate single, was originally planned to be the first single from the album, but was scrapped for "I Kissed a Girl" due to latter song's surge in popularity. "Thinking of You" received a video in late April 2008, but the video was removed from YouTube and replaced by a new video after the single was re-released as the third international single from the album. Perry shot the second video with director Melina Matsoukas in the first week of December 2008.{{cite web |url=http://www.videostatic.com/vs/2008/12/shot-katy-perry.html |title=Music Video News: SHOT: Katy Perry – Melina, director |publisher=Video Static |date=December 3, 2008 |access-date=December 28, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426070650/http://www.videostatic.com/vs/2008/12/shot-katy-perry.html |archive-date=April 26, 2009 |df=mdy-all}} The video for the single was released on December 23, 2008.{{cite web |url=http://www.katyperry.com/newz.aspx?c=GB&id=12180 |title=News |publisher=Katy Perry |access-date=December 28, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090223092204/http://katyperry.com/newz.aspx?c=GB |archive-date=February 23, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}} The track peaked at number twenty-nine on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week of February 12, 2009 where it remained for the next two weeks before declining to number thirty-one in its seventh week on the chart.

"Waking Up in Vegas" is the fourth and final single from the album. It went for radio adds on April 21, 2009, in the US.{{cite magazine|url=http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691 |title=Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more! |magazine=FMQB |access-date=December 28, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207200650/http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691 |archive-date=February 7, 2017}} It was released to Australian radio on March 23, 2009, where it became the fourth most added song in its release week.[http://www.themusicnetwork.com.au/index.php?id=20 The Music Network] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220220102/http://www.themusicnetwork.com.au/index.php?id=20 |date=February 20, 2009}} Perry performed it on American Idol in May, resulting in a surge of sales for the song. The music video was shot by Joseph Kahn during March 2009 in Las Vegas and officially premiered on the iTunes Store in the US, and Australia on April 28, 2009. It peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the third top-ten single from the album.

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| MC = 47/100{{cite web |title=One of the Boys reviews |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/one-of-the-boys/katy-perry |website=Metacritic |access-date=October 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100415010259/http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/perrykaty/oneoftheboys |archive-date=April 15, 2010 |url-status=live}}

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| rev2Score = D−{{cite news |last=Koski |first=Genevieve |url=https://www.avclub.com/katy-perry-one-of-the-boys-1798204514 |title=Katy Perry: One of the Boys |newspaper=The A.V. Club |date=July 7, 2008 |access-date=April 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117135345/http://www.avclub.com/articles/katy-perry-one-of-the-boys,6983/ |archive-date=January 17, 2010 |url-status=live}}

| rev3 = Blender

| rev3Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.blender.com/guide/new/55161/one-boys.html |title=One of the Boys |publisher=Blender |date=June 17, 2008 |access-date=April 18, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109085825/http://www.blender.com/guide/new/55161/one-boys.html |archive-date=January 9, 2010 |df=mdy-all}}

| rev4 = The Guardian

| rev4Score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite news |author=Lynskey, Dorian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/sep/19/popandrock2 |title=CD: Katy Perry, One of the Boys | Music |newspaper=The Guardian |date=September 19, 2008 |access-date=April 18, 2010 |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419192448/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/sep/19/popandrock2 |archive-date=April 19, 2014 |url-status=live}}

| rev5 = NOW

| rev5score = {{rating|2|5}}{{cite web |url=https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/katy-perry-2008-07-03/ |title=KATY PERRY: One Of The Boys (Capitol) |date=3 July 2008 |access-date=11 February 2018 |work=NOW |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212005514/https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/katy-perry-2008-07-03/ |archive-date=February 12, 2018 |url-status=live}}

| rev6 = Rolling Stone

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| rev8 = Slant Magazine

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| rev9 = Spin

| rev9Score = 3/10{{cite magazine |url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/katy-perry-one-boys-capitol |title=Katy Perry, 'One of the Boys' (Capitol) |magazine=Spin |date=June 25, 2008 |access-date=April 18, 2010 |first=Stacey|last=Anderson |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302092555/http://www.spin.com/reviews/katy-perry-one-boys-capitol |archive-date=March 2, 2009 |url-status=live}}

