Perry performing "California Gurls" at the California Dreams Tour in 2011. "California Gurls" utilizes multiple synths, drums, funk guitars, and electronic whooshes in its production. Perry's vocal range in the song spans from the lower note of C 4 to the higher note of D 5. According to digital sheet music published at by Sony-ATV Music Publishing, the song is written in the key of F major and the tempo moves at 126 beats per minute over a house beat. "California Gurls" is composed in styles of disco-pop and funk-pop while bearing influence of new wave music and electropop within its composition. The publishing company for The Beach Boys had allegedly threatened a lawsuit due to Snoop Dogg's line "I wish they could all be California Girls", which they consider to be one of the classic lines in the band's song " California Girls". Perry used Wikipedia to research which rapper she wanted to collaborate with for "California Gurls", browsing West Coast artists before selecting Snoop Dogg. The artwork was also released, featuring Perry laying out on the beach sand with a bejeweled bikini. After the song was leaked online, Capitol Records decided to release it early, and it was posted on Perry's official website, and the radio date was moved up from May 25, 2010, to May 7, 2010.
Initially, the song was going to be titled "California Girls", but, the spelling was changed to "California Gurls" after the passing of Big Star member Alex Chilton as a nod to their song, " September Gurls". almost that house music, some of those references." We took the references of Prince, which is always a great reference, and we took a lot of the '90s. "It's so great that 'Empire State of Mind' is huge and that everybody has the New York song, but what the fuck? What about LA? What about California? And it's been a minute since we've had a California song and especially from a girl's perspective. During a Rolling Stone photo shoot in April 2010, Perry revealed details about the song, reportedly a response to Jay-Z's " Empire State of Mind", she stated: She said that she wanted to write a song about California girls. In an interview with HitQuarters, Perry's A&R at the time, Chris Anokute, said that while travelling back from an Oscar after-party, Perry texted him to say she did not think the album was finished and that it needed one more song. Perry found Snoop Dogg as a rapper with whom to collaborate on "California Gurls" through a search on Wikipedia. In 2012, Billboard ranked the song number one on a special The 30 Summer Songs of All Time listing. On December 2, 2010, the song received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. It has also been noted that the video was influenced by several other works, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and the board game Candyland. Perry has said that the inspiration behind the video was artist Will Cotton, who was also the artistic director of the video. The song also reached number-one in seven other countries, was the bestselling song of 2010 in Canada, and is certified Platinum or higher in nine countries, including 4x Platinum in Canada, 6x Platinum in Australia, and 8x Platinum in the US.Ī music video for the song was released on June 15, 2010, featuring Perry and her dancers as pieces of a board game, set in the fictional "Candyfornia".
The song was a worldwide success, peaking at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 for six consecutive weeks, giving Perry her second number-one single in the US and Snoop Dogg his third. It was subsequently released to iTunes on as the album's lead single. Originally, the song was intended to be sent to mainstream and rhythmic airplay on May 25, 2010, the song debuted on May 7, 2010, after clips from the Teenage Dream album were leaked online. "California Gurls" garnered positive reviews from music critics, with the majority of them labeling it a "summer anthem", as well as complimenting its production and chorus. Its lyrics are an ode to the state of California, in which both Perry and Snoop Dogg were born and raised. Its midtempo production incorporates disco-pop and funk-pop with influences of new wave and electropop. According to Perry, "California Gurls" is an answer song to " Empire State of Mind" (2009), by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys. Luke and Max Martin, with additional production from Benny Blanco. The artists co-wrote the song with Bonnie McKee and its co-producers Dr. The song features verses from rapper Snoop Dogg. It served as the lead single for her third studio album, Teenage Dream (2010). " California Gurls" is a song recorded by American singer Katy Perry.
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