Katy Perry’s latest album is a smashing success. The follow-up to One of the Boys (her first studio release), Perry’s sophomore effort Teenage Dream debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, selling over 190,000 copies in its first week alone. Though the album is filled with one incredible song after another, one track in particular stands out: “Firework.”
Perry recently told MTV News that “Firework,” produced by Norwegian trio Stargate and Sandra Dee, is “my favorite song off [Teenage Dream],” and describes the track as an “anthem,” and her “opus.”
“I think that in life, people are challenged to get to where they want to be, to reach their goals and hopefully they can hear this song and find out that those challenges aren’t really difficult to get past,” Perry said.
In looking for a way to make the “Firework” music video special, the singer joined up with Deutsche Telekom and EMI records in order to start Katy’s Project this last August, who searched throughout Europe to find people with amazing inspirational stories to be included in the shoot.
In all, Katy’s Project found “about 250 kids that have a spark and are buzzing and fizzing and have the potential to become fireworks,” the singer stated. “With my [life] it’s been so many trials and tribulations to get to this place. It’s amazing to hear people get through things in life and reach their goals.”
Perry brought the group together in Budapest, and described the experience as “like a movement…it’s an emotional experience.”
“Firework,” which Perry recently performed at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion show as well as the Grammy Nomination concert at Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, has garnered incredible critical reception, with the song being described by Bill Lamb of About.com as “a towering anthem that was aimed directly at lifting self esteem,” and Nick Levine of Digital Spy giving the song five out of five stars. It is currently sitting at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Check out the official music video:
All of us here at Positively Celebrity laud Katy Perry for her inspirational message in “Firework” and also for her incredible music video project. We wish her nothing but success in her marriage, music and much much more!
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