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One of the Boys received mixed reviews from critics. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received a score of 47, citing "mixed or average reviews".{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/perrykaty/oneoftheboys |title=Katy Perry:One of the Boys (2008): Reviews |work=Metacritic |publisher=CNET Networks, Inc |access-date=March 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227060410/http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/perrykaty/oneoftheboys |archive-date=February 27, 2009 |url-status=live}} A highly positive review came from Kerri Mason of Billboard, who felt it was "packed with potential hits."{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/reviews-album/one-of-the-boys-1003816207.story |title=One of the Boys |magazine=Billboard.com |date=September 14, 2009 |access-date=December 28, 2009 |author=Mason, Kerri |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426022632/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/reviews-album/one-of-the-boys-1003816207.story |archive-date=April 26, 2009}} Blender argued, "Perry's creative-writing-class punch lines don't always justify her self-congratulatory drag-queen tone. But she hiccups quirkily enough, and myriad big-name producers (from Dr. Luke to Glen Ballard) keep the new-wave synth hooks hopping."{{cite web |url=http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=5184 |title=Katy Perry:One of the Boys Review on Blender |work=Blender |access-date=March 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090324043820/http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=5184 |archive-date=March 24, 2009 |url-status=dead}} Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic initially gave the album two out of five stars, remarking it "sinks to crass, craven depths that turn One of the Boys into a grotesque emblem of all the wretched excesses of this decade";{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=one-of-the-boys-mw0000787236|pure_url=yes}} |title=One of the Boys - Katy Perry {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits |access-date=September 4, 2020 |author=Erlewine, Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |work=AllMusic}} however, the rating was eventually upgraded to 3 and a 1/2 out of 5. Uncut wrote, "Gwen Stefani should be nervous", while Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine criticized Perry's vocal performances, and compared the title track to "No Doubt's 'Just a Girl' sans personality and conviction".{{cite web |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/katy-perry-one-of-the-boys |title=Katy Perry:One of the Boys Review on Slant Magazine |work=Slant Magazine |date=June 15, 2008 |access-date=March 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924150239/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/katy-perry-one-of-the-boys |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |url-status=live}} Alex Miller of NME discouraged music consumers with "even a passing interest in actually enjoying a record" from buying it.{{cite web |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/9900 |title=Katy Perry:One of the Boys Review on NME |work=NME |date=September 11, 2008 |access-date=March 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116104108/http://www.nme.com/reviews/9900 |archive-date=January 16, 2014 |url-status=live}}

Robert Christgau gave the album a two-star honorable mention in his Consumer Guide review, citing "I Kissed a Girl" and "One of the Boys" as highlights while writing, "She stopped taping her 'suckers' down, and kissing her girlfriend was just an experiment, but trumpeting her vulnerability she's as loud and laddish as a hockey fan".{{cite web|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|date=n.d.|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=6011&name=Katy+Perry|title=CG: Katy Perry|website=robertchristgau.com|access-date=April 6, 2020}}

One of the Boys debuted at number nine on the US Billboard 200, with 47,000 copies sold in the first-week released.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/956562/katy-perry-doubles-up-no-1s-on-billboard-200-digital-songs-charts |title=Katy Perry Doubles Up No. 1s on Billboard 200, Digital Songs Charts |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=August 1, 2010 |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media |access-date=October 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831145303/http://www.billboard.com/ |archive-date=August 31, 2010 |url-status=live}} The album has sold 1,730,000 pure copies in the United States as of August 2020 and has been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9441173/katy-perry-career-bests-american-idol|title=Ask Billboard: Katy Perry's Career Bests, From 'One of the Boys' to 'Smile,' & Every Hot 100 'Idol' Top 10|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=August 28, 2020|access-date=August 31, 2020}}{{cite web |url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22One%20of%20the%20Boys%22 |title=RIAA – Searchable Database: One of the Boys |publisher=Recording Industry Association of America |accessdate=2011-12-31}} The album has been on the chart for ninety- two weeks. In Canada, the album debuted at number ten, and peaked at number six, It has since been certified double platinum by Music Canada.{{cite web|url=http://www.cria.ca/goldplat.php |title=CRIA Gold & Platinum Certification |publisher=Canadian Recording Industry Association |access-date=April 21, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100823041748/http://www.cria.ca/goldplat.php |archive-date=August 23, 2010}}

