"Birthday" | ||||
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Song by Katy Perry | ||||
from the album Prism | ||||
Released | April 21, 2014 | |||
Recorded | 2013 | |||
Genre | Disco | |||
Length | 3:35 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
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"Birthday" is a song by American pop singer-songwriter Katy Perry. It is the third track from her fourth studio album, Prism (2013). "Birthday" was released as the third single from Prism on April 21, 2014. The lyrics are about celebrating a partner's birthday while Perry makes sexual references.
It was released on April 21, 2014, and the song became a moderate success. It peaked in the top ten in Canada, the top twenty in the US, and the top twenty-five in the UK. On July 27, 2015, the Recording Industry Association of America certified the song Platinum for sales and streams equal to one million copies shipped.[1]
In one version of the music video for "Birthday", Perry dresses up as five different characters attending various birthday parties. They are Goldie[2] (a burlesque dancer), Kriss the Clown, Yosef Shulem (a rabbi/DJ), Princess Mandee,[3] and Ace the Animal Trainer. There is a link to this version of the music video on Katy Perry's official website.[4] All five characters can be seen in the video.
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Studio albums | |
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Re-releases | Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection |
EPs | Ur So Gay · The Hello Katy Australian Tour EP |
One of the Boys | |
Teenage Dream | "California Gurls" · "Teenage Dream" · "Firework" · "E.T." · "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" · "The One That Got Away" |
Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection | "Part of Me" · "Wide Awake" |
Prism | |
Witness | |
Smile | "Never Really Over" · "Harleys in Hawaii" · "Daisies" · "Not the End of the World" |
Non-album singles | "Rise" · "Small Talk" · "Never Worn White" |
Featured/collaborative singles | "Goodbye for Now" · "Starstrukk" · "If We Ever Meet Again" · "Who You Love" · "Feels" · "365" · "Con Calma (Remix)" · "Earth" |
Other songs | "Ur So Gay" · "One of the Boys" · "Waving Through a Window" |
Concert tours | Hello Katy World Tour · California Dreams Tour · Prismatic World Tour · Witness: The Tour |