She’s acquired the attention of the tiger, and that’s why Katy Perry‘s “Roar” music video has skyrocketed to 4 billion YouTube views, marking essentially the most of any feminine artist on the platform.
Within the 2013 clip, Perry embarks on an animal-filled frolic via the jungle through which the pop star befriends a monkey, showers with the help of an elephant, brushes a crocodile’s tooth and “roars” a tiger into submission. “I acquired the attention of the tiger, a fighter/ Dancing via the hearth/ ‘Trigger I’m a champion, and also you’re gonna hear me roar,” she belts within the refrain of her empowering hit.
Upon its launch in 2013, the tune has been equally profitable on the Billboard charts. Launched in 2013 as a single from Prism, “Roar” spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Scorching 100 — a feat Perry has achieved 9 occasions in her profession. Prism, which featured further hits “Darkish Horse” and “Unconditionally,” itself additionally topped the Billboard 200 albums chart for one week in November 2013.
“I used to be actually impressed by this little six-minute factor by Eckhart Tolle the place he speaks about loss,” Perry instructed Billboard in a canopy story on the time, referring to a video from the writer of the best-selling self-help ebook, The Energy of Now, as Perry was navigating her divorce from ex-husband Russell Model. “Whenever you lose one thing, all of your foundations crumble-but that additionally leaves an enormous gap that’s open for one thing nice to come back via.”
In 2014, “Roar” was nominated for tune of the 12 months and finest pop solo efficiency on the Grammy Awards. The tune turned licensed Diamond by the Recording Business Affiliation of America (RIAA) in 2017, making Perry the primary artist to have three Diamond-certified singles within the nation, following “Firework” and “Darkish Horse.”
Revisit Katy Perry’s “Roar” music video beneath.