In the United Kingdom, the album peaked at number eleven on the UK Albums Chart, and has sold 718,000 copies as of April 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/artists-who-beat-the-second-album-slump__19500/|title=Artists who beat the second album slump|last=Myers|first=Justin|date=April 13, 2020|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=April 14, 2020}} It has since been certified 2× Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. In Australia, it debuted at number eleven, and has been certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), denoting over 70,000 copies sold.{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2008Albums.htm |title=ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2008 Albums |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association |access-date=March 2, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410212857/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2008Albums.htm |archive-date=April 10, 2016 |url-status=live}} In New Zealand, the album debuted and peaked at number seventeen. It has since been certified Gold, shipping over 7,500 copies.{{cite web|url=http://www.radioscope.net.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=79&Itemid=61 |title=Latest Gold / Platinum Albums – RadioScope New Zealand |publisher=Radioscope.net.nz |access-date=December 28, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831040527/http://www.radioscope.net.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=77&Itemid=61 |archive-date=August 31, 2011}} One of the Boys has sold 7 million copies worldwide as of August 2010.{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1646527/katy-perry-fantasia-look-to-unseat-eminem-on-charts/|title=Katy Perry, Fantasia look to unseat Eminem on charts|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|date=August 26, 2010|publisher=MTV News|access-date=February 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330100108/http://www.mtv.com/news/1646527/katy-perry-fantasia-look-to-unseat-eminem-on-charts/|archive-date=March 30, 2016|url-status=dead}}

{{Track listing

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| writer1 = Katy Perry

| extra1 = Butch Walker

| length1 = 4:07

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| length2 = 3:00

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| length3 = 3:20

| title4 = Thinking of You

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| extra4 = Walker

| length4 = 4:06

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| length7 = 3:40

| title8 = If You Can Afford Me

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| extra8 = S*A*M and Sluggo

| length8 = 3:19

| title9 = Lost

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| extra9 = Bruner

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{{Track listing

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| extra13 = Ballard

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{{Track listing

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• Martin
• Dennis}}

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{{Track listing

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• Perry
• Ballard
• Thiessen}}

| extra14 = Ballard

| length14 = 4:12

| total_length = 50:51

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{{Track listing

| headline = North American iTunes Store and Asian digital edition{{cite web | url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/one-of-the-boys/715891425 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404020215/https://music.apple.com/us/album/one-of-the-boys/715891425 | archive-date=April 4, 2023 | title=One of the Boys by Katy Perry on Apple Music }}{{cite web | url=https://play.anghami.com/album/4581070 | title=One of the Boys | date=June 17, 2008 }}

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title13 = I Think I'm Ready

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• Perry
• Bruner}}

| extra13 = Bruner

| length13 = 2:36

| total_length = 46:14

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{{Track listing

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• Perry
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• Dennis}}

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• Dr. Luke
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| length14 = 2:56

| total_length = 49:10

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{{Track listing

| headline = International iTunes Store deluxe edition bonus video{{cite web | url=https://music.apple.com/de/album/one-of-the-boys/1462117969 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116101209/https://music.apple.com/de/album/one-of-the-boys/1462117969 | archive-date=January 16, 2023 | title="One of the Boys" von Katy Perry bei Apple Music }}

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title15 = I Kissed a Girl

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| length15 = 3:05

| total_length = 52:15

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{{Track listing

| headline = 15th Anniversary Edition bonus trackshttps://music.amazon.com/albums/B0C87BQ162 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}{{cite web | url=https://shop.katyperry.com/products/one-of-the-boys-exclusive-15th-year-anniversary-edition-vinyl | title=One of the Boys - Exclusive 15th Year Anniversary Edition Vinyl }}

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title13 = A Cup of Coffee

| note13 = 2023 remaster

| writer13 = {{Flat list|

• Perry
• Ballard
• Thiessen}}

| extra13 = Ballard

| length13 = 4:16

| title14 = I Think I'm Ready

| note14 = 2023 remaster

| writer14 = {{Flat list|

• Perry
• Bruner}}

| extra14 = Bruner

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| total_length = 50:30

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{{Track listing

| headline = Asian special edition bonus tracks{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002FRNCP6 |title=One of the Boys (Special Edition) (Incl. Bonus Tracks) |publisher=Amazon |access-date=July 1, 2010}}

