:Prism (Katy Perry album)

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|quote = I've been thinking about my future and what the next move is in terms of what I need to do. I think it would be pretty stupid to try and redo [Teenage Dream] that had all of this success. Maybe it's time to do something that's different that can't be compared. I just feel like I'm going to be criticized regardless of what I do next, so I might as well do something that I feel really passionate about.{{cite web|title=Katy Perry On New Album: "It Would Be Stupid To Recreate 'Teenage Dream'" |url=http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/katy-perry/news/new-album-direction/ |date=March 2, 2012 |access-date=March 15, 2014 |publisher=Capital. Global Group |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012023411/http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/katy-perry/news/new-album-direction/ |archive-date=October 12, 2013 }}

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After concluding her California Dreams Tour, Perry stated that she intended to "live a little" before recording any new material that was "worth listening to".{{cite news|title=Katy Perry Wants To 'Live A Little' Before Third Album |newspaper=Capital |date=December 15, 2011 |access-date=March 15, 2014 |url=http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/katy-perry/news/third-album/ |publisher=Capital. Global Group |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012032109/http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/katy-perry/news/third-album/ |archive-date=October 12, 2013 }} When ex-husband Russell Brand left her on December 30, 2011,{{cite AV media|people=Cutforth, Dan; Lipsitz, Jane (directors);Perry, Katy (autobiographer)|date=July 5, 2012|title=Katy Perry: Part of Me|medium=Motion picture|location=United States; filmed in studios:Insurge Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Perry Productions et la.|publisher=Paramount Pictures}} she felt devastated and contemplated suicide.{{cite magazine|last=Diehl |first=Matt |title=Katy Perry's 'PRISM': The Billboard Cover Story |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5740580/katy-perrys-prism-the-billboard-cover-story |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 27, 2013 |date=September 27, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927154909/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5740580/katy-perrys-prism-the-billboard-cover-story |archive-date=September 27, 2013 }} Perry revealed to Vogue in June 2012 that she planned to record a "darker" album than her previous records. She stated: "It was inevitable, after what I went through. If I had a time machine and could go back in time, I would. But I can't, so, you'll discover another part of me."{{cite web|last=Fossi |first=Michele |title=The new cover with Katy Perry on L'Uomo Vogue |url=http://www.vogue.it/en/uomo-vogue/cover-story/2012/06/katy-perry-cover |website=Vogue |publisher=Advance Publications |date=June 22, 2012 |access-date=March 14, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125153211/http://www.vogue.it/en/uomo-vogue/cover-story/2012/06/katy-perry-cover |archive-date=January 25, 2014 }} To Interview, she mentioned that she aspired to include a more acoustic vibe to the record.

Perry also said that her music would be getting "real fucking dark" and "shoegazing", though also stated that her fans would be able to relate to it.{{Cite news|title=Katy Perry's New LP Will Be "F****** Dark" After Brand Split|url=https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/c34o8k/katy-perrys-new-lp-will-be-f-dark-after-brand-split|date=March 2, 2012|access-date=January 26, 2021|publisher=MTV}} "I imagine that maybe my next record would be a little bit more of an artistic venture," she said. "Not that I'm going to self-sabotage either and be like, 'I'm going to make a crazy record that nobody really understands.'"{{cite news|publisher=MTV News |date=March 5, 2012 |access-date=March 15, 2014 |title=Katy Perry Isn't Looking To Top Herself On Next Album |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1680452/katy-perry-third-album.jhtml |author=Garibaldi, Christina |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012005921/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1680452/katy-perry-third-album.jhtml |archive-date=October 12, 2013 }} That November, she later told Billboard about her plans for the album, saying she already envisioned several aspects of it. Perry told the magazine that she already had songs and ideas, and knew the type of record she would make next. She also said that although she had not started recording yet, she already knew how the artwork, coloring and tone of the album would turn out. Perry further detailed: "I have to let the music take shape first. I even know what type of tour I'm doing next. I'll be very pleased if the vision I have in my head becomes a reality. But I have to honor the music."{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard |access-date=March 15, 2014 |date=November 30, 2012 |last=Mitchell |first=Gail |title=Katy Perry Q&A: Billboard's Woman of the Year 2012 |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473939/katy-perry-qa-billboards-woman-of-the-year-2012?page=0%2C1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508091858/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473939/katy-perry-qa-billboards-woman-of-the-year-2012?page=0%2C1 |archive-date=May 8, 2013 }}

The development of Prism started when Perry was embarking on the California Dreams Tour. She began with a process she deemed "slow cooking", which consisted of recording random "fragments of ideas" into her mobile phone's dictaphone application. A member of Direct Management Group, Ngoc Hoang, then transcribed the audio files, which he inserted into what Perry described as a "treasure chest"; such object was consulted by Perry later on during the album's recording sessions. While Perry started recording the album officially in November 2012, accompanied by Greg Wells and Greg Kurstin, she noted she was still in a "dark place", and that she had not "let the light in". The sessions began again in March 2013, following a trip to Madagascar which Perry credited as having "put [her] priorities in perspective", thus leading her to "do more work on [her]self". Perry also viewed a video made by Eckhart Tolle, which discusses loss. She commented: "When you lose something, all your foundations crumble—but that also leaves a big hole that's open for something great to come through."

After feeling prepared to record again, she reunited with her team from Teenage Dream—Dr. Luke, Bonnie McKee, and Cirkut—in Perry's hometown of Santa Barbara, California, where they spent a month recording at Playback Recording Studio among others. After those sessions, she went to Stockholm, where she worked with Scandinavian record producer Max Martin, to do what Perry called "put[ting] the ice on the cake". She also recruited other collaborators, such as Norwegian team Stargate, Bloodshy, Benny Blanco, Jonatha Brooke and Sia. By April 2013, recording for the album was halfway complete, and Perry revealed to ASCAP how was working with such collaborators. She affirmed that Wells allowed her to "vomit words"; with Martin, she picked the melodies of the songs; Luke mostly helmed the production and she worked with "topline and melody". Perry described writing sessions with McKee as "emotional abuse", adding that they argue over the "best lyric", as if they were fighting in a boxing ring.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1558827/katy-perry-is-halfway-there-on-third-album-talks-new-songs-like-double-rainbow |title=Katy Perry Is Halfway There on Third Album, Talks New Songs Like 'Double Rainbow' |magazine=Billboard |access-date=March 15, 2014 |date=April 18, 2013 |first=Gallo |last=Phil |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327021904/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1558827/katy-perry-is-halfway-there-on-third-album-talks-new-songs-like-double-rainbow |archive-date=March 27, 2014 }} McKee, who wrote four songs for Prism, spoke with MTV on the effort, describing it as "a little bit more grown up" and "interesting".{{cite web|title=Katy Perry's 'Soulmate' Gives Details On 'More Mature' Album |last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1709867/katy-perry-bonnie-mckee-new-album.jhtml |date=July 2, 2013 |publisher=MTV News. Viacom |access-date=March 15, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140127163239/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1709867/katy-perry-bonnie-mckee-new-album.jhtml |archive-date=January 27, 2014 }}

