A 2010 pop single by Katy Perry, an empowerment-themed dance-pop song built on a kick-drum-driven chorus and Perry's belted vocal lines.
Composition
Firework was written by Katy Perry with Stargate, Sandy Vee, and Ester Dean. Perry has said the chorus lyric was inspired by a passage from Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road.”
Reception
The single reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 2011 and topped charts in several other countries. It was nominated for Record of the Year at the 54th Grammy Awards.
Legacy
The music video, set in Budapest, became one of the most-watched videos of the early 2010s on YouTube. Firework was certified diamond by the RIAA in 2014, becoming one of the highest-selling singles of its era.
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