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title13 = Hot n Cold

| note13 = Manhattan Clique remix radio edit

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• Perry
• Gottwald
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| length13 = 3:52

| title14 = I Kissed a Girl

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| length14 = 4:03

| title15 = I Kissed a Girl

| note15 = music video

| length15 = 3:10

| title16 = Hot n Cold

| note16 = music video

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| title17 = Thinking of You

| note17 = music video

| length17 = 4:07

| total_length = 1:02:38

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{{Track listing

| headline = Platinum vinyl edition bonus remix EP{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Katy-Perry-One-Of-The-Boys/release/3684988|title=Katy Perry – One Of The Boys|website=Discogs|date=February 13, 2009 |access-date=December 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926095853/https://www.discogs.com/Katy-Perry-One-Of-The-Boys/release/3684988|archive-date=September 26, 2017|url-status=live}}

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| title1 = I Kissed a Girl

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• Gottwald
• Martin
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| length1 = 6:05

| title2 = I Kissed a Girl

| note2 = the Knocks remix

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• Martin
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| extra2 = {{hlist|Dr. Luke|Blanco{{ref|a|[a]}}|The Knocks{{ref|b|[b]}}}}

| length2 = 4:36

| title3 = I Kissed a Girl

| note3 = Norman & Atalla main mix

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• Martin
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| extra3 = {{hlist|Dr. Luke|Blanco{{ref|a|[a]}}|Christopher Norman|Anthony Attalla{{ref|b|[b]}}}}

| length3 = 3:42

| title4 = I Kissed a Girl

| note4 = Morgan Page main mix

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• Gottwald
• Martin
• Dennis}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Dr. Luke|Blanco{{ref|a|[a]}}|Morgan Page{{ref|b|[b]}}}}

| length4 = 4:03

| title5 = Hot n Cold

| note5 = Innerpartysystem main mix

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• Perry
• Gottwald
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| extra5 = {{hlist|Dr. Luke|Blanco{{ref|a|[a]}}|Innerpartysystem{{ref|b|[b]}}}}

| length5 = 4:37

| title6 = Hot n Cold

| note6 = Bimbo Jones remix radio edit

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• Perry
• Gottwald
• Martin}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Dr. Luke|Blanco{{ref|a|[a]}}|Bimbo Jones{{ref|b|[b]}}}}

| length6 = 3:50

| title7 = Hot n Cold

| note7 = Manhattan Clique long edit

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• Gottwald
• Martin}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Dr. Luke|Blanco{{ref|a|[a]}}|Manhattan Clique{{ref|b|[b]}}}}

| length7 = 4:38

| title8 = Hot n Cold

| note8 = Yelle remix

| writer8 = {{Flat list|

• Perry
• Gottwald
• Martin}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Dr. Luke|Blanco{{ref|a|[a]}}|Yelle{{ref|b|[b]}}}}

| length8 = 6:03

| total_length = 37:34

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Platinum Australian tour edition bonus disc{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1vFFZPioAu0vrJRcGoyGX8 | title=One of the Boys | website=Spotify }} / The Hello Katy Australian Tour EP{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/album/7CWT6pEMM3II7y0IaVX0JD | title=Australia Tour EP | website=Spotify }}

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Electric Feel

| note1 = live @ Jo Whiley's BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge

| writer1 = {{Flat list|

• Andrew VanWyngarden
• Ben Goldwasser
• Will Berman}}

| extra1 = Wells

| length1 = 3:30

| title2 = Black & Gold

| note2 = live on Nova 100FM, Melbourne

| writer2 = {{Flat list|

• Sam Falson
• Jesse Rogg}}

| extra2 = Wells

| length2 = 3:26

| title3 = I Think I'm Ready

| writer3 = {{Flat list|

• Perry
• Bruner}}

| extra3 = Bruner

| length3 = 2:37

| title4 = Thinking of You

| note4 = live acoustic version

| writer4 = Perry

| extra4 = Walker

| length4 = 4:51

| title5 = Waking Up in Vegas

| note5 = Calvin Harris remix radio edit

| writer5 = {{Flat list|

• Perry
• Child
• Carlsson}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Wells|Perry|Calvin Harris{{ref|b|[b]}}}}

