Pink Pony Club
{{Short description|2020 single by Chappell Roan}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Pink Pony Club
| cover = Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club.png
| alt = The cover artwork for "Pink Pony Club". The cover features Roan under a pink light, wearing a pink dress and hat under a black background.
| type = single
| artist = Chappell Roan
| album =
| B-side = Naked in Manhattan
| released = {{Start date|2020|04|03}}
| recorded = 2019
| written = {{Start date|2019|02}}
| studio =
| genre = *Pop
| length = 4:18
| label = *Atlantic
- Amusement
- Island
| writer = * Kayleigh Rose Amstutz
| producer = Daniel Nigro
| prev_title = School Nights
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Love Me Anyway
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|GR3Liudev18|"Pink Pony Club"}}}}
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"Pink Pony Club" is a song by the American singer and songwriter Chappell Roan. It was released through Atlantic Records on April 3, 2020, and later included on her debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (2023). Written by Roan and Daniel Nigro, "Pink Pony Club" is a pop, synth-pop, dance-pop, power pop, disco-pop, and disco track that describes the story of a woman moving to Southern California from her home residence of Tennessee, taking a job as a dancer in a gay club in West Hollywood despite her mother's wishes.
"Pink Pony Club" enjoyed largely positive reception amidst the rise of Roan's popularity after the release of its parent album, receiving praise for its musical composition and its story. The song drew commercial success four years after its initial release, topping the charts in the United Kingdom and charting within the top ten in the charts of Australia, Canada, Ireland and the United States as well as the top 20 in New Zealand and on the Billboard Global 200 chart. In Roan's native United States, "Pink Pony Club" became a sleeper hit as one of Roan's seven simultaneously charting songs on the Billboard Hot 100, along with "Good Luck, Babe!", "Casual", "Hot to Go!", "Red Wine Supernova", "Femininomenon", and "My Kink Is Karma".{{Cite web |last=Unterberger |first=Andrew |date=2024-08-14 |title=Is Chappell Roan About to Catch Up to Taylor Swift on the Billboard 200? |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/chappell-roan-taylor-swift-billboard-200-albums-race-1235753057/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}} The track reached its peak of number 4 on this chart following a performance at the 2025 Grammy Awards at which Roan won Best New Artist.
Background and composition
File:The Abbey West Hollywood 07.jpeg (pictured in 2018), a gay bar in West Hollywood, California, in 2018.]]
Chappell Roan was inspired to write "Pink Pony Club" after visiting the Abbey, a gay bar in West Hollywood, California, in 2018. Roan, who had recently moved from her hometown of Springfield, Missouri, stated that visiting the bar was "the first time I could truly be myself and not be judged".{{Cite web |date=April 3, 2020 |title=V Exclusive: Chappell Roan's 'Pink Pony Club' out NOW! |url=https://vmagazine.com/article/v-exclusive-chappell-roans-pink-pony-club-out-now/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241101172542/https://vmagazine.com/article/v-exclusive-chappell-roans-pink-pony-club-out-now/ |archive-date=November 1, 2024 |access-date=October 28, 2024 |website=V |language=en-US}} At the bar, she became enthralled with the performing go-go dancers, stating that seeing them "sparked [something] in me... I want[ed] to be a go-go dancer. So I just wrote a song about it."{{Cite web |last=Kubota |first=Samantha |date=August 16, 2024 |title=Is Chappell Roan's 'Pink Pony Club' a real place? |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/music/pink-pony-club-chappell-roan-rcna166677 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241101172728/https://www.today.com/popculture/music/pink-pony-club-chappell-roan-rcna166677 |archive-date=November 1, 2024 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |website=Today |language=en}} According to Roan, she had previously struggled with accepting herself in Springfield, stating in Headliner, "I always had such a hard time being myself and felt like I'd be judged for being different or being creative", adding that the bar was "something that I couldn't really have experienced here in Missouri... It was completely eye opening and changed my direction from that point on."{{Cite web |last=Gustafson |first=Alice |title=Chappell Roan: how an unforgettable night at a gay club led to Pink Pony Club |url=https://headlinermagazine.net/chappell-roan-california-here-we-come.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241101172852/https://headlinermagazine.net/chappell-roan-california-here-we-come.html |archive-date=November 1, 2024 |access-date=October 28, 2024 |website=Headliner Magazine}}
