ET (song)

ET
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West
publication	February 16, 2011
length	3:51
Genre (s)	Pop , electro-pop , hip-hop
Author (s)	Joshua Coleman, Lukasz Gottwald , Max Martin , Katy Perry, Kanye West
album	Teenage Dream

ET (long: "extraterrestrial", German: "extraterrestrial (er)") is a song by the US singer Katy Perry .

overview

It was released on Perry's second album, Teenage Dream . ET was led by Katy Perry , Dr. Luke , Max Martin and Ammo written , and Dr. Luke, Max Martin and Ammo produced . The song was released on iTunes as an advertisement for Teenage Dream , followed by Not Like the Movies and Circle the Drain .

background

Katy Perry let her fans vote for the fourth single from the album Teenage Dream on her Twitter page . ET won the fans' vote. Perry announced that "ET" would be released as a single in February 2011, according to EMI record company .

reception

• The Los Angeles Times wrote, "[Perry can] stuttering a hip-hop - Diva on by Rihanna mimic influenced ET, and convince the listener that it fits her perfectly. And like a glove! Whatever person is under Perry's wigs and costumes is unimportant to their music. The way in which she creates herself is the goal and core of her art. "
• Allmusic wrote, “[Perry] reproduces with 'ET' Ryan Tedder's glassy, ​​robotic strangeness, but impressively avoidsimitating Lady Gaga , who is simply too abstract for the blunt Katy - but these are just accents that add to her style and One of the Boys themepalette can be added. "
• According to BBC Music , “on the rave- influenced quasi- ballad ET, you can see a certain tendency towards simple, somber thoughts that present a new Katy Perry, one very different from the one that is unbidden in some columns about the Show business appears. "
• Entertainment Weekly wrote, “She tends tomarrythe best of'80s leotard womenswear, as shown on the gloriously flawed return [named at the time] ET - imagine Lita Ford going through Trent Reznors Nightmares creep, like in the movie Inception ”.
• The Slant Magazine said that "on the inscrutable [song] ET Perry compares her lover (positive?) With an alien and Dr. Luke grabs the background music of tATu's song All the Things She Said , presumably in recognition of his predecessors in the field of exploitative dance floor trash ”.
• Sputnikmusic stated: “I understand that ET is supposed to be“ space-wise ”, which is expressed in cheesy synths and cool sound effects, but from the lyrics the song seems to be more“ Alien Sex Files 3 ”than Solaris . I really like your [Perry's] attempt, with songs that smoke with bulkiness and dark, gloomy feelings, songs like Who am I Living For? and Pearl to be a more serious artist, but those are songs that would still work better in the hands of a more versatile singer. "
• The Billboard magazine wrote " ET [...] [is] with an Electro -Einschlag like Boom Boom Pow and texts in which Perry treated vergiftetere relationships difficult, both the music and lyrically. […] But this new depth shouldn't come as a surprise, because despite all the pomp and all the watermelon costumes, Perry is above all a skilful and personal pop songwriter . And Teenage Dream shows carefully selected spots that she is ready to grow up. "
• Pop Matters wrote "[...] Songs like ET or Circle the Drain are not strong, exciting, clever, or musically interesting enough to give Perry any form of true credibility as a serious artist who actually has something to say."
• The Now magazine wrote "These two properties [Perry's sex appeal and silly, exaggerated modest charm] are not, resulting in the largest part of the album in balance to embarrassing songs like ET (Futuristic Lover) and Peacock."

Appearances

Katy Perry sings ET in Budapest , Hungary in October 2010 as part of her “California Dreams Tour”.

Katy Perry sang ET at all events including the Walmart Soundcheck and Madison Square Garden in Manhattan , New York City on December 10, 2010 for Z100's Jingle Ball. Katy Perry also put the song on the setlist of her California Dreams Tour and will play the song at every concert on their second tour. After singing and rapping with We Will Rock You , Kanye West also played ET (without Katy Perry) at the 2011 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Katy Perry also sang her hit on American Idol's tenth season on April 21, 2011. Background dancers accompanied Katy Perry during the performance, Perry wore a futuristic outfit to match the song, and Kanye West then rapped his verse . Kanye West came on stage unannounced; it was not originally planned that Katy Perry would sing the song with Kanye West.

