“As a project, the song has empowered more men than women: Perry’s writing team included four men in total, plus Chloe Angelides, a writer published by Luke’s Prescription Songs,” Vulture said in its Friday review.
On the same day, The Guardian, which gave the song a one-star rating, wrote: “This garbage has six writers.” (I’ll accept Perry’s claim that being essentialist is my goddess-given right as a woman, OK!) before dismissing the criticism.
Picture courtesy of Katy Perry “Indeed, it’s incredibly catchy, but it’s like pop’s Bic for Her—a pink Yorkie for girls—a song that made me feel even stupider with each subsequent listen.”
“It goes on to sound like reheated Lady Gaga and brazenly resembles Chappell Roan’s Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl, an absurdist, knowing, joyful,
and scream-along euphoria-inducing take on songs like this,” the article stated. “Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, and Charli xcx are making a statement about what it means to be a pop star in 2024.
They embody qualities that Perry seemed to have lost forever: they are inventive, self-aware, silly, and deep.” On September 20, Katy will release her 143rd studio album.
