Jason Derulo was a big winner in 2020: Not only did he become the most-followed celebrity on TikTok, but he also scored his first Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit in 11 years, with "Savage Love." Looking back on that moment, Jason told reporters that while the success "felt good," it doesn't lessen the success of his other hits that maybe didn't do as well on the chart.
"It is a difficult chart to get #1 on, because so many variables have to happen at the same time," Jason noted. "So I mean, it did feel really good. But with that being said, I don't want to say that it doesn't feel good to have a successful song in general."
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As an example, he points to his 2017 single "Swalla," which peaked at #29.
"A song like 'Swalla' was not number one on the Billboard chart or even top 10, but it feels like that, right?" Jason said. "Like, when people hear 'Swalla,' I mean, it's, like, a massive tune. So I wouldn't, like, discount songs like that because of 'Savage Love' going number one."
He then laughed, "But...it felt really good, though!"
Jason also addressed his celebration for the achievement: In October, he went out with friends to the trendy L.A. restaurant Catch and bought drinks for every single person there.
"We were making noise, we were having a great time and I felt like I wanted to include the entire restaurant, so I foot[ed] the bill for for everyone and started to give out shots," recalled Jason.
He added, "If I was able to help ease a couple of people's minds that evening [by paying the bill], I thought it was a beautiful thing."
That bill, by the way, came out to $112,742.30.
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