"Wide Awake" is a song by American recording artist Katy Perry, taken from the re-release of her third studio album Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection (2012). The song was written by Perry, Bonnie McKee, Dr. Luke, Max Martin, Henry Walter, and was produced by Dr. Luke and Cirkut, while production was handled by Dr. Luke and Cirkut. The song is going to be featured in Perry's upcoming film Katy Perry: Part of Me. The song was released on May 22, 2012 by Capitol Records. In June 12, 2012, a music video trailer was released on YouTube. Utilizing dance-pop and electronic music in its composition, "Wide Awake" is lyrically about the reality of a break up and moving on. The song was well received by critics, many noting Perry's maturity and the production. This is the eighth and final single from the Teenage Dream era. Commercially, the song charted mostly worldwide, and managed to peak inside the top ten in New Zealand, United States, Canada, Australia and Ireland. The single marks Perry's eleventh visit to the top 10 of Billboard Hot 100, following all seven of the previous singles from Teenage Dream and three out of four singles from her debut album One of the Boys. An accompanying music video was shot by Lance Drake, was released on June 19, 2012. A trailer premiered on June 12, 2012. It features a fairy tale-plot, where a girl looked through a story book that featured the previous Teenage Dream era singles, each one as a chapter in the book, along with teasers about the fairy tale elements of the official video, which serves as the eighth and final chapter of the book. Perry performed "Wide Awake" at the 2012 Much Music Video Awards, and at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards, where it featured Perry floating over the stage with a white ribbon.
.jpg)