The pop,{{Cite web |last=Spanos |first=Brittany |date=2022-10-27 |title=Chappell Roan Is the Independent 'Thrift Store Pop Star' Ready to Take Over the World |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/chappell-roan-casual-release-1234618237/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250205000338/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/chappell-roan-casual-release-1234618237/ |archive-date=2025-02-05 |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}} synth-pop,{{Cite web |last=Shafer |first=Ellise |date=September 22, 2023 |title=Confessions of a 'Midwest Princess': How Chappell Roan's Debut Album Arose From the 'Deep Pits of Hell' to Become a 'Dream Come True' |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/chappell-roan-debut-album-rise-and-fall-midwest-princess-1235719522/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240828125523/https://variety.com/2023/music/news/chappell-roan-debut-album-rise-and-fall-midwest-princess-1235719522/ |archive-date=August 28, 2024 |access-date=August 28, 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} dance-pop,{{Cite web |last=Ryan |first=Patrick |title=The 10 best songs of 2020, including Billie Eilish, The Weeknd and Cardi B |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/12/16/best-songs-2020-billie-eilish-bob-dylan-cardi-b-megan-thee-stallion-the-weeknd-taylor-swift-dua-lipa/3875986001/ |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US |quote=A rapturous dance-pop anthem from Missouri native Roan, earnestly celebrating queer culture, acceptance and chasing your dreams.}} power pop,{{Cite web |last=Spanos |first=Brittany |date=2024-09-10 |title=Chappell Roan Is a Pop Supernova. Nothing About It Has Been Easy |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/chappell-roan-good-luck-babe-fame-fans-1235094314/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |quote=‘Pink Pony Club,’ a sparkling power-pop moment with two guitar solos…}} disco-pop{{Cite news |last=Andrade |first=Sofia |last2=Brodeur |first2=Michael Andor |last3=Richards |first3=Chris |date=2023-10-14 |title=Chappell Roan doesn’t care if she’s going to hell |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2023/10/14/chappell-roan-queer-pop/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250107080733/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2023/10/14/chappell-roan-queer-pop/ |archive-date=2025-01-07 |access-date=2025-03-13 |work=The Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}} and disco{{Cite web |last=Horn |first=Olivia |date=2023-09-27 |title=Chappell Roan: The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/chappell-roan-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-midwest-princess/ |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US |quote=The storied West Hollywood gay bar inspired ‘Pink Pony Club,’ a disco ball-dappled ode to escaping the suburbs for the California nightclubs.}}{{Cite web |date=2024-04-09 |title=Chappell Roan is the freaky, fun pop star you need to know |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68759436.amp |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=BBC News |language=en-gb}}{{Cite web |date=2024-05-24 |title=Chappell Roan Is A Star |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2264916/chappell-roan-is-a-star/reviews/concert-review/ |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=Stereogum |language=en}} song follows the story of a woman from a small town in Tennessee who moves to Southern California, and experiences freedom dancing in a gay club for the first time{{Cite web |last=Gibbs |first=Audrey |date=October 2, 2024 |title='Midwest Princess' Chappell Roan takes the throne at Franklin, Tennessee concert |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/10/02/top-moments-from-midwest-princess-chappell-roans-franklin-tennessee-show/74865648007/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241101173023/https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/10/02/top-moments-from-midwest-princess-chappell-roans-franklin-tennessee-show/74865648007/ |archive-date=November 1, 2024 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |website=The Tennessean |language=en-US}} inspired by a local strip club in Roan's former hometown of Springfield, Missouri, that was in "all hot pink".{{Cite web |last=Yohn |first=Madison |date=February 17, 2023 |title=We Sat Down With Chappell Roan, A Springfield Native Turned Pop Artist |url=https://www.springfieldmo.org/blog/post/we-sat-down-with-chappell-roan-a-springfield-native-turned-pop-artist/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241101173204/https://www.springfieldmo.org/blog/post/we-sat-down-with-chappell-roan-a-springfield-native-turned-pop-artist/ |archive-date=November 1, 2024 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |website=Springfield, Missouri |language=en-us}} The woman's mother disapproves upon hearing the news, saying to her daughter, "God, what have you done?" However, despite her mother's opinions, the woman opts to continue, stating that "I'm just having fun", having found in what was described in a Capital Buzz analysis as a "safe space where you feel free to be exactly who you are".{{Cite web |last=Prance |first=Sam |date=August 19, 2024 |title=Chappell Roan Explains The Emotional Meaning Behind Her 'Pink Pony Club' Lyrics |url=https://www.capitalfm.com/news/music/chappell-roan-pink-pony-club-lyrics-meaning/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241101173426/https://www.capitalfm.com/news/music/chappell-roan-pink-pony-club-lyrics-meaning/ |archive-date=November 1, 2024 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |website=Capital Buzz |language=en}}
