"Have I ever kissed a girl? Of course I have. I can't sing a song and not have done it. That'd be complete hypocrisy. I fancy Scarlett Johansson,Natalie Portman and Angelina Jolie - I'd definitely kiss them."
This song became a controversy when Katy decided to do image transformation from a Contemporary Christian music artist to one of the "girls gone wild." Katy Perry was born in California, the middle child of a pastor parents - Raised in a deeply religious family, Perry's first experience of performing was singing in church. A passion for music grew and at the age of 15 Perry began visiting Nashville, gaining experience of song writing and recording demos.
"The song was inspired by a friendship I had with a girl when I was 15, and I did kiss her. I was totally obsessed with her. She was beautiful - porcelain skin, perfect lips - and I still talk to her, but I've never told her the song is about her."
"I Kissed a Girl" was inspired when I opened up a magazine and I saw a picture of Scarlett Johansson. I was with my boyfriend at the time, and I said to him, 'I'm not going to lie: If Scarlett Johansson walked into the room and wanted to make out with me, I would make out with her. I hope you're okay with that?"
"The number one issue for me is equal rights, whether it's being able to be equal in love, and being treated equally whether you have ovaries or not."
"I Kissed a Girl" debuted at number seventy six at Billboard Hot 100. After a couple of weeks, the single hit the top five, due to the rising digital downloads and increasing radio airplay. It continued to rise the next week, reaching number two, just behind her label mates, Coldplay. The following week, the song peaked at the summit of the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the 1000th number one song of the rock era (the 961st number one single on the Billboard Hot 100).
In Australia, the song debuted at number thirty on downloads alone. The next week, it jumped to number two, still on downloads alone. It later jumped to number one still solely off downloads, becoming only the second single to do so. Ironically, by the time the song topped the chart, this was the time when World Youth Day 2008 had started and the event held anti-gay views. On July 21, 2008, after the singles physical release, the track retained its number one position and was certified Gold. The single has held the number one position for several weeks and was certified 2× Platinum.
According to Perry, the song became a massive hit because musically the song is catchy. "I think that it's one of those subject matters that is, you know, like 'Oh my God I can't believe she said that, that someone came out and said it'. I think that, whenever anyone writes something that is different than, like, your plain peanut butter and jelly song, 'I love you, you love me', everyone kind of perks up and says 'what's this?'."
Now, She's got jungle fever! Katy Perry is giving fans a glimpse of the making of her upcoming music video for "Roar."
The behind-the-scenes look at the jungle-themed setup shows the brunette singer playing around with monkeys and other wild animals. Perry rocks two sexy outfits in the clip: one cut-up shirt dress and the other a skirt made of leaves with a leopard-print bikini top.
"We are shooting with some very well-trained, very well-mannered animals," she explained. "One monkey is named Ripley, believe it or not!" Beauty and a sense of humor, gotta love that!
"Roar" is the first single off of her forthcoming album Prism. She opted to share the title of her album and its release date in an out-of-the-box way—a golden way, if you will.
John Mayer's leading lady arranged for an enormous gold big rig to drive the streets of Los Angeles earlier today, with the large words "Katy Perry, Prism, 10.22.13" written across.
The countdown has begun.
Info Sources: I Kissed A Girl Roar Music Video
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