Yesterday afternoon, you might have noticed that Twitter started convulsing, people started breathlessly tweeting, "OMG!" and Katy Perry's name went climbing up the trending topics chart. That's because her new single, "Teenage Dream," the title track from her new album, hit the internet. And once again we were left powerless, singing along after the second listen and well into the 15th play.
"Teenage Dream" isn't dissimilar to "California Gurls," and I've even read a couple of people compare it's delicate opening and dazzling chorus to Phoenix's "Lisztomania." But with its chiming guitars, glorious bridge and ever expanding ecstatic feel, it has all the hallmarks of another Dr. Luke and Max Martin classic: Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone."
But where Kelly's anthem was about getting rid of a suffocating love, Katy's "Teenage Dream" is to disappear into the arms of her lover, for eternity: "We can dance until we die/You and I/We'll be young forever."
Honestly, kids: Resistance is futile. This thing will rule the second half of your summer. Check it out below. And as a bonus, check out Phoenix's "Lizstomania" and Kelly's "Since U Been Gone" videos, both below.
+ Listen to Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" here.