This karaoke track for "Popular," from WICKED's original Broadway cast recording, features complete orchestral accompaniment and on-screen lyrics, creating an effortless sing-along experience! Starting Key: C Major WICKED Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz Originally performed on Broadway by Kristin Chenoweth. The original cast album was recorded on November 10, 2003. © 2003 Universal Classics Group, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ABOUT "Popular" is a song from the Tony Award-winning musical *Wicked*, performed by Kristin Chenoweth as the original Broadway Glinda on the cast recording. In the song, Glinda, the popular girl, attempts to teach her less popular roommate, Elphaba, the ways of social acceptance. Written by Stephen Schwartz for *Wicked*'s first act in 2003, the song features Glinda's humorous efforts to mold Elphaba into an image of conventional beauty and popularity. Schwartz envisioned Glinda as a quintessential high school cheerleader — the popular blonde wh...