Katy Perry I Kissed a Girl

Katy Perry, whose real name is Katy Hudson, is a singer and songwriter from California. Her musical debut was a 2001 Christian rock album. On June 10, 2008, she released One of the Boys on Capitol Records. The single "I Kissed a Girl" rose to the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 within a few weeks.^{1 2}

Fast Facts

1. Second single from One of the Boys
2. Length: 3:01
3. Genre: Pop
4. Produced by: Dr. Luke
5. June 2008: "I Kissed a Girl" became 1,000th number one hit song of the rock era³
6. July 2008: Song spent several weeks at number one on Billboard Hot 100 singles chart²
7. Perry performed the song on the July 10, 2008 episode of So You Think You Can Dance⁴

I Kissed a Girl Reviews

"Lead single "I Kissed a Girl" features a throbbing beat and an infectious, bi-curious hook, but its self-satisfied, in-your-face posturing rings phony in comparison to the expertly constructed ambiguities of "Justify My Love" or practically anything in the first decade of Ani DiFranco's catalogue; it's like a tween version of DiFranco's tortured bisexual confession "Light of Some Kind." "I Kissed a Girl" isn't problematic because it promotes homosexuality, but because its appropriation of the gay lifestyle exists for the sole purpose of garnering attention—both from Perry's boyfriend and her audience."⁵—Sal Cinquemani, Slant Magazine⁶

"On the New Wave-y club single "I Kissed a Girl" — a vanilla recounting of her chick-on-chick exploits — she sounds like the type who makes out with her BFF just to get a dude's attention. And when she's not acting out, she's a total snooze."⁷—Nicole Frehsee, Rolling Stone

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