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Wide Awake (Katy Perry song)
"Wide Awake" is a song by American singer Katy Perry from Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection (2012), the reissue of her third studio album, Teenage Dream (2010). She co-wrote the song with Max Martin and Bonnie McKee, alongside its producers Dr. Luke and Cirkut. The song was recorded at NightBird Studios, based in West Hollywood, California. It was specifically written for Perry's autobiographical film Katy Perry: Part of Me (2012). Capitol Records released the song onto radio stations on May 22, 2012. The track is a power ballad styled in dance-pop, and features lyrics about the reality of a break up and moving forward.
"Wide Awake" became another commercial success for Perry. In the United States, it peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the charts in Canada and New Zealand while reaching the top 10 in Australia, Hungary, Ireland, Lebanon, and the United Kingdom, as well as the top 20 in Brazil, Italy, and Slovakia. The single's music video was directed by Lance Drake, and featured a fairy tale-like story, starring Perry and a child version of her. The video also makes references from Perry's Teenage Dream singles and the previous Complete Confection single "Part of Me".
This song in particular is a dose of reality. It's kind of like coming down from a high. You've been on cloud nine for so long, and it can't always be so sweet and sometimes you need to realize that, and you have to pick yourself up and move forward and face the facts of life and know that this is just a lesson you learn and you're stronger because of it
Perry co-wrote "Wide Awake" with Bonnie McKee, Max Martin, and its producers Cirkut and Dr. Luke. The production coordination was helmed by Irene Richter and Katie Mitzell. Recorded at NightBird Recording Studios in West Hollywood, California, it was engineered by Clint Gibbs, who was assisted by Angelo Caputo, and John Hanes, and was mixed by Serban Ghenea.
According to Perry, "Wide Awake" was inspired by "major life changes", including her divorce from actor and comedian Russell Brand. In an interview with MTV News, Perry revealed, "Well, this song, I have a lot of different emotions and feelings in all of my songs. This song in particular is a dose of reality. It's kind of like coming down from a high. You’ve been on cloud nine for so long, and it can't always be so sweet and sometimes you need to realize that, and you have to pick yourself up and move forward and face the facts of life and know that this is just a lesson you learn and you're stronger because of it." Initially Max Martin had produced a demo with the chorus being "No Matter What"; however due to his accent, McKee misheard the lyrics as "I'm Wide Awake/I'm Born Again" and wrote the song around that hook. McKee opined that the song represented Perry's departure from her previous releases.
"Wide Awake" impacted US contemporary hit radio on May 22, 2012, through Capitol Records, in support of Perry's autobiographical film Katy Perry: Part of Me. The single's cover artwork was released on the same day via Perry's Twitter account, featuring Perry with deep purple hair and multicolored lettering.
"Wide Awake" is a midtempo dance-pop ballad. Sheet music for "Wide Awake" is set in the key of F major with a moderately fast tempo. The vocals span from C4 to D5.
"Wide Awake" is lyrically about the reality of a break up and moving on, which many have believed to have been written about Perry's ex-husband, Russell Brand, since it was written and recorded after the divorce. Byron Flitsch from MTV stated that the downtempo melody of the song "highlights the song's introspective lyrics". Robbie Daw of Idolator described the song's lyrics as "universally relatable". Perry's Christian upbringing is also prominent on "Wide Awake", which references the concept of being born-again.
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Wide Awake (Katy Perry song)
"Wide Awake" is a song by American singer Katy Perry from Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection (2012), the reissue of her third studio album, Teenage Dream (2010). She co-wrote the song with Max Martin and Bonnie McKee, alongside its producers Dr. Luke and Cirkut. The song was recorded at NightBird Studios, based in West Hollywood, California. It was specifically written for Perry's autobiographical film Katy Perry: Part of Me (2012). Capitol Records released the song onto radio stations on May 22, 2012. The track is a power ballad styled in dance-pop, and features lyrics about the reality of a break up and moving forward.
"Wide Awake" became another commercial success for Perry. In the United States, it peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the charts in Canada and New Zealand while reaching the top 10 in Australia, Hungary, Ireland, Lebanon, and the United Kingdom, as well as the top 20 in Brazil, Italy, and Slovakia. The single's music video was directed by Lance Drake, and featured a fairy tale-like story, starring Perry and a child version of her. The video also makes references from Perry's Teenage Dream singles and the previous Complete Confection single "Part of Me".
This song in particular is a dose of reality. It's kind of like coming down from a high. You've been on cloud nine for so long, and it can't always be so sweet and sometimes you need to realize that, and you have to pick yourself up and move forward and face the facts of life and know that this is just a lesson you learn and you're stronger because of it
Perry co-wrote "Wide Awake" with Bonnie McKee, Max Martin, and its producers Cirkut and Dr. Luke. The production coordination was helmed by Irene Richter and Katie Mitzell. Recorded at NightBird Recording Studios in West Hollywood, California, it was engineered by Clint Gibbs, who was assisted by Angelo Caputo, and John Hanes, and was mixed by Serban Ghenea.
According to Perry, "Wide Awake" was inspired by "major life changes", including her divorce from actor and comedian Russell Brand. In an interview with MTV News, Perry revealed, "Well, this song, I have a lot of different emotions and feelings in all of my songs. This song in particular is a dose of reality. It's kind of like coming down from a high. You’ve been on cloud nine for so long, and it can't always be so sweet and sometimes you need to realize that, and you have to pick yourself up and move forward and face the facts of life and know that this is just a lesson you learn and you're stronger because of it." Initially Max Martin had produced a demo with the chorus being "No Matter What"; however due to his accent, McKee misheard the lyrics as "I'm Wide Awake/I'm Born Again" and wrote the song around that hook. McKee opined that the song represented Perry's departure from her previous releases.
"Wide Awake" impacted US contemporary hit radio on May 22, 2012, through Capitol Records, in support of Perry's autobiographical film Katy Perry: Part of Me. The single's cover artwork was released on the same day via Perry's Twitter account, featuring Perry with deep purple hair and multicolored lettering.
"Wide Awake" is a midtempo dance-pop ballad. Sheet music for "Wide Awake" is set in the key of F major with a moderately fast tempo. The vocals span from C4 to D5.
"Wide Awake" is lyrically about the reality of a break up and moving on, which many have believed to have been written about Perry's ex-husband, Russell Brand, since it was written and recorded after the divorce. Byron Flitsch from MTV stated that the downtempo melody of the song "highlights the song's introspective lyrics". Robbie Daw of Idolator described the song's lyrics as "universally relatable". Perry's Christian upbringing is also prominent on "Wide Awake", which references the concept of being born-again.