"Woman's World" (stylized in all uppercase) is the lead single from Katy Perry's sixth studio album, 143. It was released on July 11, 2024.
Background[]
On June 17, 2024, Perry announced via social media that she would be releasing a new single, "WOMAN'S WORLD", on July 11, 2024, followed the next day by a music video.[1] The same day, she shared a short snippet of the song. This came after months of teasing new music and hinting at an upcoming sixth mainstream studio album.
On June 18, Rolling Stone reported that the producers for the upcoming album would be Dr. Luke, Max Martin and Stargate.[2] This garnered backlash for the singer, criticizing her for working with Dr. Luke, due to the allegations of sexual assault by Kesha.
A snippet of the song leaked online of the first verse, which received mixed reviews from the public.
On June 21, Katy shared a second snippet of the song.[3]
On June 25, Katy teased the song lyrics by walking into Paris' Vendôme during Fashion Week wearing a 500-foot dress with parts of the lyrics printed on it[4]. Furthermore, on June 28, the full lyrics, or most of it, were posted to Instagram by Katy herself in the captions of a video of her walking into Vendôme[5].
On July 15, an EP of versions was released, including: "BRB Woman Version" (Instrumental), "Doing The Most Woman Version" (Extended), "Transcendental Woman Version" (Ambient edit), "Super Woman Version" (Sped up) and "Naked Woman Version" (accapella).
Lyrics[]
[Intro]
(It's a woman's world and you're lucky to be livin' in it)
[Verse 1]
Sexy, confident
So intelligent
She is heaven-sent
So soft, so strong
[Pre-Chorus]
She's a winner, champion
Superhuman, number one
She's a sister, she's a mother
Open your eyes, just look around and you'll discover, you know
[Chorus]
It's a woman's world and you're lucky to be livin' in it (Uh-huh, uh-huh)
It's a woman's world and you're lucky to be livin' in it (Uh-huh, uh-huh)
You better celebrate
'Cause, baby, we ain't goin' away (Oh)
It's a woman's world and you're lucky to be livin' in it (Uh-huh, uh-huh)
[Verse 2]
Fire in her eyes
Feminine divine
She was born to shine
To shine, to shine, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
She's a flower, she's a thorn
Superhuman, number one
She's a sister, she's a mother
Open your eyes, just look around and you'll discover, you know
[Chorus]
It's a woman's world and you're lucky to be livin' in it (Uh-huh, uh-huh)
It's a woman's world and you're lucky to be livin' in it (Uh-huh, uh-huh; you better)
You better celebrate (Celebrate)
'Cause, baby, we ain't goin' away (Oh)
It's a woman's world and you're lucky to be livin' in it (Uh-huh)
[Outro]
Lucky to be livin' in it
(Woo, uh-huh)
Lucky to be livin' in it
That's right
It's a woman's world (Uh-huh)
And you're lucky to be livin' in it
(Uh-huh)
Gallery[]
Photoshoot[]
Trivia[]
- The song was first released with its title in all lowercase, this later changed to all uppercase two hours later of the release.
- If the "Transcendental Woman Version" is speeded up 00143%, a part of the chorus can be heard, specifically "It's a woman's world".
- This being a clear reference to 143.
References[]
- ↑ https://x.com/katyperry/status/1802733304619336174
- ↑ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/katy-perry-new-album-kp6-dr-luke-max-martin-1235041835/
- ↑ https://www.tiktok.com/@katyperry/video/7383054806996356394
- ↑ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/katy-perry-teases-womans-world-lyrics-red-dress-train-1235046456/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/C8w4NFWuyuu/