Roar (song)

Roar
Katy Perry
publication	August 12, 2013
length	3:42
Genre (s)	Pop , pop-rock
Author (s)	Katy Perry, Bonnie McKee, Cirkut , Max Martin, Lukasz Gottwald
album	Prism

Roar is a song by the American singer Katy Perry from her fourth album Prism . It was released on August 12, 2013 as the first single on the album through Capitol Records . The song was performed by Perry, Bonnie McKee , Dr. Luke , Max Martin and Cirkut written and produced by the latter three. The text is intended to encourage the audience to show strength and stand up for themselves.

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After the song was published, allegations of plagiarism were raised. Critics saw a resemblance between Roar and Sara Bareilles ' Brave .

Roar was first sung during the MTV Video Music Awards . Perry closed the event with her appearance under New York's Brooklyn Bridge .

Music video

Filming for the music video began on August 7, 2013 and ended on August 9, 2013. The video was directed by Grady Hall and Mark Kudsi. The location of the shoot was the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden. Nokia released a two-minute video on September 4, 2013 that provided a look behind the scenes. On September 5th, the official music video was released on YouTube and VEVO . It received over 500 million views within eight months. In July 2015, the video on YouTube cracked the one billion views mark and is one of the most viewed music videos with currently 3 billion views (as of June 2020).

Chart placements

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK)	2 (36 weeks)	36
Austria (Ö3)	1 (25 weeks)	25th
Switzerland (IFPI)	3 (33 weeks)	33
United Kingdom (OCC)	1 (49 weeks)	49
United States (Billboard)	1 (35 weeks)	35

Awards for music sales

To date, Roar has been awarded 4 × gold, 44 × platinum and 1 × diamond. The song was sold more than 10.5 million times.

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	15 × platinum	1,050,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	15,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	15,000
Germany (BVMI)	3 × gold	450,000
Italy (FIMI)	2 × platinum	60,000
Canada (MC)	9 × platinum	720,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	5 × gold	150,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	4 × platinum	60,000
Norway (IFPI)	3 × platinum	30,000
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	30,000
Sweden (IFPI)	4 × platinum	160,000
United States (RIAA)	diamond	6,400,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	3 × platinum	1,700,000
All in all	4 × gold 44 × platinum 1 × diamond	10,940,000

Main article: Katy Perry / Music Sales Awards

Web links

• Official music video on Vevo

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Katy Perry's' Roar 'sounds an awful lot like Sara Bareilles'' Brave ', says the Internet . Retrieved June 29, 2014.
2. ↑ Katy Perry And Sara Bareilles "Brave" -ly "Roar" In The Face Of Plagiarism Speculation . Retrieved June 29, 2014.
3. ↑ Katy Perry accused of being copy cat . Retrieved June 29, 2014.
4. ↑ Katy Perry Makes Brooklyn 'Roar' With Epic VMA Finale . Retrieved June 29, 2014.
5. ↑ Katy Perry's ROAR Tops ARIA Singles Chart - ARIA Music News . Archived from the original on September 21, 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 June 29, 2014. 
6. ^ Katy Perry "Roar" - Official Nokia Exclusive Behind the Scenes . Archived from the original on September 9, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
7. ↑ Most Viewed Videos of All Time (Over 340 million views) . YouTube.
8. ↑ Katy Perry, Roar, chart position Germany. GfK Entertainment, accessed December 15, 2014 . 
9. ↑ Katy Perry - Roar. In: Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien, accessed December 15, 2014 . 
10. ↑ Katy Perry - Roar. In: Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien, accessed December 15, 2014 . 
11. ^ Roar Official Charts. Retrieved December 15, 2014 . 
12. ↑ Katy Perry Chart History. Billboard , accessed November 15, 2014 . 
13. ^ Gary Trust: Ask Billboard: Katy Perry's Career Song & Album Sales. In: Billboard. February 20, 2017, accessed October 5, 2017 .