Dark Horse
Katy Perry
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Oh, new Yeah, ya'll know what it is Katy Perry Juicy J Uh huh, let's rage! I knew you were You were gonna come to me And here you are But you better choose carefully 'Cause I, I'm capable of anything Of anything and everything Make me your Aphrodite Make me your one and only But don't make me your enemy your enemy, your enemy So you wanna play with magic? Boy, you should know whatcha falling for Baby, do you dare to do this? 'Cause I'm coming at you like a dark horse (hey) Are you ready for, ready for (hey) A perfect storm, a perfect storm? (hey, hey) 'Cause once you're mine, once you're mine (Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey) There's no going back Mark my words This love will make you levitate Like a bird, like a bird without a cage But down to earth If you choose to walk away, don't walk away It's in the palm of your hand now baby It's a yes or no, no maybe So just be sure before you give it up to me Up to me, give it up to me So you wanna play with magic? Boy, you should know whatcha falling for Baby, do you dare to do this? 'Cause I'm coming at you like a dark horse (hey) Are you ready for, ready for (hey) A perfect storm, a perfect storm? (hey, hey) 'Cause once you're mine, once you're mine (Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey) There's no going back Uh, she's a beast I call her Karma (come back) She eats your heart out like Jeffrey Dahmer (whoa!) Be careful Try not to lead her on (mm) Shawty's heart was on steroids 'Cause her love was so strong You may fall in love when you meet her (meet her) If you get the chance you better keep her (keep her) She's sweet as pie, but if you break her heart She'll turn cold as a freezer (freezer) That fairy tale ending with a knight in shining armor She can be my Sleeping Beauty I'm gon' put her in a coma (whoa!) Damn, I think I love her Shawty so bad, I'm sprung and I don't care She got me like a roller coaster Turn the bedroom into a fair (a fair) Her love is like a drug I was tryna hit it and quit it But lil' mama so dope I messed around and got addicted So you wanna play with magic? Boy, you should know whatcha falling for (you should know) Baby, do you dare to do this? 'Cause I'm coming at you like a dark horse (like a dark horse) Are you ready for, ready for (ready for) A perfect storm, a perfect storm? (a perfect storm) 'Cause once you're mine, once you're mine (oh) There's no going back
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Written by: Lukasz Gottwald, Jordan Houston, Sarah Hudson, Martin Max, Katy Perry, Henry Russell Walter
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, O/B/O CAPASSO, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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5 facts about this song
Release and Performances"Dark Horse" was released on 17 September 2013 as the second single from Katy Perry's album “Prism”.
- Perry performed "Dark Horse" at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, bringing an Egyptian-themed performance.
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Popularity and CertificationsThe song topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for four weeks, becoming her ninth song to reach Number 1.
- By July 2019, the track had been certified 11× Platinum by the RIAA, denoting 11 million units based on sales and track-equivalent on-demand streams.
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Music Video Theme and AwardsThe music video, directed by Mathew Cullen, is flavored with ancient Egyptian symbolism and was released on 20 February 2014.
- The video won the award for Best Female Video at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards.
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Collaboration and FeaturesThe track features rapper Juicy J. It was a surprise collaboration as Katy Perry is primarily a pop artist, and Juicy J is a rapper.
- The lyrics of the song warns a potential lover not to fall in love with her because if he does, she will be his last.
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Controversies"Dark Horse" became the subject of a copyright lawsuit in 2014 by a rapper named Flame, who claimed the song stole a beat from his gospel track "Joyful Noise". Perry and her collaborators were ordered to pay $2.8 million in damages.
- The original music video was altered following complaints about a scene in which a man wearing a pendant bearing the word 'Allah' was disintegrated by Perry. The pendant was digitally removed from subsequent versions of the video.
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