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The album opens with "Roar", a midtempo synth-driven power pop track.{{cite web |url=http://idolator.com/6637662/katy-perry-roar-leak |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130812214541/http://idolator.com/6637662/katy-perry-roar-leak |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 12, 2013 |title=Katy Perry's "Roar" Leaks: Listen To The Foot-Stomping 'Prism' Anthem |first=Robbie |last=Daw |website=Idolator |date=August 10, 2013 }} Musically, it contains elements of arena rock and glam rock, while lyrically it is an empowerment anthem.{{cite web|last=Montgomery |first=James |title=Katy Perry's 'Roar:' The Power Of Positive Thinking |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1712162/katy-perry-roar-release.jhtml |publisher=MTV News. Viacom |date=August 12, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815053720/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1712162/katy-perry-roar-release.jhtml |archive-date=August 15, 2013 }} Comparisons were established between "Roar" and "Brave" by Sara Bareilles.{{cite news|last=Kennedy |first=Gerrick D. |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-listen-to-katy-perry-roar-20130811,0,3722661.story |title=Listen to Katy Perry's new single 'Roar' |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=August 11, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812125251/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-listen-to-katy-perry-roar-20130811%2C0%2C3722661.story |archive-date=August 12, 2013 }}{{cite magazine|last=Anderson |first=Kyle |url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2013/08/12/katy-perry-roar-sara-bareilles-brave/ |title=Katy Perry's 'Roar' sounds an awful lot like Sara Bareilles' 'Brave', says the Internet |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=August 12, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813013816/http://music-mix.ew.com/2013/08/12/katy-perry-roar-sara-bareilles-brave/ |archive-date=August 13, 2013 }}{{cite news|last=Pavlova |first=Victoria |title=Katy Perry And Sara Bareilles "Brave"-ly "Roar" In The Face of Plagiarism Speculation |newspaper=Contactmusic.com |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/article/katy-perry-roar-sara-bareilles-brave-similarity_3810877 |publisher=Contactmusic.com. Channel 4 |date=August 13, 2013 |access-date=June 7, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814112829/http://www.contactmusic.com/article/katy-perry-roar-sara-bareilles-brave-similarity_3810877 |archive-date=August 14, 2013 }} "Legendary Lovers", a bhangra-based song, deals with the concepts of karma and infinity. "Birthday" was described by Perry as her own attempt at "writing something Mariah Carey would have put on her first record". Musically, it is a "fluffy" pop song that is primarily styled in the genre of disco. "Walking on Air", the album's second promotional single, is an early 1990s-inspired deep house-Eurodance-disco song, inspired heavily by CeCe Peniston and Crystal Waters. It was produced by Klas Åhlund and Max Martin.{{cite news|last=Walker |first=John |title=Katy Perry's 'Walking on Air' Is An Orgasmic '90s House Throwback' |url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2013/09/30/katy-perry-walking-on-air/ |publisher=MTV News. Viacom |access-date=October 4, 2013 |date=September 30, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004220414/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2013/09/30/katy-perry-walking-on-air/ |archive-date=October 4, 2013 }}{{cite magazine|last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |title=Katy Perry Is 'Walking on Air': Hear The New 'PRISM' Track |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5740653/katy-perry-is-walking-on-air-hear-the-new-prism-track |access-date=October 4, 2013 |date=September 30, 2013 |magazine=Billboard |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004052947/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5740653/katy-perry-is-walking-on-air-hear-the-new-prism-track |archive-date=October 4, 2013 }} "Unconditionally", Perry's personal favorite song on the album and second official single, is a "soaring" power ballad with an "epic chorus".{{cite web |last=Sarkesian |first=Elijah |title=Katy Perry's 'Prism' – Exclusive Album Preview! |url=http://davidatlanta.com/2013/09/katy-perrys-prism-exclusive-album-preview/ |publisher=DavidAtlanta |access-date=September 17, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054626/http://davidatlanta.com/2013/09/katy-perrys-prism-exclusive-album-preview/ |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |df=mdy-all }} Jason Lipshutz from Billboard noted that the song includes a "woodblock percussion" as well as "a dramatic bass line" and deemed it the album's "most mature offering". Furthermore, he called it "an ode to love that looks past all flaws" and stated that the song acts as a "compellingly grounded predicate" to the title track from Teenage Dream. Perry herself described the song as a song about unconditional love that could come in all forms, including those from relationships, from parent-to-child, and from sibling-to-sibling.{{cite web|title=Katy Perry: Hanging with Stevie Nicks & Ariana Grande and Inspiration For "PRISM" - YouTube | date=October 14, 2013 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur7S2WOFHH4 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=October 14, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014213731/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur7S2WOFHH4 |archive-date=October 14, 2013 }}

"Dark Horse" is a song with ample influences of trap,{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2013/09/listen-katy-perry-goes-trap-with-juicy-j-on-dark-horse/ |title=Listen: Katy Perry goes trap with Juicy J on "Dark Horse" |publisher=Consequence of Sound |date=September 17, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921151619/https://consequence.net/2013/09/listen-katy-perry-goes-trap-with-juicy-j-on-dark-horse/ |archive-date=September 21, 2013 }} grime, hip hop,{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5695549/miley-cyrus-britney-spears-katy-perry-whose-new-song-is-best |title=Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears, Katy Perry: Whose New Song Is Best? |magazine=Billboard |date=September 17, 2013 |access-date=June 7, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922051500/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5695549/miley-cyrus-britney-spears-katy-perry-whose-new-song-is-best |archive-date=September 22, 2013 }} and "Southern rap-techno mashup" genres.{{cite news |url=http://entertainment.time.com/2013/09/06/katy-perry-previews-new-album-prism-at-nyc-event/ |title=Katy Perry Previews New Album 'Prism' at NYC Event |first=Mesfin |last=Fedaku |magazine=Time |date=September 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911082714/http://entertainment.time.com/2013/09/06/katy-perry-previews-new-album-prism-at-nyc-event/ |archive-date=September 11, 2013 |access-date=November 5, 2013 }} "This Is How We Do", produced by Max Martin and Klas Ahlund, was described as being the possible "song of summer" for 2014. Shirley Halperin from The Hollywood Reporter described "This Is How We Do" as "a sunny 80s throwback", while Edna Gundersen from USA Today described it as a "buoyant pop blast with hip-hop underpinnings" and praised the song's recurring refrain ("It's no big deal!").{{cite news|last=Gundersen |first=Edna |title=Katy Perry sheds light on 'Prism' at L.A. preview event |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/09/13/katy-perry-previews-prism-album-in-los-angeles/2812283/ |newspaper=USA Today |author-link=Edna Gundersen |date=September 13, 2013 |access-date=June 7, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140218235627/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/09/13/katy-perry-previews-prism-album-in-los-angeles/2812283/ |archive-date=February 18, 2014 }} James Montgomery from MTV News called the song a "cocksure, club-ready banger".{{cite news|last=Montgomery |first=James |title=Katy Perry Premieres Prism in New York: Here's Our Take! Perry previewed 10 new Prism songs in NYC, and MTV News was there! |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1713597/katy-perry-prism-album-review.jhtml |publisher=MTV News. Viacom |access-date=September 17, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918160831/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1713597/katy-perry-prism-album-review.jhtml |archive-date=September 18, 2013 }} With "Double Rainbow", produced by Greg Kustin and co-writer Sia, Perry was allowed to "dump pent-up emotions" and "get things off her chest".{{cite journal|last=Halperin |first=Shirley |title=Katy Perry Premieres 'Prism': 7 Things Learned at Her Invite-Only Listening Party |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/earshot/katy-perry-premieres-prism-7-629152 |journal=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=September 13, 2013 |date=September 13, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130916230503/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/earshot/katy-perry-premieres-prism-7-629152 |archive-date=September 16, 2013 }} The song was described as a "massive ballad". Lipshutz deemed it as a "breathy love track" with a "powerful chorus that explodes upon impact" with lyrics that include "One man's trash is another man's treasure / so if it's up to me, I'm gonna keep you forever". He added that "Kurstin brings the pop sensibility he's flashed with artists like Kelly Clarkson and P!nk, while Sia's presence connects this sleek, shimmering pop track to [her David Guetta collaboration] 'Titanium'". Elijah Sarkesian felt that "Some of Katy's finest vocals of the album are on this song".

Perry described "Love Me" as a song "about loving yourself the way you want to be loved". Gundersen called it "irresistibly catchy and energetic". The song was produced by Bloodshy. Sarkesian called it "an interesting mix – the lyrics are dark, but the music is very dance-centric. At the very least, it'll do well in clubs". Montgomery stated that "Love Me" and "International Smile" both "seem destined for the dance floors". The latter was inspired by Perry's friend Mia Moretti, and was compared to the songs on Perry's previous album. Lipshutz called it a "straightforward pop-rock offering" and described its guitar hook as "kicky", adding that the song also includes a "Melting Daft Punk-esque vocoder breakdown". Halperin stated that in the song, Perry sings the "hooky" line: "Please fasten your seat belts and make sure your champagne glasses are empty".

