"Firework" was according Stargate the first song they made together with Perry, and took just one day to nail.
- A good day at work. We made the music, she made "topline", ie text, melody and concept, and I would say that it shows that she is at the top level what songwriting is concerned, says Hermansen.
- I do not think people are aware of how skilled she is at it. She has worked with Max Martin and Dr. Luke, and then it is not always easy to know who really wrote the songs. But when we met her, it was clear to us what a talented and purposeful songwriter she is.
Stargate, which has ten number one hits in the USA on your resume, was also impressed by Perry's voice qualities.
- As a vocalist, I would say that she is undervalued. She sings the audience away. When we created "Firework" we let down a demo vocals first night, which was very good and raw. We decided to keep it exactly as it was, without choir or overdubbinger. It can only do with the really good singers. Katy clothe the savagery. Because she usually sings such perfect produced pophits I do not think people think about how good she is as a singer, says Hermansen.
StarGate is underrated as well. However, their recent productions haven't been as good, since they've been doing some DJ Mustard clones (Body Language, Worth It).
This is literally like the 15th time a songwriting partner has said how involved she is and members here will still say she doesn't have anything to do with the writing process