Writing and release
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The song was written by Roan and Dan Nigro in two days, a year following her original 2018 planned album being shelved by Atlantic Records.{{Cite web |last=Salles |first=Vanessa |date=May 11, 2020 |title=Chappell Roan |url=https://issuu.com/thedailyshuffle/docs/may_tds/s/10524305 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241101173631/https://issuu.com/thedailyshuffle/docs/may_tds/s/10524305 |archive-date=November 1, 2024 |access-date=October 29, 2024 |website=The Daily Shuffle |language=en |via=Issuu}} Initially, the label tried to dissuade her from releasing the song as the company thought it deviated too much from Roan's past songs, leaving Roan "devastated", making her "second-guess herself".{{Cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=September 10, 2024 |title=Chappell Roan's Former Label Tried to Stop Her From Releasing 'Pink Pony Club' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/chappell-roan-label-release-pink-pony-club-1235098001/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240910170440/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/chappell-roan-label-release-pink-pony-club-1235098001/ |archive-date=September 10, 2024 |access-date=October 28, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}} According to Roan, Atlantic Records refused to release the song for a year before they relented. "Pink Pony Club" was officially released on April 3, 2020, marketed as the lead single to an upcoming debut album with Atlantic Records. Roan claims that in the aftermath of her leaving Atlantic, she was granted majority of the ownership of the masters for "Pink Pony Club", "Love Me Anyway", and "California".{{Cite av |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TykZd16Cfms&t=2388s |title=Interview with Chappell Roan (Chappell Returns!) |date=14 September 2022 |last=Lisicky |first=Adam |type=Video |time=39:48}} In 2023, "Pink Pony Club" and "California" were included on her completed debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, released via Amusement and Island Records.{{Cite web |title=Spotify |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/7p5A0E4ivsJ6Gv4iKriANy?si=5G-BalZ4Q_O1kTfZCuWCQw |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=open.spotify.com}}
= Music video =
Along with the song's official release, an accompanying music video directed by Griffin Stoddard was released on the same day. The video features cameos from drag queens Victoria "Porkchop" Parker and Meatball.{{Cite web |last=Greene |first=Shevon |date=September 22, 2023 |title=Q&A: Chappell Roan Embraces Inner Child on Debut Album 'The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess' |url=https://www.thelunacollective.co/journal/qa-chappell-roan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241101173759/https://www.thelunacollective.co/journal/qa-chappell-roan |archive-date=November 1, 2024 |access-date=October 29, 2024 |website=The Luna Collective |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Breedon |first=Jakk |date=April 3, 2020 |title="Pink Pony Club" sees Chappell Roan go on her own fluid-journey of self discovery |url=https://aonetwothreefour.co/2020/04/03/pink-pony-club-sees-chappell-roan-go-on-her-own-fluid-journey-of-self-discovery/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241101173927/https://aonetwothreefour.co/2020/04/03/pink-pony-club-sees-chappell-roan-go-on-her-own-fluid-journey-of-self-discovery/ |archive-date=November 1, 2024 |access-date=October 29, 2024 |website=A1234 |language=en-GB}} Roan, who was visibly nervous in the music video, stated that she was "absolutely terrified" of her performance during production. The video takes place in "a Midwest dive bar", with Roan, Porkchop, and Meatball performing on the bar's stage to a few leather-clad bikers, eventually turning the bikers into "leather daddies". In an analysis by The Conversation's Jonathan Graffam–O'Meara, it represents "the utopic potentiality of performance" for queer people from "the stultifying and oppressive real world that awaits performers and audiences outside of venues".{{Cite web |last=Graffam–O’Meara |first=Jonathan |date=July 9, 2024 |title=Can a woman be a drag queen? Chappell Roan shows anyone of any gender can perform in drag |url=https://theconversation.com/can-a-woman-be-a-drag-queen-chappell-roan-shows-anyone-of-any-gender-can-perform-in-drag-233217 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241101174117/https://theconversation.com/can-a-woman-be-a-drag-queen-chappell-roan-shows-anyone-of-any-gender-can-perform-in-drag-233217 |archive-date=November 1, 2024 |access-date=October 29, 2024 |website=The Conversation |language=en-US}}
Critical reception