| length5 = 3:43

| title6 = I Kissed a Girl

| note6 = Dr. Luke & Benny Blanco remix

| writer6 = {{Flat list|

• Perry
• Gottwald
• Martin
• Dennis}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Dr. Luke|Blanco{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length6 = 3:29

| title7 = Hot n Cold

| note7 = Bimbo Jones remix radio edit

| writer7 = {{Flat list|

• Perry
• Gottwald
• Martin}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Dr. Luke|Blanco{{ref|a|[a]}}|Bimbo Jones{{ref|b|[b]}}}}

| length7 = 3:50

| title8 = Ur So Gay

| note8 = DJ Skeet Skeet & Cory Enemy remix

| writer8 = {{Flat list|

• Perry
• Wells}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Wells|DJ Skeet Skeet|Cory Enemy}}

| length8 = 4:00

| total_length = 29:26

}}

Notes

• ^{{{note|a|[a]}}} signifies a co-producer
• ^{{{note|b|[b]}}} signifies a remixer

Musicians

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• Katy Perry – lead vocals (all tracks), whistles (track 6), piano (11)
• Darren Dodd – drums (tracks 1, 4)
• Dan Chase – keyboards, programming (tracks 1, 4)
• Butch Walker – instrumentation (tracks 1, 4)
• Dr. Luke – guitars, bass, drums, programming (tracks 2, 7)
• Benny Blanco – programming (tracks 2, 7), drums (7)
• Cathy Dennis – background vocals (track 2)
• Steven Wolf – live drums (track 2)
• Greg Wells – all instruments (tracks 3, 5, 12); piano, guitar, bass, beats (6)
• Jerry Hey – horns (track 6)
• Gary Grant – horns (track 6)
• Bill Reichenbach – horns (track 6)
• Dan Higgins – horns (track 6)
• Max Martin – guitars (track 7)
• Sean Gould – guitars (track 8)
• Dave Katz – guitars, programming (track 8)
• Sam Hollander – programming (track 8)
• Josh Freese – drums (tracks 9, 10)
• Ted Bruner – instrumentation (track 9)
• Paul Bushnell – bass (track 10)
• Dave Levita – guitar (track 10)
• Scott Cutler – guitar (track 10)
• Ned Douglas – programming (track 11)
• Jeff Bova – additional programming (track 11)
• Dave Stewart – guitar, instrumentation (track 11)

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Technical

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• Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering
• Joe Zook – mixing (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8–11)
• Serban Ghenea – mixing (tracks 2, 7)
• Greg Wells – mixing (track 5), engineering (3, 5, 12)
• Paul Hager – engineering (tracks 1, 4)
• Emily Wright – engineering (tracks 2, 7)
• Sam Holland – engineering (tracks 2, 7)
• Nick Banns – engineering (tracks 2, 7)
• Tina Kennedy – engineering (tracks 2, 7)
• Mike Caffrey – engineering, drum recording, additional drum production (track 2)
• Aniella Gottwald – engineering (track 2)
• Luke Tozour – engineering (track 5)
• Drew Pearson – engineering (track 6)
• Tatiana Gottwald – engineering (track 7)
• Sean Gould – engineering (track 8)
• Ted Bruner – engineering (track 9)
• Doug Boehm – engineering (track 10)
• Ned Douglas – engineering (track 11)
• Bill Malina – engineering (track 11)
• John Hanes – mix engineering (tracks 2, 7)
• Mike Fennell – drum engineering (track 9)
• Tim Roberts – mix engineering assistance (tracks 2, 7)
• Kitty Purry – engineering assistance (track 2)
• Jerry Hey – horn arrangement (track 6)

{{div col end}}

Visuals

• Michael Elins – photography
• Ed Sherman – art direction
• Shayne Ivy – design, illustration

Credits adapted from album liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=One of the Boys|others=Katy Perry |year=2008 |type=booklet |publisher=Capitol Records}}

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{{Reflist}}

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• {{cite AV media|people=Cutforth, Dan; Lipsitz, Jane (directors); Perry, Katy (autobiographer)|date=July 5, 2012|title=Katy Perry: Part of Me|medium=Motion picture|location=United States; Imagine Entertainment, Perry Productions et al.|publisher=Paramount Pictures|ref=movie}}

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• {{Metacritic album}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120322125721/http://www.onlinevideoklip.com/tags/one-of-the-boys/ One of the Boys Videos]

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