Katy Perry Unleashes New Song 'Chained to the Rhythm

Katy Perry’s pre-Grammys party has started early with the release of her new song "Chained to the Rhythm".

The pop superstar teased her new retro-tinged number through the week and shared the goods overnight, with its lyrics sheet premiering through Genius (see below). 

⛓--#CHAINEDTOTHERHYTHM now available everywhere--⛓https://t.co/rZmtPgQ4EF

— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) February 10, 2017

Long-time collaborator Max Martin and Ali Payami produced the song and, as expected, there’s a guest appearance from Bob Marley’s grandson Skip Marley, who just signed to Island Records and released his own track "Lions". Aussie hitmaker Sia Furler is a surprise guest vocalist. Perry co-wrote “Chained to the Rhythm” with Max Martin, Sia Furler, Ali Payami and Skip Marley.

"Chained to the Rhythm" is built on a bed of warm, slightly-tweaked '80s keys and has its energies tuned to the dancefloor. "Turn it up, it's your favorite song/Dance, dance, dance to the distortion/Come on, turn it up, keep it on repeat/Stumbling around like a wasted zombie/Yeah, we think we're free Drink, this one is on me," Katy sings.  

"Chained to the Rhythm” is the first track from Perry's upcoming fourth album release, and her first single proper in six months. It’s the followup to "Rise," which synched with NBC's coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart, her 16 consecutive No. 1 on the survey.

Perry's reps dropped the ball -- the disco ball -- in a global campaign for the new track. Fans around the globe have hunted for mirrorballs and shared their treasure as part of a new promotional push.

Capitol Records confirms Perry will debut "Chained to the Rhythm" live at the 59th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday (Feb 12). Skip Marley is tipped to join her on stage. In the meantime, KatyCats can familiarize themselves with the song and lyrics below.

[Verse 1: Katy Perry]
Are we crazy?
Living our lives through a lens
Trapped in our white-picket fence
Like ornaments
So comfortable, we live in a bubble, a bubble
So comfortable, we cannot see the trouble, the trouble
Aren't you lonely
Up there in utopia
Where nothing will ever be enough?
Happily numb
So comfortable, we live in a bubble, a bubble
So comfortable, we cannot see the trouble, the trouble

[Pre-Chorus: Katy Perry]
Aha, look so good
So put your rose-colored glasses on
And party on

[Chorus: Katy Perry]
Turn it up, it's your favorite song
Dance, dance, dance to the distortion
Come on, turn it up, keep it on repeat
Stumbling around like a wasted zombie
Yeah, we think we're free
Drink, this one is on me
We're all chained to the rhythm
To the rhythm
To the rhythm
Turn it up, it's your favorite song
Dance, dance, dance to the distortion
Come on, turn it up, keep it on repeat
Stumbling around like a wasted zombie
Yeah, we think we're free
Drink, this one is on me
We're all chained to the rhythm
To the rhythm
To the rhythm

[Verse 2: Katy Perry]
Are we tone deaf?
Keep sweeping it under the mat
Thought we can do better than that
I hope we can
So comfortable, we live in a bubble, a bubble
So comfortable, we can’t see the trouble, the trouble

[Pre-Chorus: Katy Perry]
Aha, look so good (so good)
So put your rose-colored glasses on
And party on

[Chorus: Katy Perry]
Turn it up, it's your favorite song
Dance, dance, dance to the distortion
Come on, turn it up, keep it on repeat
Stumbling around like a wasted zombie
Yeah, we think we're free
Drink, this one is on me
We're all chained to the rhythm
To the rhythm
To the rhythm
Turn it up, it's your favorite song
Dance, dance, dance to the distortion
Come on, turn it up, keep it on repeat
Stumbling around like a wasted zombie
Yeah, we think we're free
Drink, this one is on me
We're all chained to the rhythm
To the rhythm
To the rhythm

[Bridge: Skip Marley]
It is my desire
Break down the walls to connect, inspire
Ay, up in your high place, liars
Time is ticking for the empire
The truth they feed is feeble
As so many times before
They greed over the people
They stumbling and fumbling
And we're about to riot
They woke up, they woke up the lions
(Woo!)

[Chorus: Katy Perry]
Turn it up, it's your favorite song
Dance, dance, dance to the distortion
Come on, turn it up, keep it on repeat
Stumbling around like a wasted zombie
Yeah, we think we're free
Drink, this one is on me
We're all chained to the rhythm
To the rhythm
To the rhythm

[Outro: Katy Perry]
Turn it up
Turn it up
It goes on, and on, and on
It goes on, and on, and on
It goes on, and on, and on
'Cause we're all chained to the rhythm

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