Although "Pink Pony Club" did not receive much critical attention upon release, it has received consistent positive reception in the years since. Vulture's Rebecca Alter praised the song in 2021, describing it as a "synthy infectious bangarang... It's a stripper anthem that squeezes itself in perfectly with the likes of 'WAP' and 'Twerkulator,' just with a little bit more of a drama-kid kick."{{Cite web |last=Alter |first=Rebecca |date=May 27, 2021 |title=What If I Told You the Song of Summer 2021 Is This Stripper's Delight From Summer 2020? |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/song-recommendation-chappell-roan-pink-pony-club.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210528100323/https://www.vulture.com/article/song-recommendation-chappell-roan-pink-pony-club.html |archive-date=May 28, 2021 |access-date=October 28, 2024 |website=Vulture |language=en}} In a review of the song's parent album, Pitchfork's Olivia Horn proclaimed "Pink Pony Club" to be a "bold and uproarious pop project stitched with stories about discovering love, sex, and oneself in a new place."{{Cite web |last=Horn |first=Olivia |date=September 27, 2023 |title=Chappell Roan: The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/chappell-roan-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-midwest-princess/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240426203429/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/chappell-roan-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-midwest-princess/ |archive-date=April 26, 2024 |access-date=October 28, 2024 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}} Both The Guardian{{'s}} Kitty Empire and BBC News
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Live performances
Amidst Roan's rise in popularity, "Pink Pony Club" has been performed by Roan in various festivals and shows. The song has been performed at major United States music festivals as Roan's closing song, including the Boston Calling Music Festival,{{Cite web |last1=Alterisio |first1=Heather |last2=DaPonte |first2=Kristina |last3=Jonas |first3=Annie |last4=Slane |first4=Kevin |date=May 24, 2024 |title=Boston Calling 2024: Live updates from the festival |url=https://www.boston.com/culture/music/2024/05/24/boston-calling-2024-live-updates-from-the-festival/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241101174456/https://www.boston.com/culture/music/2024/05/24/boston-calling-2024-live-updates-from-the-festival/ |archive-date=November 1, 2024 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |website=Boston.com |language=en-US}} the Capitol Hill Block Party,{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Tricia |date=July 24, 2024 |title=Chappell Roan Booked a Tour. Then She Blew Up. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/arts/music/chappell-roan-festivals-live-shows.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240807061520/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/arts/music/chappell-roan-festivals-live-shows.html#selection-645.0-645.46 |archive-date=August 7, 2024 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |website=The New York Times}} the Hinterland Music Festival,{{Cite web |last1=Dehner |first1=Tony |last2=Fischels |first2=Josie |last3=King |first3=Madeleine Charis |last4=Mitchell |first4=Cece |last5=Pham |first5=Lucius |last6=Scanga |first6=Anthony |date=August 7, 2024 |title=We'll All Be Here Forever: Hinterland 2024 in a nutshell, or perhaps a pink pony hat |url=https://www.iowapublicradio.org/studioone/news/2024-08-07/hinterland-2024-noah-kahan-chappell-roan-hozier-mt-joy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241101174738/https://www.iowapublicradio.org/studioone/news/2024-08-07/hinterland-2024-noah-kahan-chappell-roan-hozier-mt-joy |archive-date=November 1, 2024 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |website=Iowa Public Radio |language=en}} Outside Lands,{{Cite web |last=Harrington |first=Jim |date=August 12, 2024 |title=Review: How did the most highly anticipated set of Outside Lands turn out? |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/08/12/review-how-did-the-most-highly-anticipated-set-of-outside-lands-turn-out/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241101174907/https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/08/12/review-how-did-the-most-highly-anticipated-set-of-outside-lands-turn-out/ |archive-date=November 1, 2024 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |website=The Mercury News |language=en-US}} Lollapalooza,{{Cite web |last=Cross |first=Greta |date=August 5, 2024 |title=Willard native Chappell Roan calls out hometown ex during Lollapalooza set |url=https://www.news-leader.com/story/entertainment/2024/08/05/chappell-roan-lollapalooza-crowd-numbers-setlist/74674700007/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241101175039/https://www.news-leader.com/story/entertainment/2024/08/05/chappell-roan-lollapalooza-crowd-numbers-setlist/74674700007/ |archive-date=November 1, 2024 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |website=Springfield News-Leader |language=en-US}} and the Austin City Limits Music Festival.{{Cite web |last=Kamnetz |first=Taylor |date=October 14, 2024 |title=Chappell Roan performs final 'Pink Pony Club' of 2024 at ACL Fest, calls platinum lounge 'freaks' |url=https://www.lonestarlive.com/life/2024/10/chappell-roan-performs-final-pink-pony-club-of-2024-at-acl-fest-calls-platinum-lounge-freaks.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241014022638/https://www.lonestarlive.com/life/2024/10/chappell-roan-performs-final-pink-pony-club-of-2024-at-acl-fest-calls-platinum-lounge-freaks.html |archive-date=October 14, 2024 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |website=Lone Star Live |language=en}} It has also been performed at the Canadian Osheaga Festival.