He has the eye of the tiger, and that's why Katy PerryThe music video for “Roar” has soared to 4 billion views on YouTube, marking the most by a female artist on the platform.
In the 2013 clip, Perry embarks on an animal-filled party in the jungle, where the pop star befriends a monkey, takes a shower with the help of an elephant, brushes a crocodile's teeth and “grows” a tiger into submission. “I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter/ Dancing through the fire/ 'Cause I'm a champion and you'll hear me roar,” she sings on the empowering chorus of her hit.
After its release in 2013, the song was equally successful on the Billboard charts. Released in 2013 as a single by Prism“Roar” spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 — a feat Perry has accomplished nine times in her career. Prismwhich included additional hits “Dark Horse” and “Unconditionally”, also topped the Billboard 200 album chart for one week in November 2013.
“I was really inspired by that little six-minute thing by Eckhart Tolle, where he talks about loss,” Perry said. Advertising sign on a cover at the time, referring to a video from the best-selling self-help author, The Power of Now, as Perry was processing her divorce from ex-husband Russell Brand. “When you lose something, all your foundations crumble – but that also leaves a big hole open for something great to come.”
In 2014, “Roar” was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance at the Grammy Awards. The song was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2017, making Perry the first artist to have three Diamond-certified singles in the country, following “Firework” and “Dark Horse”.
Rewatch Katy Perry's 'Roar' music video below.
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