Follow @genius [37][38], The video was supposed to have its world premiere on June 19, 2012. Katy Perry - Wide Awake. ", "Katy Perry: 'Wide Awake' – Single review", "Music Review: Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection (2012) – Katy Perry", "The 10 Best Guilty Pleasure Songs of 2012 (8. This song in particular is a dose of reality. I'm wide awake I'm wide awake. The track is a power ballad styled in dance-pop, and features lyrics about the reality of a break up and moving forward. [40] After the premiere, an exclusive 30-minute interview with Perry took place on MTV.com. Perry gets up from the wheelchair, grabbing the little girl's hand as they run down the hallway to the exit. [18] The same week, the song debuted on multiple Billboard component charts – at number 29 on the Pop Songs and 35 on the Adult Pop Songs charts. A second preview aired on June 13, 2012 during the season finale of the program Randy Jackson Presents: America's Best Dance Crew.[36]. – Music, Celebrity, Artist News", "Katy Perry's 'Wide Awake' Video: Five Key Scenes", "Katy Perry Uses New Video For 'Wide Awake' To Slam Russell Brand", "Katy Perry To Premiere 'Wide Awake' Video Tonight On MTV! [42], The music video was met with acclaim from most critics, with a number of them deeming it the best video to date from Perry. Capitol Records released the song onto radio stations on May 22, 2012. Streaming-only figures based on certification alone. Katy Perry "Wide Awake")", "Week Ending May 27, 2012. The camera pans to a concert stage where Perry stands on a rising platform, and sings the beginning bars of "Teenage Dream" to a full audience as the butterfly flies into the arena. About “Wide Awake” “Wide Awake” is a song inspired by Katy’s divorce from Russell Brand, in which she reveals that now that the relationship’s over … Wide Awake (Katy Perry song) was a Music good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. 49 Comments; 1 Tags; I'm wide awake I'm wide awake I'm wide awake Yeah, I was in the dark I was falling hard With an open heart I'm wide awake How did I read the stars so wrong I'm wide awake And now it's clear to me That everything you see Ain't always what it seems I'm wide awake … "Wide Awake" became another commercial success for Perry, topping the charts in Canada and New Zealand while reaching number two in Lebanon and the United States. "Wide Awake" is a fusion of pop songwriting and contemporary electronic aesthetics. It's kind of like coming down from a high. Fanpage dedicada a Katy Perry. Also see Camelot, duration, release date, label, popularity, energy, danceability, and happiness. Billboard Hot 100. It was kept off the top spot by Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe". [44] Rolling Stone gave the clip a positive review, praising its introspective nature, saying that 'though the clip recalls familiar looks, the video puts a new spin on it all, recasting every colorful look with a melancholy tone and a darker palette. Complete your Katy Perry collection. The video also makes references from Perry's Teenage Dream singles and the previous Complete Confection single "Part of Me". Top Lyrics of 2010. I’m wide awake I’m wide awake. [20] On June 13, 2012, the single moved ten positions to nine on the Billboard Hot 100, and has sold 402,000 downloads. [31][32] The music video was directed by Tony T. Datis and was used as a tie-in promotion for her 2012 3D autobiographical documentary film, Katy Perry: Part of Me, as part of her deal with Pepsi. As Prince Charming appears riding a unicorn, and its producers Dr. Luke and Cirkut three and a stars! 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