Halperin described "This Moment" and "Ghost" as "mid-tempo ballads that are closest in DNA to Perry's previous smashes". Perry stated that she was inspired to write "This Moment" after she heard the audio book of The Power of Now; the song's lyrics talk about "living in the present"; with Perry "add[ing] a romantic spin" to it. Gary Trust described "Ghost" as a "mesmerizing ballad",{{cite magazine|last=Trust |first=Gary |title=Katy Perry's Future 'Prism' Hits: Industry Picks |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5687255/katy-perrys-future-prism-hits-industry-picks |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 19, 2013 |date=September 9, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911205056/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5687255/katy-perrys-future-prism-hits-industry-picks |archive-date=September 11, 2013 }} while Gundersen described it as "powerful, dark, and haunting". Lipshutz felt that "Ghost" and "By the Grace of God" contain the album's "most somber moments". While talking about each Prism track, Perry mentioned that "By the Grace of God" was the first song she wrote and recorded for the album back in November 2012 while she was in her "dark" phase.{{cite web|last=Perry |first=Katy |title=Katy Perry - Prism (Albumplayer mit Interview) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCIVlrUWMn8 |publisher=YouTube |date=November 4, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106164914/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCIVlrUWMn8 |archive-date=January 6, 2014 }} Jody Rosen from Vulture described bonus track "Spiritual" as an inspirational song.{{cite web|last=Rosen |first=Judy |title=Music Review: Jody Rosen on Katy Perry's Prism |url=http://www.vulture.com/2013/10/music-review-jody-rosen-on-katy-perry-prism.html |publisher=Vulture |date=October 22, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102021207/http://www.vulture.com/2013/10/music-review-jody-rosen-on-katy-perry-prism.html |archive-date=January 2, 2014 }} Kevin Fallon of The Daily Beast described "It Takes Two" as a "sweeping ballad" which allowed Perry to "show off a full-throated belt that so many of her more bubbly tracks mask".{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/10/22/prism-review-katy-perry-perfects-the-pop-blockbuster.html |title='Prism' Review: Katy Perry Perfects the Pop Blockbuster |first=Kevin |last=Fallon |website=The Daily Beast |publisher=The Daily Beast Newsweek Publishing |date=October 22, 2013 |access-date=January 7, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230114759/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/10/22/prism-review-katy-perry-perfects-the-pop-blockbuster.html |archive-date=December 30, 2013 }} In "Choose Your Battles", Perry "pounds her chest and spews venom at the man she cannot understand".{{cite magazine|last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |title=Katy Perry's 'PRISM': Track-By-Track Review |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/5763162/katy-perrys-prism-track-by-track-review |magazine=Billboard |access-date=19 December 2013 |date=21 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219095623/http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/5763162/katy-perrys-prism-track-by-track-review |archive-date=February 19, 2014 }}

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On July 29, 2013, a golden truck driving in Los Angeles revealed the album's title as Prism and that it would be released on October 22, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5077575/katy-perry-announces-prism-album-with-golden-truck |title=Katy Perry Announces 'Prism' Album With Golden Truck |magazine=Billboard |date=July 29, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928093340/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5077575/katy-perry-announces-prism-album-with-golden-truck |archive-date=September 28, 2013 }} On August 9, the truck was hit by a drunk driver in Pennsylvania, but no injuries were reported.{{cite web|title=Katy Perry – Promotional Truck Hit By Drunk Driver |url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/08/09/katy-perry-truck-hit-drunk-driver-accident-pennsylvania-prism/ |publisher=TMZ. Time Warner |date=August 9, 2013 |access-date=August 29, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828101436/http://www.tmz.com/2013/08/09/katy-perry-truck-hit-drunk-driver-accident-pennsylvania-prism |archive-date=August 28, 2013 }} On August 20, Pepsi revealed a partnership with Perry, in which fans were given the opportunity to unlock song titles, lyrics, and snippets from Prism by tweeting the hashtag #KATYNOW. Additionally, Pepsi provided previews of the songs "Dark Horse" and "Walking on Air", and fans could vote for which song they wanted to have an early release on music platforms.{{cite magazine|last=Hampp |first=Andrew |title=Katy Perry Teams With Pepsi, MTV To Debut New 'Prism' Song |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/branding/5657804/katy-perry-teams-with-pepsi-mtv-to-debut-new-prism-song |magazine=Billboard |date=August 20, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130820171253/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/branding/5657804/katy-perry-teams-with-pepsi-mtv-to-debut-new-prism-song |archive-date=August 20, 2013 }} The former song was declared the winner and was released onto iTunes on September 17, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/949302/2013-vma-katy-perrys-dark-horse-inspiration.jhtml |title=2013 VMA: Katy Perry's 'Dark Horse' Inspiration |publisher=MTV. Viacom |date=August 25, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921075320/http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/949302/2013-vma-katy-perrys-dark-horse-inspiration.jhtml |archive-date=September 21, 2013 }}

Three listening parties for Prism were hosted: on September 5, 2013, one was hosted in New York, open exclusively to an audience of 100 industry insiders and journalists, where twelve tracks were played.{{cite magazine|last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |title=Katy Perry's 'Prism' Album Preview: 10 Things You Need To Know |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5687099/katy-perrys-prism-album-preview-10-things-you-need-to-know |access-date=September 6, 2013 |magazine=Billboard |date=September 6, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072407/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5687099/katy-perrys-prism-album-preview-10-things-you-need-to-know |archive-date=March 4, 2016 }} A second Prism listening party took place the next day in Atlanta, while a third took place September 12 in Los Angeles at the Hammer Museum.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} In a press release on August 20, 2013, Pepsi announced a partnership with Perry to promote her fourth studio album Prism: a social "tweet-to-unlock" voting program, encouraging fans to tweet the hashtag #KATYNOW in exchange for song titles and lyrics. The chosen tracks for the campaign were "Walking on Air" and "Dark Horse". After the samples were revealed, fans could vote for which one they wanted to have an early release on digital retailers.{{cite web|title=Pepsi And MTV Team Up With Global Superstar Katy Perry For Special Finale Performance From Undisclosed Location In Brooklyn During The 2013 'MTV Video Music Awards' |url=http://www.pepsico.com/PressRelease/Pepsi-And-MTV-Team-Up-With-Global-Superstar-Katy-Perry-For-Special-Finale-Perfor08202013.html |publisher=PepsiCo |access-date=December 17, 2013 |date=August 20, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216184104/http://www.pepsico.com/PressRelease/Pepsi-And-MTV-Team-Up-With-Global-Superstar-Katy-Perry-For-Special-Finale-Perfor08202013.html |archive-date=December 16, 2013 }}

The winner was "Dark Horse", which was released on September 17, 2013, on the iTunes Store, serving then as the album's first promotional single.{{cite web|author=Lee, Christina |title=Katy Perry Will Drop 'Dark Horse' (Featuring Juicy J) As Her Next 'Prism' Single |url=http://www.idolator.com/7480598/katy-perry-next-prism-single-dark-horse-juicy-j |publisher=Idolator. SpinMedia.|access-date=January 10, 2014 |date=August 26, 2013 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131203204732/http://www.idolator.com/7480598/katy-perry-next-prism-single-dark-horse-juicy-j |archive-date=December 3, 2013 }} It debuted at number 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and at number ten on the New Zealand Singles Chart.{{cite web|title=NZ Top 40 Singles Chart |url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2013-09-20 |publisher=New Zealand Music Chart |access-date=September 19, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103151034/http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=2355 |archive-date=January 3, 2014 }} Perry first performed "Dark Horse" three days later at the iHeartRadio Music Festival.{{cite web|title=Katy Perry - 2013 iHeartRadio Music Festival LIVE |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J-6aSzIfSg |via=YouTube |access-date=September 20, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017172226/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J-6aSzIfSg |archive-date=October 17, 2013 }} "Walking on Air" was released as the second promotional single on September 30.{{cite web|title="Walking on Air" out on iTunes |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/prism-deluxe-version/690928033 |publisher=iTunes Store |date=September 30, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204183559/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/prism-deluxe-version/id690928033 |archive-date=February 4, 2016 }} The song peaked at number 34 at Billboard Hot 100 and at number 80 in the United Kingdom.{{Cite magazine|title=Katy Perry|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/katy-perry/chart-history/hsi/|access-date=October 21, 2021|magazine=Billboard}}{{Cite web|title=Official Singles Chart Top 100 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20131027/7501/|access-date=October 21, 2021|publisher=Official Charts Company}}

Prism was released on October 18, 2013.{{cite news|last=Hill |first=Nick |title=Katy Perry Scores Billboard No.1 With 'Prism', Topping Miley Cyrus' Sales |newspaper=Contactmusic.com |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/article/katy-perry-billboard-no-1-prism-topping-miley-cyrus-sales_3929412 |date=October 31, 2013 |access-date=August 18, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140828223953/http://www.contactmusic.com/article/katy-perry-billboard-no-1-prism-topping-miley-cyrus-sales_3929412 |archive-date=August 28, 2014 }} Its album cover was unveiled on September 6, 2013, on a Jumbotron during Good Morning America, and was shot by American photographer Ryan McGinley.{{cite magazine|title=Katy Perry shows 'Prism' cover, announces 'Roar' contest on 'GMA' |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=November 4, 2013 |date=September 6, 2013 |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2013/09/06/katy-perry-prism-album-cover/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104233115/http://popwatch.ew.com/2013/09/06/katy-perry-prism-album-cover/ |archive-date=November 4, 2013 }} For the deluxe edition, 300,000 copies with an iridescent digipak package were printed, and came with the album's logo printed onto seed paper.{{cite journal|last=Danton |first=Eric R. |title=Katy Perry Streams 'Prism' Before Release |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/katy-perry-streams-prism-before-release-20131018 |journal=Rolling Stone |access-date=November 5, 2013 |date=October 18, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021043426/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/katy-perry-streams-prism-before-release-20131018 |archive-date=October 21, 2013 }}