{{Cite web |last=Stoodley |first=Chris |date=August 8, 2024 |title=Chappell Roan proves she's a pop superstar at Osheaga 2024, as Montreal's 'Pink Pony Club' parties in sweltering heat |url=https://ca.news.yahoo.com/chappell-roan-proves-shes-a-pop-superstar-at-osheaga-2024-as-montreals-pink-pony-club-parties-in-sweltering-heat-183054918.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241101175245/https://ca.news.yahoo.com/chappell-roan-proves-shes-a-pop-superstar-at-osheaga-2024-as-montreals-pink-pony-club-parties-in-sweltering-heat-183054918.html?guccounter=1 |archive-date=November 1, 2024 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-CA}} The song was also performed for a Tiny Desk Concert for NPR Music on March 21, 2024.{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Stephen |date=March 21, 2024 |title=Chappell Roan: Tiny Desk Concert |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/03/21/1238815351/tiny-desk-concert-chappell-roan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241101175354/https://www.npr.org/2024/03/21/1238815351/tiny-desk-concert-chappell-roan |archive-date=November 1, 2024 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |website=NPR}} On November 2, 2024, Roan performed the song on an appearance for Saturday Night Live.{{Cite web |last=Chitwood |first=Adam |date=2024-11-03 |title=Chappell Roan Debuts New Country-Tinged Song on 'SNL' {{!}} Video |url=https://www.thewrap.com/new-chappell-roan-song-snl/ |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US |archive-date=November 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241110140052/https://www.thewrap.com/new-chappell-roan-song-snl/ |url-status=live }} On February 2, 2025, Roan performed the song at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.out.com/gay-music/chappell-roan-grammys-2025-performance-video-watch|title=Watch Chappell Roan's 'Pink Pony Club' at Grammys, a gay 'love letter to L.A.'|last=Rude|first=Mey|magazine=Out|date=February 2, 2025|language=en-US|access-date=February 5, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250205204356/https://www.out.com/gay-music/chappell-roan-grammys-2025-performance-video-watch|archive-date=February 5, 2025|url-status=live}} On March 3, 2025, Roan performed it as a duet with Elton John at his Oscars viewing party.{{Cite web |last=Madani |first=Doha |date=March 3, 2025 |title=Elton John and Chappell Roan duet 'Pink Pony Club' at Oscars party AIDS charity event |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/elton-john-chappell-roan-pink-pony-club-duet-oscars-party-aids-charity-rcna194544 |url-status=live |access-date=March 31, 2025 |website=NBC News |language=en}}
Commercial performance
Over four years after its initial release, "Pink Pony Club" debuted at number 90 of the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending June 29, 2024,{{Cite magazine |title=Billboard Hot 100: Week of June 29, 2024 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2024-06-29/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240906072212/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2024-06-29/ |archive-date=September 6, 2024 |access-date=October 29, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} in the process becoming a sleeper hit. The song has currently peaked at number five on the chart dated April 5, 2025. "Pink Pony Club" has received a 2× Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America, Platinum certification from Music Canada, and Gold certification from both Recorded Music NZ and the British Phonographic Industry.
In the United Kingdom, "Pink Pony Club" debuted at number 21 on the UK Singles Chart for the week ending date September 26, 2024. The song entered the top ten at number four during its 12th non-consecutive week on the chart. Three weeks later, after Roan won two awards at the Brit Awards 2025, "Pink Pony Club" dethroned Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" from the top of the UK Singles Chart for the week ending date March 13, 2025 – during the song's 16th non-consecutive week on the chart, becoming Roan's first chart-topping song in Britain.
In Ireland, "Pink Pony Club" peaked at number two on the Irish Singles Chart.
Charts
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2025|access-date=March 13, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2020|certyear=2024|refname=MC|title=Pink Pony Club|artist=Chappell Roan|access-date=September 30, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Chappell Roan|title=Pink Pony Club|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2025|access-date=January 21, 2025|source=radioscope|refname=RMNZ}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Chappell Roan|title=Pink Pony Club|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2025|id=20364-6813-1|refname=BPI|access-date=February 28, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2023|certyear=2025|title=Pink Pony Club|artist=Chappell Roan|access-date=January 23, 2025|refname="RIAA"}}
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Release history
References
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Category:Atlantic Records singles
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