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| "Pop Sound" | ||||
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| Single by Kim Petras | ||||
| from the EP Pretour | ||||
| Released | 10 February 2026 | |||
| Genre | Electropop | |||
| Length | 2:51 | |||
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| "Pop Sound" on YouTube | ||||
"Pop Sound" is a song by German singer Kim Petras. It was released on 10 February 2026 as a surprise release single, eventually being re-released on streaming platforms on 15 July 2026.[1]
Release
[edit]While delays impacted the rollout for her third studio album Detour (2026), Petras independently released four tracks, including "Pop Sound", that were only available on YouTube and SoundCloud.[2]
Reception
[edit]Atwood Magazine said "Pop Sound is the most successful track of the bunch and on par with the best singles from Detour, featuring weapons grade hooks, dystopic musings on the nature of pop stardom, and a drop a la Frost Children's most successful tracks on Sister (2025)".[3] EQMusic said the song "dives headfirst into distorted electropop bliss. Arguably some of Kim’s most instinctive and exciting work to date".[4]
There were consistent fan requests for this song to be put on streaming services, leading Petras to tell fans to stop asking for the song and allow it to remain "our little secret that we love dearly". She eventually released the song on streaming services, also as a surprise release.[1]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ "Pop Sound" was originally self-released by Kim Petras before being reissued by Amigo in July 2026.
References
[edit]- 1 2 Hess, Tobias (15 July 2026). "Kim Petras's "Pop Sound" is now on streaming". The Fader. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ "Kim Petras – Pop Sound". Femmusic. 15 July 2026. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ "With 'Pretour,' Kim Petras Fights to Share Her Bold New "Pop Sound"". Atwood Magazine. 10 March 2026. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ Rogers, Mandy (19 February 2026). "Listen to "Pop Sound" by Kim Petras". EQ Music. Retrieved 16 July 2026.