{{See also|Prismatic World Tour}}

Perry began the Prismatic World Tour on May 7, 2014, at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The first leg of the tour also featured performances in Scotland and England that month.{{cite web|url=http://www.reveal.co.uk/showbiz-celeb-gossip/news/a531850/katy-perry-announces-uk-dates-for-prismatic-world-tour-2014.html |title=Katy Perry announces UK dates for Prismatic World Tour 2014 |date=November 18, 2013 |publisher=reveal.co.uk |first=Lara |last=Martin |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131121034317/http://www.reveal.co.uk/showbiz-celeb-gossip/news/a531850/katy-perry-announces-uk-dates-for-prismatic-world-tour-2014.html |archive-date=November 21, 2013 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/132915/First-Stop-UK-Katy-Perry-Announces-Prismatic-Arena-Tour-Dates |title='First Stop UK!': Katy Perry Announces 'Prismatic' Arena Tour Dates |website=Entertainment Wise |date=November 18, 2013 |first=Shaun |last=Kitchener |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131119121155/http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/132915/First-Stop-UK-Katy-Perry-Announces-Prismatic-Arena-Tour-Dates |archive-date=November 19, 2013 }} The second leg was announced on January 15, 2014, consisting of concerts in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The leg ran from June to October 2014.{{cite web |last=Perry |first=Katy |title=PRISMATIC WORLD TOUR – NORTH AMERICAN DATES ANNOUNCED! |url=http://www.katyperry.com/news/prismatic-world-tour-north-american-dates-announced/?home=true |publisher=katyperry.com |access-date=January 15, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116120728/http://www.katyperry.com/news/prismatic-world-tour-north-american-dates-announced/?home=true |archive-date=January 16, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}

"Roar" was serviced to mainstream radio stations on August 10, 2013, as the album's lead single, and its digital release followed two days later.{{cite magazine|last=Caulfield |first=Keith |title=Katy Perry's 'Roar' Arrives Early: Listen |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5645570/katy-perrys-roar-arrives-early-listen |magazine=Billboard |access-date=November 5, 2013 |date=August 10, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140620112642/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5645570/katy-perrys-roar-arrives-early-listen |archive-date=June 20, 2014 }} It received mixed-to-positive commentary from music critics, who commended its "easy" and "poppy" beat, while some were ambivalent towards its clichéd lyrics.{{cite magazine|last=Coleman |first=Miriam |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/katy-perry-drops-new-song-roar-20130811 |title=Katy Perry Drops New Song, 'Roar' |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=August 11, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812112437/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/katy-perry-drops-new-song-roar-20130811 |archive-date=August 12, 2013 }}{{cite magazine|last=Hampp |first=Andrew |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/5645969/katy-perry-roar-track-review |title=Katy Perry, 'Roar: Track Review |magazine=Billboard |date=August 12, 2013 |access-date=August 13, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814235701/http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/5645969/katy-perry-roar-track-review |archive-date=August 14, 2013 }} Commercially, it was a success, topping the Billboard Hot 100 and charts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.{{cite magazine|title=Katy Perry - chart history |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/305595/katy-perry/chart |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 17, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222230608/http://www.billboard.com/artist/305595/katy-perry/chart |archive-date=December 22, 2013 }} It became Australia's best performing song of 2013 with 560,000 copies sold by the end of the year and spending 9 weeks atop the nation's charts.{{cite web |last1=Adams |first1=Cameron |title=ARIA album charts: Pink and Katy Perry score highest sellers in Australia in 2013 |url=http://www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/aria-album-charts-pink-and-katy-perry-score-highest-sellers-in-australia-in-2013/story-fnhiy8bj-1226796832354 |access-date=October 30, 2017 |date=January 7, 2014 |publisher=Perth Now |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107020858/http://www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/aria-album-charts-pink-and-katy-perry-score-highest-sellers-in-australia-in-2013/story-fnhiy8bj-1226796832354 |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |df=mdy-all }} The song was nominated for the Song of the Year and the Best Pop Solo Performance awards at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards.{{cite web|title=Exploring The Song Of The Year Nominees |url=http://www.grammy.com/news/exploring-the-song-of-the-year-nominees |date=December 9, 2013 |access-date=December 17, 2013 |publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212211434/http://www.grammy.com/news/exploring-the-song-of-the-year-nominees |archive-date=December 12, 2013 }}{{cite web|title=Exploring The Pop Field Nominees |url=http://www.grammy.com/news/exploring-the-pop-field-nominees-0 |publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |access-date=December 18, 2013 |date=December 16, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217031151/http://www.grammy.com/news/exploring-the-pop-field-nominees-0 |archive-date=December 17, 2013 }}

"Unconditionally" was released as the album's second single on October 16, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.fuse.tv/2013/10/katy-perry-unconditionally |title=Listen: Katy Perry Wails on New Single 'Unconditionally' |first=Jeff |last=Benjamin |website=Fuse |publisher=The Madison Square Garden Company |date=October 16, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017063219/http://www.fuse.tv/2013/10/katy-perry-unconditionally |archive-date=October 17, 2013 }} It received generally favorable reviews from critics, who praised it for being "soaring" and "effortless".{{cite web|last=Copsey|first=Robert|title=Katy Perry 'Unconditionally' single review: Soaring, effortless ballad|publisher=Digital Spy. Hearst Corporation|date=December 5, 2013}} A lyric video for the song was released two days after its debut,{{cite web|last=Perry |first=Katy |title=Unconditionally (Lyric Video) |date=October 18, 2013 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHimjVYsd6I |publisher=YouTube |access-date=October 18, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019001249/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHimjVYsd6I |archive-date=October 19, 2013 }} and its official music video was released on November 19, 2013.{{cite news|last=Montgomery |first=James |title=Katy Perry's 'Unconditionally' Video |newspaper=MTV News |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1717761/katy-perry-unconditionally-video-premiere.jhtml |publisher=MTV News. Viacom |access-date=November 19, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131120022937/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1717761/katy-perry-unconditionally-video-premiere.jhtml |archive-date=November 20, 2013 }} To promote the single, Perry has performed on various occasions, including a geisha-themed performance of it on the American Music Awards of 2013, which attracted negative press, controversy and accusations of cultural appropriation.{{cite news|last=Talbott |first=Chris |title=Katy Perry Kicks off AMAs With Beautiful Moment |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/katy-perry-miley-cyrus-book-end-amas-20995268 |publisher=ABC News. The Walt Disney Company |date=November 24, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131125054004/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/katy-perry-miley-cyrus-book-end-amas-20995268 |archive-date=November 25, 2013 }}{{cite magazine|last=Gibson |first=Megan |title=American Music Awards: Katy Perry Performance, Racist or Not? |url=https://entertainment.time.com/2013/11/25/how-offensive-was-katy-perrys-ama-performance/ |magazine=Time |access-date=November 30, 2013 |date=November 25, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129212613/http://entertainment.time.com/2013/11/25/how-offensive-was-katy-perrys-ama-performance/ |archive-date=November 29, 2013 }} "Unconditionally" has peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has charted moderately worldwide, reaching the top 30 in the single charts of Canada and Germany and the Top 10 in Italy.{{cite web|url=http://italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Katy+Perry&titel=Unconditionally&cat=s|title=italiancharts.com - Katy Perry - Unconditionally|publisher=Italian charts|access-date=July 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140425170235/http://italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Katy+Perry&titel=Unconditionally&cat=s|archive-date=April 25, 2014|url-status=live}}

