Katy Perry: California Gurl
"California
Gurls" is a song by American recording artist and songwriter Katy Perry
from her third studio album, Teenage Dream (2010). Production was handled by
Dr. Luke, Max Martin and Benny Blanco, all of whom contributed to the writing
of the song along with Perry and Bonnie McKee. American hip hop artist Snoop
Dogg also has a writing credit, and is featured as a guest vocalist on the
song. According to Perry, the song is an answer song to "Empire State of
Mind" by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys. "California Gurls" is a midtempo
disco, funk-pop, and electronic song with influences of New Wave and
electropop, while its lyrics are an ode to the west coast, the state in which
Perry was born and raised in.
"California
Gurls" garnered positive reviews from music critics, with the majority of
them labeling it a "summer anthem", as well as complimenting its
production and chorus. Originally intended to be sent to mainstream and
rhythmic airplay on May 25, 2010, the song was rush released to radio on May 7,
2010, after clips from Perry's new album were leaked online. It was
subsequently released to iTunes on May 11, 2010. The song was a worldwide
success, peaking at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for six consecutive
weeks, giving Perry her second US number-one single and Snoop Dogg his third.
The song reached number one in over 10 countries, including Australia, Canada,
Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
A music video for
the song was released on June 15, 2010, and features Perry and her dancers as
pieces of a board game, set in the fictional "Candyfornia". Perry has
said that the inspiration behind the video was artist Will Cotton, who was also
the artistic director of the video. It has been noted that the video is
influenced by several other works, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,
Alice in Wonderland, and the board game Candyland. On December 2, 2010, the
song received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. In
2012, Billboard ranked the song number one on a special The 30 Summer Songs of
All Time listing. -Wikipedia
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