I remember when Katy Perry retweeted your “Runaway” song last Spring, which is so awesome! What was your reaction to that?
AURORA: It’s always hard to answer that, because it’s quite unbelievable. I’m not that obsessed with the celebrities because we’re all just the same. And what Katy Perry does is to be on stage and be a role model, which is probably quite hard at times. But it was very nice of her to do it, and I know she knew how much that could do for an unknown girl in Norway. She knew that she helped me, which is nice to think about. I was quite shocked when I saw it!
That whole section was a mess, a cringefest, the cat interlude, the tragic dancer outfits, the horrible HnC version, the mouse chasing. It's the only truly awful part in the PWT.
roar 1,280,665
dark horse 1,167,842
tgif 529,137
hot n cold 459,532
firework 429,988
california gurls 417,389
wide awake 393,268
this is how we do 388,119
part of me 348,493
the one that got away 216,524
e.t. 196,624
unconditionally 187,121
birthday 130,204
teenage dream 63,169
i kissed a girl 58,994
Does anyone remember when Cirkut exposed her for only writing the Roar-oh-oh-oh part or something like that? Whatever though, that's like the catchiest part of the song anyway!
Does anyone remember when Cirkut exposed her for only writing the Roar-oh-oh-oh part or something like that? Whatever though, that's like the catchiest part of the song anyway!
A song of empowerment, of bravery in the face of all life throws in our way, it started, according to Henry “Cirkut” Walters, as a track he concocted with Dr. Luke: “Luke and I worked up several tracks that would have a fresh sound for Katy, and one of those became ‘Roar.’ The changes are simple, only two chords really. We had melodies to the tracks – without lyrics first, just vowel sounds – and then we played the track for Max Martin, and he came up with a lot of the melodies and melodic vibe. He took the track into his land, and started recording stuff on his own. He brought down most of the melody, the top-line. Then Bonnie and Katy tweaked the melody and put lyrics to it. The whole concept of empowerment – that vibe and essence – was there, but they came up with the lyrical content and the title ‘Roar.’ Also the wordless tag at the end of the chorus, Katy and Bonnie interwove that into the melody and made that a choppy, repetitive thing. I know people sometimes think the artist didn’t have anything to do with the writing, but Katy’s a great songwriter; she’s very hands-on. She knows what she likes, what sounds she’s going for, and is deeply involved in the creation of her music. And it became a song of female empowerment, but the lyric is gender-free. It gives a general sense of triumph to everyone who listens to it. It’s an uplifting song for any listener.”
That started with a track that Luke and I did at a studio in Malibu. Max started writing a melody on the chorus without any lyrics, which we thought was awesome and Bonnie (McKee) and Katy disappeared into another room and wrote the lyrics and verse melody.
roar 1,280,665
dark horse 1,167,842
tgif 529,137
hot n cold 459,532
firework 429,988
california gurls 417,389
wide awake 393,268
this is how we do 388,119
part of me 348,493
the one that got away 216,524
e.t. 196,624
unconditionally 187,121
birthday 130,204
teenage dream 63,169
i kissed a girl 58,994
Poor TD and IKAG They don't deserve to be below birthday and uncle, especially by so much. And wow @ HnC being above Classicwork!
that IS tour backdrop was so messily done. The messy comps 
Whatever though, that's like the catchiest part of the song anyway!
They don't deserve to be below birthday and uncle, especially by so much. And wow @ HnC being above Classicwork!