Music video

This article or section needs to be revised. Details should be given on the talk page. Please help to improve it , and then remove this flag.

Emergence

The music video for ET was shot in spring 2011 by music video director and photographer Floria Sigismondi . She is known for “dark, feminine” music videos, which is evident in her work for Christina Aguilera and Marilyn Manson . In an interview with NRJ's French radio show Le 6/9 on March 10, 2011, Katy Perry said she was delighted with her collaboration with Sigismondi. The video premiered on March 31, 2011 on the music portals Vevo and MTV .

content

At the beginning of the music video, the song Where in the World Can My Lover Be? by Midge Williams & Her Jazz Jesters. Then the music starts to ET , and Kanye West can be seen in a short scene in a Sputnik . Katy Perry represents an alien , glides through space and develops a humanoid appearance before she lands on earth , which is covered with sparks. There are also repeated short scenes in which you can see a dying deer . On Earth, Katy Perry accidentally comes across a broken robot (resembling a spaceman) who becomes a naked man (played by Shaun Ross) after being kissed by Katy Perry. Katy Perry has the feet of a gazelle . Meanwhile, West is shown again and you can see him flying through space in a Sputnik. The music video also alludes to a probable future as Katy Perry finds a box that contains the skeleton of a pigeon and sunglasses that Katy Perry later wears in the music video.

During the music video, Katy Perry wears various extravagant and futuristic outfits and facial make-up , including blue-pink make-up , cat- and reptile-like eyes and curved horns over her head. Willa Paskin of New York Magazine compared her appearance to "a detailed, weird, colorful rainbow kabuki ". She also made comparisons with Lady Gaga's appearance in the music video for Born This Way , the Queen of Sheba, Ziggy Stardust (the alter ego of British musician David Bowie ) and the fictional characters Lara Croft , Padmé Amidala and Jadzia Dax .

In June 2011 the music video reached number 96 on Fuse TV's “100 most erotic music videos of all time”.

Charts and sales

Chart placements Charts Top ranking Weeks Chart placements  Germany (GfK) 9 (22 weeks) 22nd  Austria (Ö3) 7th (19 weeks) 19th  Switzerland (IFPI) 14th (15 weeks) 15th  United Kingdom (OCC) 3 (24 weeks) 24  United States (Billboard) 1 (29 weeks) 29

Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Australia (ARIA)  3 × platinum 210,000  Denmark (IFPI)  gold 15,000  Germany (BVMI)  gold 150,000  Italy (FIMI)  platinum 30,000  Canada (MC)  4 × platinum 320,000  Mexico (AMPROFON)  gold 30,000  New Zealand (RMNZ)  platinum 15,000  Austria (IFPI)  gold 15,000  United States (RIAA)  8 × platinum 5,900,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  platinum 600,000 All in all 4 × gold 18 × platinum 7,285,000 Main article: Katy Perry / Music Sales Awards