"Dark Horse" was released on December 17, 2013, as the album's third official single.{{cite web |url=http://daily.plaympe.com/katy-perry-feat-juicy-j-dark-horse-2/ |title=Katy Perry feat. Juicy J – Dark Horse |publisher=Play MPE. Destiny Media Technologies |date=December 17, 2013 |access-date=December 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219063251/http://daily.plaympe.com/katy-perry-feat-juicy-j-dark-horse-2/ |archive-date=December 19, 2013}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/5819941/katy-perry-rides-in-on-a-dark-horse-her-aptly-titled-unexpected |title=Katy Perry Rides In On A 'Dark Horse,' Her Aptly Titled, Unexpected Hit (Updated) |magazine=Billboard |date=December 9, 2013 |access-date=December 18, 2013 |last=Trust |first=Gary |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111132238/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/5819941/katy-perry-rides-in-on-a-dark-horse-her-aptly-titled-unexpected |archive-date=November 11, 2016 }} It had previously been released as the album's first promotional single exactly three months prior to its single release. The following week, the song leaped to number four due to topping the Hot Digital Songs, selling 243,000 copies. With "Dark Horse" topping the Hot Digital Songs chart, it became Perry's 10th digital number-one single.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5869748/frozen-chills-for-second-week-at-no-1-on-billboard-200 |title='Frozen' Chills For Second Week At No. 1 On Billboard 200 |first=Keith |last=Caulfield |magazine=Billboard |date=January 15, 2014 |access-date=January 15, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117160222/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5869748/frozen-chills-for-second-week-at-no-1-on-billboard-200 |archive-date=January 17, 2014 }}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5869763/pitbull-kesha-timber-remains-atop-hot-100 |title=Pitbull and Ke$ha's 'Timber' Remains Atop Hot 100 |first=Gary |last=Trust |magazine=Billboard |date=January 15, 2014 |access-date=January 15, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117160229/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5869763/pitbull-kesha-timber-remains-atop-hot-100 |archive-date=January 17, 2014 }} The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart on January 29, 2014, becoming Perry's 9th number one single in the United States.{{cite magazine|title=Katy Perry's 'Dark Horse' Gallops to No. 1 On Hot 100 |last=Trust |first=Gary |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5885830/katy-perry-dark-horse-hot-100-no-1 |magazine=Billboard |date=January 29, 2014 |access-date=January 30, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131082410/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5885830/katy-perry-dark-horse-hot-100-no-1 |archive-date=January 31, 2014 }} It was nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.{{cite news|last1=Moraski |first1=Lauren |title=Grammy Awards 2015 nominations announced |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/grammy-awards-2015-nominations-announced/ |access-date=December 6, 2014 |publisher=CBS News |date=December 5, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205170353/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/grammy-awards-2015-nominations-announced/ |archive-date=December 5, 2014 }}

On April 3, 2014, "Birthday" was announced as the album's fourth official single. It debuted at number 91 on the Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6055524/pharrell-williams-tops-hot-100-ed-sheeran-blasts-in-at-no-15 |title=Pharrell Williams Tops Hot 100; Ed Sheeran Blasts In at No. 15 |access-date=April 16, 2014 |date=April 16, 2014 |first=Gary |last=Trust |magazine=Billboard |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418201239/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6055524/pharrell-williams-tops-hot-100-ed-sheeran-blasts-in-at-no-15 |archive-date=April 18, 2014 }} and impacted mainstream radio in the U.S. on April 21, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691 |title=FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Nielsen Ratings, Music News and more! |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628011329/http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=16691 |archive-date=June 28, 2014 }}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/chart-alert/6042266/pharrell-williams-leads-hot-100-john-legend-gains-at-no-2 |title=Pharrell Williams Leads Hot 100, John Legend Gains At No. 2 |magazine=Billboard |date=April 9, 2014 |access-date=April 10, 2014 |author=Trust, Gary |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411230757/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/chart-alert/6042266/pharrell-williams-leads-hot-100-john-legend-gains-at-no-2 |archive-date=April 11, 2014 }} This single peaked at number 17 in the US, becoming her 15th song to reach the top 20 in the nation.

"This Is How We Do" served as the fifth official single from the album. A lyric video of the song was released on July 24, 2014.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/6185609/katy-perry-this-is-how-we-do-lyric-video |magazine=Billboard |title=Katy Perry Releases Lyric Video For New Single 'This Is How We Do' |date=24 July 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727081430/http://www.billboard.com/articles/6185609/katy-perry-this-is-how-we-do-lyric-video |archive-date=July 27, 2014 }} One week later, its official music video premiered and the track was sent to French radio on the same day.{{Cite web|url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Katy-Perry/news-92921.html|title=Clip de 'This Is How We Do' : Katy Perry rend hommage à la culture pop !|publisher=Pure Charts in France|language=fr|first=Jonathan|last=Hamard|date=July 31, 2014|access-date=July 23, 2021}} The song debuted at number 88 on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 9, 2014, and peaked at number 24.

According to PopDust and Charts in France, "Legendary Lovers" was set to be released as a single, however its release was cancelled to unknown reasons.{{Cite web|url=https://www.popdust.com/katy-perry-confirms-that-legendary-lovers-will-be-released-as-a-single-1889853017.html|title=Katy Perry Confirms That 'Legendary Lovers' Will Be Released As a Single This Year|website=PopDust.com|date=March 26, 2014|access-date=July 23, 2021|archive-date=July 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723214101/https://www.popdust.com/katy-perry-confirms-that-legendary-lovers-will-be-released-as-a-single-1889853017.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Katy-Perry/news-90937.html|title=Katy Perry promet d'exploiter le titre "Legendary Lovers" cette année|publisher=Pure Charts in France|language=fr|date=March 7, 2014|first=Jonathan|last=Hamard|access-date=July 23, 2021}} However, the song received unofficial airplay in France.{{cite web|url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Katy-Perry/news-94552.html|title=Katy Perry : "Legendary Lovers" testé en France... avant un lancement international?|publisher=Pure Charts in France|language=fr|date=November 19, 2014|first=Jonathan|last=Hamard|access-date=July 23, 2021}} Additionally track's producer Max Martin hinted possible remix release featuring Canadian rapper and singer Drake.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1967792/katy-perry-drake-legendary-lovers-remix/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020031927/http://www.mtv.com/news/1967792/katy-perry-drake-legendary-lovers-remix/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 20, 2014|title=Did Max Martin Just Accidentally Reveal A Katy Perry And Drake Collaboration?|publisher=MTV|first=Caitlin|last=White|date=October 17, 2014|access-date=July 23, 2021}}

{{Album ratings

| ADM = 5.8/10{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/5937/Katy-Perry-Prism.aspx|title=Prism by Katy Perry reviews|publisher=AnyDecentMusic?|access-date=March 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226151958/http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/5937/Katy-Perry-Prism.aspx|archive-date=February 26, 2018|url-status=live}}

| MC = 61/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/prism/katy-perry |title=Prism Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic |publisher=Metacritic. CBS Interactive |access-date=November 15, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209172300/http://www.metacritic.com/music/prism/katy-perry |archive-date=December 9, 2013 }}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/prism-mw0002577862 |title=Prism— Katy Perry |first=Stephen Thomas |last=Erlewine |publisher=AllMusic |date=September 4, 2020 |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024001157/http://www.allmusic.com/album/prism-mw0002577862 |archive-date=October 24, 2013 }}

| rev2 = The A.V. Club

| rev2Score = C+

| rev3 = Chicago Tribune

| rev3Score = {{Rating|2|4}}{{cite news|last=Kot |first=Greg |author-link=Greg Kot |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-10-20/entertainment/chi-kate-perry-prism-review-20131020_1_katy-perry-russell-brand-album-review |title=Kate Perry, 'Prism' album review |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=October 20, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125230556/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-10-20/entertainment/chi-kate-perry-prism-review-20131020_1_katy-perry-russell-brand-album-review |archive-date=January 25, 2014 }}

| rev4 = Consequence of Sound

| rev4Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2013/10/album-review-katy-perry-prism/ |title=Album Review: Katy Perry – Prism |publisher=Consequence of Sound |date=October 21, 2013 |access-date=January 5, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210155350/https://consequence.net/2013/10/album-review-katy-perry-prism/ |archive-date=February 10, 2014 }}

| rev5 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev5Score = B+{{cite magazine|last=Catucci |first=Nick |title=Prism review |url=https://ew.com/article/2014/01/08/prism-review/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=October 17, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018084603/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C20746141%2C00.html |archive-date=October 18, 2014 }}

| rev6 = The Guardian

| rev6Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|last=Petridis |first=Alexis |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/17/katy-perry-prism-review |title=Katy Perry: Prism |website=The Guardian |date=October 10, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202014256/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/17/katy-perry-prism-review |archive-date=December 2, 2016 }}

