This breakup anthem was released as the first single from Katy Perry's Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection album. It was one of three new songs from the special edition collection, which also includes four re-workings of her "Dream" hits. The song was released worldwide on February 13, 2012.
The song was debuted at the 2012 Grammys when after starting off with a minute-long rendition "E.T.," there appeared to be a complete technical meltdown as every light on stage went dark, and the backup musical track came to a halt. Once the lights and music were restored a blue-haired Perry launched into this track.
This pop-rock empowerment song finds Perry declaring herself unbreakable after a breakup. It originally leaked online in late 2010 with lyrics addressed to the singer's ex-boyfriend, Gym Class Heroes frontman Travis McCoy. (Perry previously documented her rocky relationship with McCoy on the Teenage Dream track "Circle The Drain.") It was reported that after splitting from her husband Russell Brand, the singer tweaked the words to make the song more pointed at the British comedian. However, despite such lyrics as, "You can keep the diamond ring, it don't mean nothing anyway," Perry told MTV News the entire song was penned during the writing and recording of Teenage Dream, several months before she married the British comedian. She said that while it wasn't directed at Brand, she could later connect with its message.
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