The song features California rapper Snoop Dogg. Allegedly a response to Jay-Z and Alicia Keys's " Empire State of Mind", she stated "everyone has the New York song, but what the fuck? What about LA? What about California?", adding that the song also took its inspiration from Prince. She added, "When I went on tour, as much as I love all the in-between songs, I felt I was missing some of the stuff that made people bounce up and down." ĭuring a Rolling Stone photo shoot in April 2010, Perry revealed details about what would be the album's lead single, " California Gurls". Perry described the album as "more groove-driven". Luke a mixtape of songs by the two groups in order to demonstrate how she wanted her next record to sound. According to Perry, she gave her producer Dr. She has also stated that the album is inspired by ABBA and The Cardigans. She added that her previous teases about the album still fit, saying "it's what I said I wanted earlier". On March 27, 2010, at 2010 Kids' Choice Awards, Perry told Jose Ordonez that she considered the album "a summer record".
Īs for the visual component, Perry likens it to "going from Shirley Temple, Betty Boop to more of a Betty Paige, pop art-sarcastic-fun- Lichtenstein picture: still bright, but the colors are more saturated, and it's more metallic fuchsia or purple than bubblegum pink." Luke, Max Martin, Ryan Tedder, Rivers Cuomo, Kuk Harrell, Greg Kurstin, Benny Blanco, Darkchild, Cathy Dennis, Esther Dean, and Tricky Stewart, who told Rap-Up magazine in December 2009 that the sound of the album would be pop and rock, like One of the Boys, though calling it a "different gear" for himself. Work on the album involved collaborating with numerous artists and producers including Wells. Perry began recording the album on October 13, 2009, stating that she had "lots of layers to get through, thankfully Greg Wells is there to do the peeling". Prior to recording Teenage Dream, Perry told Rolling Stone she would "definitely keep it pop", in order to not "alienate" her fanbase. By July 2013, Teenage Dream had sold 6 million copies worldwide. To promote the album, Perry embarked on the California Dreams Tour from 2011 to 2012. All six of the aforementioned singles, in addition to two from its 2012 reissue Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection, have sold over two million digital downloads each in the US, setting a record in the digital era for the most multi-Platinum singles from one album, breaking the previous record of Fergie's debut album The Dutchess (2006), which had five multi-Platinum songs. It also won International Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2011. Club called the album "pop perfection." The album and its singles earned Perry seven Grammy Award nominations including Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Record of the Year. Billboard named Teenage Dream "one of the defining LPs from a new golden age in mega-pop" and The A.V. However, the album has retrospectively received critical acclaim, landing on multiple decade-end best album lists. Upon its release, Teenage Dream received mostly mixed reviews from music critics, who complimented its production, themes, and Perry's vocals while critiquing other aspects. The album also sold 1.3 million copies in the United Kingdom, where it was certified four times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The album has gone onto sell 3.1 million copies in the United States, and charted within the Top 40 of the Billboard 200 year-end chart three years in a row. The album was certified eight times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined album sales, track sales, on-demand audio and video streams equivalent of eight million album-sale units. The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 192,000 copies in its first week. Teenage Dream is the second album in history to produce five number-one singles (after Michael Jackson's 1987 album Bad), and the first by a woman to achieve this milestone. Its sixth - " The One That Got Away" - peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was preceded by the number-one singles " California Gurls" and " Teenage Dream", and later produced the number-one singles " Firework", " E.T.", and " Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)".
Luke, Max Martin, Benny Blanco, Stargate and Greg Wells. Perry co-wrote the album, and worked with a number of producers such as Dr. Primarily a pop record, Teenage Dream also contains elements of disco, electronic, rock, funk, house, Hi-NRG, and hip hop, that revolve around young love, partying, self-empowerment, and personal growth. It was released on August 24, 2010, through Capitol Records. Teenage Dream is the third studio album by American singer Katy Perry.
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