| rev7 = Los Angeles Times

| rev7Score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite news|last=Roberts |first=Randall |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-katy-perry-prism-review-20131022,0,6156766.story |title=Review: Hits pack Katy Perry's 'Prism' |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=October 22, 2013 |access-date=October 22, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125034828/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-katy-perry-prism-review-20131022%2C0%2C6156766.story |archive-date=January 25, 2014 }}

| rev8 = Rolling Stone

| rev8Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Dolan |first=Jon |title=Katy Perry 'Prism' Review |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/prism-20131016 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=October 17, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409165951/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/prism-20131016 |archive-date=April 9, 2016 }}

| rev9 = Slant Magazine

| rev9Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|last=Cinquemani |first=Sal |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/katy-perry-prism |title=Katy Perry: Prism |website=Slant Magazine |date=October 18, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125115444/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/katy-perry-prism |archive-date=January 25, 2014 }}

| rev10 = Spin

| rev10Score = 5/10{{cite journal|last=Harvilla |first=Rob |url=https://www.spin.com/2013/10/katy-perry-prism-capitol/ |title=Katy Perry, 'Prism' Review |journal=Spin |date=September 17, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125021650/https://www.spin.com/2013/10/katy-perry-prism-capitol/ |archive-date=January 25, 2014 }}

}}

Upon release, Prism received generally favorable reviews from music critics. Jon Dolan from Rolling Stone gave the album three out of five stars, writing that "Perry and her longtime collaborators Dr. Luke and Max Martin often go for a darker, moodier intimacy à la high-end Swedish divas Robyn and Lykke Li. Perry has always done a great job of letting us know she's in on the joke of pop stardom. Sadly, she doesn't always bring that same sense of humor and self-awareness to the joke of pop-star introspection. The album's raft of ripe-lotus ballads is larded with Alanis-ian poesy she can't pull off". Nick Catucci from Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B+ and stated that "Katy's superpower, now more than ever, is minting songs so relatable that their insights quickly scale up to inspirational..... Now she grasps that she's making the mainstream, not just swimming in it".

Helen Brown from The Daily Telegraph gave the album five out of five stars, stating Perry "sounds like a woman, and an artist, who's finally found herself" and praised the "vulnerability" of the album.{{cite news|last=Brown |first=Helen |title=Katy Perry, Prism, review |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopreviews/10386191/Katy-Perry-Prism-review.html |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=October 17, 2013 |location=London |date=October 17, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140126035023/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopreviews/10386191/Katy-Perry-Prism-review.html |archive-date=January 26, 2014 }} Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic, Alexis Petridis from The Guardian, and Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine all also gave the album three out of five stars. Erlewine dubbed Prism "a tighter, cleaner record than its predecessors". Petridis called it "Katy Perry's most spiritual album to date". Mesfin Fekadu from ABC News deemed the tracks "likable", but felt the album lacked "some of the fiery fierceness and excitement that dominated Teenage Dream".{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/m/story?id=20636044 |last=Fekadu |first=Mesfin |title=Music Review: Katy Perry Plays It Safe on 'Prism' |publisher=ABC News. The Walt Disney Company |date=October 21, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125180258/https://abcnews.go.com/m/story?id=20636044 |archive-date=January 25, 2014 }} James Reed from The Boston Globe felt Perry "always seemed like the pop star who knows precisely what she does best" and called the album "an unabashedly fun listen".{{cite news|last=Reed |first=James |title=Katy Perry shows many colors on 'Prism' |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2013/10/20/perry-shows-many-colors-prism/fIMiSxHkP3V3r4yN5Z8r4H/story.html |newspaper=Boston Globe |publisher=John W. Henry |date=October 21, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125095113/http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2013/10/20/perry-shows-many-colors-prism/fIMiSxHkP3V3r4yN5Z8r4H/story.html |archive-date=January 25, 2014 }} Chris Bosman from Consequence of Sound gave the album three and a half out of five stars, calling Perry "a champion of choruses". Greg Kot from Chicago Tribune gave the album 2 out of 4 stars, commenting "Though not exactly spiritual, Prism does come off as a more serious—if no less formulaic—album than its predecessor". Marah Eakin from The A.V. Club gave the album a C+, commenting "A lot of Prism is simply forgettable", though praised the tracks "Roar", "Birthday", and "This Is How We Do".{{cite web|last=Eakin |first=Marah |url=https://www.avclub.com/katy-perry-prism-1798178398 |title=Katy Perry: Prism |publisher=The A.V. Club |date=October 18, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023060527/http://www.avclub.com/articles/katy-perry-prism%2C104560/ |archive-date=October 23, 2013 }} Rob Harvilla from Spin gave the album a 5/10 rating, and felt some of the material was not "all that desirable".

Elysa Gardner from USA Today gave the album a 3/4 rating and found the album to be "genuine and endearing".{{cite news|last=Gardner |first=Elysa |title=Review: Katy Perry's 'Prism' honors spirit and flesh |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/10/18/katy-perry-prism-album-review-listen-up/2978993/ |newspaper=USA Today |date=October 21, 2013 |access-date=November 13, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023111739/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/10/18/katy-perry-prism-album-review-listen-up/2978993/ |archive-date=October 23, 2013 }} Trent Wolbe from The Verge gave an overall 4/4 rating and praised Perry's ability to "wrapping hyper-specific emotions into a new format that everyone can relate to". He particularly praised the tracks "International Smile" and "Birthday", declaring the chorus of "Birthday" to be "fucking perfect".{{cite news|last=Wolbe |first=Trent |title=Get real: Katy Perry lets go of the teenage dream with 'Prism' |url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/10/23/4877672/get-real-katy-perry-lets-go-of-the-teenage-dream-with-prism |work=The Verge |access-date=October 23, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023174943/http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/23/4877672/get-real-katy-perry-lets-go-of-the-teenage-dream-with-prism |archive-date=October 23, 2013 }} Jody Rosen from Vulture was disappointed with every track on the album except for "Roar". Randall Roberts of Los Angeles Times gave the album a 3/4 rating, calling it "a shimmering, dynamic, heavy-duty modern pop album". At the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, Prism was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album, but lost against Sam Smith's In the Lonely Hour.{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2014-12-05/sam-smith-snags-three-grammy-nominations-so-far/?xrs=MUS_10am |title=Sam Smith Snags 5 GRAMMY Noms So Far Including Record Of The Year. See Who Else Scored Nominations |first=Alexa |last=Tietjen |date=December 5, 2014 |access-date=December 5, 2014 |publisher=VH1. Viacom] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207071344/http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2014-12-05/sam-smith-snags-three-grammy-nominations-so-far/?xrs=MUS_10am |archive-date=December 7, 2014 }}

