'I thought it would be perfect timing for a California anthem,' she says of her response to 'Empire State of Mind.'By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Sway Calloway
Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg in "California Gurls"
Photo: Capitol
"California Gurls" came out of a very simple place: as a response to Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' massive hit "Empire State of Mind." While "Empire" was incredibly New York, with a sweeping chorus and plenty of Big Apple references, Perry's ode to her home state was glossy and shiny and featured Cali MC Snoop Dogg.
Perry said the song is just what California needed. "[California girls] are different," she said about Teenage Dream's debut single. "That's why there needed to be a song about them. I felt like there's something in the water. Like, you know the boys always dream about maybe dating a California girl, just because we've got the sun shining through 365 days a year."
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