 Upon the release of Prism , due to strong digital download sales , " Birthday " charted on the singles charts in France and South Korea . It debuted on the Syndicat National de l 'Édition Phonographique singles chart at number 160 where it stayed for one week . In South Korea , it peaked at number 51 on the Gaon International Chart with digital downloads of 3 @,@ 089 copies . Before being released as a single , the song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart of April 16 , 2014 , at number 91 . One week later , the song jumped to number 83 . The following week , it went from 83 to 37 . It peaked at 17 on the Hot 100 , becoming Perry 's third single to miss the top ten after " Thinking of You " and " Unconditionally " . The song has peaked at the top of Hot Dance Club Songs chart extending her record for most consecutive dance club no.1 songs to 14 . In Germany , " Birthday " became the lowest charting single , peaking at number 69 . 
