Roar (song)

"Roar" is a song by American singer Katy Perry. It was released on August 10, 2013, by Capitol Records as the lead single from her fourth studio album, Prism (2013). Perry co-wrote the song in March 2013 with Bonnie McKee and its producers Dr. Luke, Max Martin, and Cirkut. "Roar" was recorded that month at Luke's in the Boo in Malibu, California, Playback Recording Studio in Santa Barbara, California, Secret Garden Studios in Montecito, California, and MXM Studios in Stockholm, Sweden. The track is a power pop song containing elements of arena rock and lyrics centering on standing up for oneself and self-empowerment. The song was a commercial success, topping charts in Australia, Austria, Canada, Ireland, Israel, Lebanon, New Zealand, Scotland, Slovenia, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States. "Roar" was the fifth-best-selling single worldwide in 2013 according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), and has since gone on to sell 15 million copies. "Roar" has sold 6.6 million copies in the US, over 1 million in the United Kingdom, and was Australia's best-selling song of the year with 560,000 copies sold within that time. It was also the seventh best-selling single of the entire 2010s decade in Australia. It is certified five times diamond in Brazil, two times diamond in Australia, fifteen times platinum in the US, and Diamond in Canada and France. When "Roar" was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Perry became the first artist to have three Diamond-certified singles in the country, the others being "Firework" and "Dark Horse". To promote the song, Perry performed under the Brooklyn Bridge at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, on The X Factor Australia in October 2013, at the Sydney Opera House also in October 2013, and on the German...