The lowdown: After the oppressive lull of Prism’s second half, “Choose Your Battles” offers much-needed release and a worthwhile closer to the deluxe edition. With its pounding drums and slow-burning climax, it’s one of the album’s few midtempo tracks that feels up to the level of a pop superstar. Perhaps Katy should have heeded her own advice and left all those feelings for therapy, instead of fighting to express them through a mainstream pop record; Prism could have been halfway decent.
ATRL says...: "Amazing," wrote stereo.love. "'Choose Your Grammys' should be the last single and Katy's first to win the aforementioned award." lovesong praised the production from Greg Wells and Katy herself. "I live for those ticking clock sounds," he said. adriane was a little more mixed: "Cool drums on the chorus but that's about it."
Then August went off: "The AUDACITY of Katy Perry to put one of the best tracks as the 16th and final one of this album personally offends me. I almost don't want to give it a high score because I feel PLAYED. It should feel like a reward for getting through tracks 8-15, but it just hurts my heart that she would do this to me. If there was any doubt that I absolutely hated this woman...... (As I write this, floored that a mid-tempo on Prism doesn't completely suck, the album begins over and 'Roar' starts again. Laughter ensues.)"
Best bit: Is she singing "Why you trying to make me your anime?" or "Why you trying to make me your Anna Mae?"
my first 10. This song is so good I can't comprehend it's elimination. And yet there is so much trash left in?