Web links

• Music video for ET on YouTube

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Katy Perry's 'California Gurls' is top selling digital song . In: EMI . emimusic.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 8, 2011. 
2. ↑ Album review: Katy Perry's' Teenage Dream'- Los Angeles Times
3. ↑ Teenage Dream - Katy Perry
4. ↑ Review of Katy Perry - Teenage Dream. BBC
5. ↑ Teenage Dream . EW.com
6. ↑ Katy Perry: Teenage Dream . Slant Magazine
7. ↑ Review of the album Teenage Dream . sputnikmusic.com; accessed on February 3, 2011 (English)
8. ↑ Review of the album Teenage Dream . billboard.com; accessed on February 3, 2011 (English)
9. ↑ Review of the album. popmatters.com; accessed on February 3, 2011 (German)
10. ↑ Review of the album Teenage Dream . nowtoronto.com; accessed on February 3, 2011 (English)
11. ↑ Walmart Soundcheck: Katy Perry . In: Walmart.com . Walmart . Archived from the original on March 22, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 21, 2011. 
12. ↑ Jocelyn Vena: Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Katy Perry Rock Z100's Jingle Ball , MTV News . December 11, 2010. Retrieved March 21, 2011. 
13. ↑ Kim Dawson: Gig Review: Katy Perry, Ancienne Belgique, Brussels . In: Daily Star . Northern & Shell . March 12, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
14. ^ Marc Saltzman: Katy Perry's Revenge 2: App tops iTunes chart . In: USA Today . Gannett Company . March 19, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
15. ^ William Goodman: Kanye's Bold Greek Tragedy Closes Coachella . In: Spin . Spin Media. April 18, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
16. ↑ Brian Mansfield: Kanye West joins Katy Perry on 'Idol . In: USA Today , Gannett Company , April 21, 2011. 
17. ↑ KATY PERRY visits Scotiabank Place on July 3 , Marketwire . January 19, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2011. 
18. ↑ Christophe Hulin: Katy Perry: Confidences au 6-9 d'NRJ! ( French ) In: nrj.fr . NRJ radio . March 10, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
19. ↑ Katy Perry's 'ET' Video To Premiere Thursday On MTV , MTV News . March 28, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2011. 
20. ↑ Becky Bain: A Deeper Look Into The Style And Sound Of Katy Perry's "ET" Video . idolator.com. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
21. ↑ ^{a b} Katy Perry strips off as she plays a naked alien in new video for chart-topping ET . In: Daily Mail . Associated Newspapers . March 31, 2011. Accessed March 31, 2011.
22. ↑ ^{a b} Kara Warner: Katy Perry's 'ET' Video: Watch An Exclusive Preview! , MTV News . March 30, 2011. Accessed March 31, 2011. 
23. ↑ Gayless Contessa: Katy Perry 'ET' Feat. Kanye West - New Video . In: AOL Music . AOL. March 31, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
24. ↑ ^{a b} Willa Paskin: Katy Perry Makes Out With an Alien in New 'ET' Video . In: New York . New York Media Holdings. March 31, 2011. Accessed March 31, 2011.
25. ↑ Kathy Iandoli: Katy Perry And 'Friend' Kanye West Finally Unveil 'ET' . MTV . Viacom . March 31, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
26. ^ William Goodman: Katy Perry Debuts Otherworldly Video ft. Kanye . In: Spin . Spin Media. March 31, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
27. ↑ Katy Perry wears vogue sunglasses in ET video . April 15, 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
28. ↑ James Montgomery: Katy Perry's 'ET' Video Premieres - Watch It Now! , MTV News . March 31, 2011. 
29. ↑ ^{a b} Eliot Glazer: Star Spotting: Katy Perry Phones Home In 'ET' Video Stills . MTV . Viacom . March 25, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
30. ↑ Out of this world! Katy Perry gets an alien transformation for her new ET film clip . In: Daily Mail . Associated Newspapers . March 26, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
31. ↑ Nardin Saad: Katy Perry and Kanye West get spacey in 'ET' video premiere [Poll] . In: Los Angeles Times . Eddy Hartenstein. March 31, 2011. Accessed March 31, 2011.
32. ↑ Katherine Riley: Katy Perry's "ET" Video: Space Glam! . E! Online . E! . March 30, 2011. Accessed March 31, 2011.
33. ↑ Joseph Brannigan Lynch: Katy Perry's 'ET' video feat. Kanye West: Watch the bizarro sci-fi fest here! . In: Entertainment Weekly . Prometheus Global Media . March 31, 2011. Accessed March 31, 2011.
34. ↑ fuse.tv ( Memento of the original from July 21, 2011 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Fuse . 
35. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Chart sources: Germany ( Memento of the original from April 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Austria , Switzerland , United Kingdom , United States