Before playing this track, Katy said she was going for something Mariah Carey might have written on her first album. If she was going for Mariah, this is definitely Mariah on a sugar high. I remember thinking This is exactly the song I want to hear when I walk into a surprise birthday party. (Take note, guys, my birthday is in two months.)
I think this is going to be an even better album than Teenage Dream. It may not have the same success that Teenage Dream had, but I think musically, it will be a lot more mature and will be a much more personal album. I am honestly really excited for this album. I never thought I'd say this, but I think I will like this album better than Artpop. I cannot wait for it to come out!
Before playing this track, Katy said she was going for something Mariah Carey might have written on her first album. If she was going for Mariah, this is definitely Mariah on a sugar high. I remember thinking This is exactly the song I want to hear when I walk into a surprise birthday party. (Take note, guys, my birthday is in two months.)
Produced by Bloodshy. “He wrote one of my favorite songs,” Katy said, and then quickly whispered, “‘Toxic’ by Britney Spears.” This seemed like a serious song (about her love life) masquerading as a fun pop song. But she couldn’t mask lyrics like, “No more second-guessing.”
FIRE. FLAMES. I got to hear a bit of this song before because she previewed a short clip of it online, but the WHOLE THING is just flames start to finish. This will probably be her next single. Recorded/written in both Santa Barbara and Stockholm, Katy was clearly inspired by the latter and even got Klas Åhlund (who worked with Swedish pop star Robyn) to produce it. Katy said when she was writing this song, she was inspired by people rollerskating to deep house music in Central Park who looked as if they were “walking on air.” And then she tried to go for a Cece Peniston/Crystal Waters type of sound. Nailed it. Jason was bobbing along to this song, then turned to me and said, “Oh ****, this is my jam!” Same
"Walking On Air"'s 6 weeks at no. 1, 5 million sold are coming.
Right? I don't know, I like albums that I'm looking forward to to be shrouded in mystery until I get to hear them. And his descriptions of some of these songs aren't exactly helping.
Also, stop trying to make "flames" happen. It's never going to happen.