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Prism made its official debut in Ireland, where it charted atop the charts. In the United States, the album opened at the top spot on the US Billboard 200, becoming her second consecutive number one album in the country. The album sold 286,000 copies in its first week. Prism acquired the largest first week sum by a female artist for 2013, surpassing Miley Cyrus' Bangerz (270,000 copies). However, this feat was surpassed by Beyoncé's self-titled fifth album, Beyoncé (617,213 digital copies), released in December 2013.{{cite web|last=Ramsay |first=Jennifer |title=BEYONCÉ Shatters iTunes Store Records With 828,773 Albums Sold in Just Three Days |url=https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2013/12/16BEYONC-Shatters-iTunes-Store-Records-With-Over-828-773-Albums-Sold-in-Just-Three-Days.html |publisher=Apple |access-date=December 16, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216210459/http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2013/12/16BEYONC-Shatters-iTunes-Store-Records-With-Over-828-773-Albums-Sold-in-Just-Three-Days.html |archive-date=December 16, 2013 }}{{cite magazine|last=Caulfield |first=Keith |title=Beyoncé Breaks U.S. iTunes Sales Record, Sells 617,000 in Three Days |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5839818/beyonce-breaks-us-itunes-sales-record-sells-617000-in-three-days |access-date=December 16, 2013 |magazine=Billboard |date=December 16, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218220057/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5839818/beyonce-breaks-us-itunes-sales-record-sells-617000-in-three-days |archive-date=December 18, 2013 }} At the time of its release Prism had the fourth highest first week sales of the year for a pop record, trailing behind Daft Punk's May 2013 album Random Access Memories, which sold 339,000 copies and Justin Timberlake's The 20/20 Experience which debuted to 968,000 copies and its follow-up The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2 which debuted to just 350,000 copies. The first week sales also marks Perry's highest weekly sales, with her previous album Teenage Dream selling 192,000 copies in its first week in August 2010. Prism has the highest first week sales for a female pop artist since Madonna's twelfth studio album, MDNA.{{cite magazine|last=Caulfield |first=Keith |title=Katy Perry's 'PRISM' Shines at No. 1 on Billboard 200 |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5770710/katy-perrys-prism-shines-at-no-1-on-billboard-200 |magazine=Billboard |date=October 30, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101190513/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5770710/katy-perrys-prism-shines-at-no-1-on-billboard-200 |archive-date=November 1, 2013 }} Prism sold 92,000 copies during its second week of availability, falling to number two on the Billboard 200. This represented the smallest sales dip for a number one album in the United States since the August 2013 release of The Civil Wars.{{cite magazine|last=Caulfield |first=Keith |title=Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5778250/arcade-fires-reflektor-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-200 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=November 9, 2013 |date=November 6, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109012434/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5778250/arcade-fires-reflektor-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-200 |archive-date=November 9, 2013 }} Prism spent 17 weeks in the top-ten on the chart.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/305595/Katy+Perry/chart?f=305 |title=Katy Perry Chart History |first=none |last=none |magazine=Billboard |date=February 25, 2014 |access-date=February 25, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125202505/http://www.billboard.com/artist/305595/Katy%20Perry/chart?f=305 |archive-date=January 25, 2014 }} The album has been certified quintuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold 1.74 million copies in the United States as of August 2020.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9441173/katy-perry-career-bests-american-idol|title=Ask Billboard: Katy Perry's Career Bests, From 'One of the Boys' to 'Smile,' & Every Hot 100 'Idol' Top 10|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=August 28, 2020|access-date=August 31, 2020}} In June 2014, Billboard announced its Mid Year Top 20 Best-selling albums with Prism coming in at number 9 with sales of 453,000 in 2014 alone. Pharrell Williams and Perry were the only two people in to have an album and a single in the Mid Year Top 10 charts.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6143254/frozen-pharrell-williams-lead-mid-year-soundscan-charts-2014 |title='Frozen,' Pharrell Williams Lead Mid-Year SoundScan Charts |first=Keith |last=Caulfield |magazine=Billboard |date=June 29, 2014 |access-date=July 21, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140803165057/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6143254/frozen-pharrell-williams-lead-mid-year-soundscan-charts-2014 |archive-date=August 3, 2014 }} In February 2015, following Perry's performance at the Super Bowl XLIX halftime show, sales for the album increased by 85% and the album rebounded back into the Top 50.{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard |access-date=February 10, 2015 |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6465492/george-ezra-wanted-debut-top-20 |title=Billboard 200 Chart Moves: George Ezra's 'Wanted' Debuts in Top 20 |first=Caulfield |last=Keith |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209074808/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6465492/george-ezra-wanted-debut-top-20 |archive-date=February 9, 2015 }}

In New Zealand, the album became Perry's second consecutive number one album, and was certified gold by Recorded Music NZ, selling over 7,500 copies in its first week sales.{{cite web|title=NZ Top 40 Albums Chart |url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2013-11-01 |publisher=New Zealand Music Chart |date=November 3, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103224412/http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=2309 |archive-date=November 3, 2013 }} Prism opened atop the ARIA Album Charts, giving the singer her second number-one album in Australia after Teenage Dream. It was the nation's 688th album to top its charts overall and 342nd to enter at the summit.{{cite web|last1=Ryan|first1=Gavin|title=ARIA Albums: Katy Perry Prism Debuts At Number One|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/aria-albums-katy-perry-prism-debuts-at-number-one-20131102|publisher=Noise11|date=November 2, 2013|access-date=December 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206161838/http://www.noise11.com/news/aria-albums-katy-perry-prism-debuts-at-number-one-20131102|archive-date=December 6, 2013|url-status=live}} The record received a Platinum certification from the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) during its second week of release,{{cite web|title=ARIA Albums Chart|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/albums|archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1384108788RKTUHQFJXN?url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/albums|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 10, 2013|publisher=ARIA Charts|date=November 10, 2013}} and became the country's second highest-selling album of the year behind Pink's The Truth About Love with 179,000 copies sold by the end of 2013.

In Europe, the album was a moderate success. In Switzerland, the album debuted at two, just behind James Blunt's Moon Landing and was certified Gold shortly after. In Austria, the album debuted at number three and was certified Gold in its first week, achieving Platinum certification a month later. In France, Prism debuted in the Top 10, spending a dozen weeks in the Top 40, and has sold over 130,000 copies according to SNEP.{{cite web|url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Katy-Perry/Prism-a118960369.html |title=Katy Perry- PRISM |website=Pure Charts by Charts in France |language=fr |access-date=February 12, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223101938/http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Katy-Perry/Prism-a118960369.html |archive-date=February 23, 2014 }} In the United Kingdom, it peaked at the top of the charts, where it was certified Platinum and went on to sell 433,000 copies by February 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/katy-perrys-biggest-songs-and-albums-revealed__18136/ |title=Katy Perry's Official biggest hits in the UK revealed |last=Copsey |first=Rob |date=February 8, 2017 |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=February 8, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211081048/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/katy-perrys-biggest-songs-and-albums-revealed__18136/ |archive-date=February 11, 2017 }} In The Netherlands and Denmark, the album debuted and peaked at number four. As of August 2016, Prism has sold 4.5 million copies worldwide.{{cite web|last=Ruelle|first=Yohann|title=Katy Perry: un nouvel album différent? "Je veux prendre des risques"|url=https://www.chartsinfrance.net/Katy-Perry/news-102326.html|access-date=19 March 2025|language=fr|date=21 August 2016|publisher=Pure Charts|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503180941/https://www.chartsinfrance.net/Katy-Perry/news-102326.html|archive-date=3 May 2017|url-status=live}}

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Prism.{{cite AV media notes|title=Prism|others=Katy Perry|year=2013|publisher=Capitol Records|location=United States}}

{{track listing

| headline = Prism {{nobold|– Standard edition}}

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 48:39

| title_width=30%

| writing_width=45%

| extra_width=25%

| title1 = Roar

| writer1 = {{flatlist|

• Katy Perry
• Lukasz Gottwald
• Max Martin
• Bonnie McKee
• Henry Walter

}}

| extra1 = {{flatlist|

• Dr. Luke
• Martin
• Cirkut

}}

| length1 = 3:43

| title2 = Legendary Lovers

| writer2 = {{flatlist|

• Perry
• Gottwald
• Martin
• McKee
• Walter

}}

| extra2 = {{flatlist|

• Dr. Luke
• Martin
• Cirkut

}}

| length2 = 3:44

| title3 = Birthday

| writer3 = {{flatlist|

• Perry
• Gottwald
• Martin
• McKee
• Walter

}}

| extra3 = {{flatlist|

• Dr. Luke
• Martin
• Cirkut

}}

| length3 = 3:35

| title4 = Walking on Air

| writer4 = {{flatlist|

• Perry
• Klas Åhlund
• Martin
• Adam Baptiste
• Camela Leierth

}}

| extra4 = {{flatlist|

• Åhlund
• Martin

}}

| length4 = 3:42

| title5 = Unconditionally

| writer5 = {{flatlist|

• Perry
• Gottwald
• Martin
• Walter

}}

| extra5 = {{flatlist|

• Dr. Luke
• Martin
• Cirkut

}}

| length5 = 3:48

| title6 = Dark Horse

| note6 = featuring Juicy J

| writer6 = {{flatlist|

• Perry
• Jordan Houston
• Gottwald
• Sarah Theresa Hudson
• Martin
• Walter

}}

| extra6 = {{flatlist|

• Dr. Luke
• Martin
• Cirkut

}}

| length6 = 3:35

| title7 = This Is How We Do

| writer7 = {{flatlist|

• Perry
• Åhlund
• Martin

}}

| extra7 = {{flatlist|

• Åhlund
• Martin

}}

| length7 = 3:24

| title8 = International Smile

| writer8 = {{flatlist|

• Perry
• Gottwald
• Martin
• Walter

}}

| extra8 = {{flatlist|

• Dr. Luke
• Martin
• Cirkut

}}

| length8 = 3:47

| title9 = Ghost

| writer9 = {{flatlist|

• Perry
• Gottwald
• Martin
• McKee
• Walter

}}

| extra9 = {{flatlist|

• Dr. Luke
• Martin
• Cirkut

}}

| length9 = 3:23

| title10 = Love Me

| writer10 = {{flatlist|

• Perry
• Martin
• Christian "Bloodshy" Karlsson
• Vincent Pontare
• Magnus Lidehäll

