Lady Gaga’s new single Applause breaks into the Top 5!

Applause climbs to Number 5 on today’s Official Singles Chart sales flash after less than two days on sale, but still trails Ellie Goulding's Burn.

Lady Gaga’s new single, Applause, has broken into the Top 5 on today’s Official Singles Chart sales flash.

Applause was rush released on Tuesday (August 13) almost a week ahead of its intended released date after it leaked online over the weekend. Lady Gaga declared the leak a “pop music emergency” on her official Twitter account. It debuted at Number 11 on yesterday’s midweek Official Chart Update.

According to the latest Official Charts Company sales data, up to midnight last night, Applause has now sold 21,500 copies since going on sale on Tuesday at 5pm. However, Applause is still 55,000 copies behind midweek leader, Burn by Ellie Goulding, which sold 13,600 in the past 24 hours and looks set to become her first ever Number 1 single this weekend.

You can watch the new lyric video for Applause below:

To find out where Applause makes its Official Singles Chart debut on Sunday, tune into BBC Radio 1’s Official Chart show to hear Jameela Jamil countdown the Top 40 from 4pm, and log on to www.officialcharts.com at 7pm, the only place to view the Top 100 singles and albums in full.