}}

| extra10 = Bloodshy

| length10 = 3:52

| title11 = This Moment

| writer11 = {{flatlist|

• Perry
• Tor Erik Hermansen
• Mikkel Storleer Eriksen
• Benjamin Levin

}}

| extra11 = {{flatlist|

• Stargate
• Benny Blanco

}}

| length11 = 3:46

| title12 = Double Rainbow

| writer12 = {{flatlist|

• Perry
• Sia Furler
• Greg Kurstin

}}

| extra12 = Kurstin

| length12 = 3:51

| title13 = By the Grace of God

| writer13 = {{flatlist|

• Perry
• Greg Wells

}}

| extra13 = {{flatlist|

• Wells
• Perry

}}

| length13 = 4:27

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Prism {{nobold|– Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)}}{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/prism-deluxe/690928033 |title=iTunes – Music – PRISM (Deluxe) by Katy Perry |publisher=iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. |date=October 22, 2013 |access-date=October 20, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020001459/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/prism-deluxe/id690928033 |archive-date=October 20, 2013 }}

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 61:35

| title_width=30%

| writing_width=45%

| extra_width=25%

| title14 = Spiritual

| writer14 = {{flatlist|

• Perry
• Kurstin
• John Mayer

}}

| extra14 = Kurstin

| length14 = 4:35

| title15 = It Takes Two

| writer15 = {{flatlist|

• Perry
• Hermansen
• Eriksen
• Levin
• Emeli Sandé

}}

| extra15 = {{flatlist|

• Stargate
• Blanco

}}

| length15 = 3:54

| title16 = Choose Your Battles

| writer16 = {{flatlist|

• Perry
• Jonatha Brooke
• Wells

}}

| extra16 = {{flatlist|

• Wells
• Perry

}}

| length16 = 4:27

}}

{{track listing

| headline = {{nowrap|Prism {{nobold|– Japan deluxe edition (bonus tracks)}}}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/artist_Katy-Perry_000000000394656/item_Prism-DVD-Deluxe-Edition_5529330 |title=Prism (+DVD)(Deluxe Edition) |publisher=HMV.co.jp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326043645/http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/artist_Katy-Perry_000000000394656/item_Prism-DVD-Deluxe-Edition_5529330 |archive-date=March 26, 2014 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.universal-music.co.jp/katy-perry/products/tyci-69001/ |title=Katy Perry - ケイティ・ペリー - プリズム(初回限定価格盤) - UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN |website=Universal Music Japan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413142417/http://www.universal-music.co.jp/katy-perry/products/tyci-69001/ |archive-date=April 13, 2014 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.cede.de/en/music/?branch_sub=1&view=detail&id=1119225&branch=1 |title=Prism - Deluxe Japan Edition (+1DVD) by Katy Perry - Music-CD - CeDe.ch |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016055528/http://www.cede.de/en/music/?branch_sub=1&view=detail&id=1119225&branch=1 |archive-date=October 16, 2014 |access-date=April 11, 2014 }}

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 70:40

| title_width=30%

| writing_width=45%

| extra_width=25%

| title17 = Roar

| note17 = Cazzette Remix

| writer17 = {{flatlist|

• Perry
• Gottwald
• Martin
• McKee
• Walter

}}

| extra17 = {{flatlist|

• Dr. Luke
• Max Martin
• Cirkut
• Cazzette (remix)

}}

| length17 = 5:22

| title18 = Roar

| note18 = instrumental

| writer18 = {{flatlist|

• Perry
• Gottwald
• Martin
• McKee
• Walter

}}

| extra18 = {{flatlist|

• Dr. Luke
• Max Martin
• Cirkut

}}

| length18 = 3:43

}}

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| headline = {{nowrap|Prism {{nobold|– Japan deluxe edition (DVD)}}}}

| total_length = 11:03

| title1 = Roar

| note1 = music video

| length1 = 4:30

| title2 = Roar

| note2 = lyric video

| length2 = 3:58

| title3 = Queen of the Jungle

| length3 = 0:22

| title4 = Burning Baby Blue

| length4 = 0:31

| title5 = The Third Coming

| length5 = 0:25

| title6 = From a Meow to a Roar

| length6 = 0:31

| title7 = Satin Cape

| length7 = 0:46

}}

{{track listing

| headline = {{nowrap|Prism {{nobold|– Japan Trip Special Edition (bonus tracks)}}}}{{cite web|url=http://www.universal-music.co.jp/katy-perry/products/tyci-60009/ |title=Katy Perry - Prism (Japan Special Edition) |publisher=Universal Music Japan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413132810/http://www.universal-music.co.jp/katy-perry/products/tyci-60009/ |archive-date=April 13, 2014 }}

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 74:58

| title_width=30%

| writing_width=45%

| extra_width=25%

| title17 = Roar

| note17 = Johnson Somerset Remix

| writer17 = {{flatlist|

• Perry
• Gottwald
• Martin
• McKee
• Walter

}}

| extra17 = {{flatlist|

• Dr. Luke
• Max Martin
• Cirkut
• Johnson Somerset (remix)

}}

| length17 = 8:48

| title18 = Unconditionally

| note18 = Country Club Martini Crew Remix

| writer18 = {{flatlist|

• Perry
• Gottwald
• Martin
• Walter

}}

| extra18 = {{flatlist|

• Dr. Luke
• Max Martin
• Cirkut
• Country Club Martini Club (remix)

}}

| length18 = 4:35

}}

{{track listing

| headline = {{nowrap|Prism {{nobold|– Japan Trip Special Edition (DVD)}}}}

| total_length = 38:22

| title1 = Roar (Making of the Music Video)

| length1 = 22:31

| title2 = Unconditionally

| length2 = 3:57

| title3 = Unconditionally (Making of the Music Video)

| length3 = 6:00

}}

The following people contributed to Prism:{{cite AV media notes|others=Katy Perry|title=Prism|year=2013|type=liner notes|publisher=Capitol Records}}

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• Klas Åhlund – production, programming
• Cory Bice – assistant
• Tim Blacksmith – management
• Ron Blake – saxophone
• Benny Blanco – instrumentation, production, programming
• Delbert Bowers – assistant
• Peter Carlsson – engineer
• Cirkut – instrumentation, production, programming
• Bradford Cobb – management
• Danny D. – management
• Sabina Ddumba – background vocals
• Dr. Luke – coral sitar, executive producer, instrumentation, production, programming
• Eric Eylands – assistant
• Rachael Findlen – assistant
• Justin Fox – assistant recording engineer
• Alex Foster – saxophone
• Mike Foster – engineer
• Chris Galland – assistant
• Earl Gardner – trumpet
• Chris Gehringer – mastering
• Şerban Ghenea – mixing
• Clint Gibbs – engineer
• John Hanes – engineer
• Ngoc Hoàng – management
• Sam Holland – engineer
• Ian Mcgregor – engineer
• Michael Ilbert – engineer
• Ava James – vocals
• Steven Jensen – management
• Juicy J – featured artist, vocals
• Aditya Kalyanpur – tabla
• Christian Karlsson – engineer, instrumentation, production, programming
• Martin Kirkup – management
• Greg Kurstin – engineer, guitar, keyboards, production, programming
• Ronobit Lahiri – sitar
• Tucker Bodine – engineer
• Andrew Luftman – production co-ordination
• Magnus – engineer, instrumentation, programming
• Manny Marroquin – mixing
• Max Martin – executive producer, instrumentation, production, programming, background vocals
• John Mayer – guitar
• Dan McCarroll – A&R
• Ryan McGinley – photography
• Mogollon – art direction, design
• Dave O'Donnell – horn engineer
• Alex Pasco – engineer
• Katy Perry – executive producer, primary artist, production, lead vocals, background vocals
• Lenny Pickett – horn arrangements, saxophone
• Vincent Pontare – engineer, instrumentation, programming
• Irene Richter – production co-ordination
• Saturday Night Live Band – main personnel
• Chris Sclafani – assistant
• Gingger Shankar – double violin
• Jesse Shatkin – engineer
• Stargate – instrumentation, production, programming, composition, engineering
• Tensta Gospel Choir – background vocals
• Steve Turre – trombone
• Greg Wells – drums, piano, production, programming, synthesizer
• Steven Wolf – drums
• Scott "Yarmov" Yarmovsky – production co-ordination
• Kenta Yonesaka – assistant

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