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29 Oct 2010

Katy Perry dedicates new "Firework" video to 'It gets better' LGBT youth project

Katy Perry’s new video "Firework" is dedicated to the It Gets Better Project.

It seems Katy Perry has come some way since her "Ur So Gay" days in 2008 when she attracted criticism from the gay press and music reviewers in the US for perpetuating anti-gay prejudice.

This week via her Twitter account, the newly wedded singer dedicated her new "Firework" video to the It Gets Better Project aimed at encouraging gay youth to not give up on life and to endure the bullying and intolerance they face in school or at home. Created and launched by openly gay sex advice columnist and author Dan Savage and his husband Terry in September, the Youtube project has since attracted thousands of contributions from regular folks as well as celebrities such as Adam Lambert, Neil Patrick Harris, Ellen DeGeneres and US President Barack Obama.

Perry tweeted on Oct 28, "I am officially dedicating my new video to #itgetsbetter, because everyone has the spark to be a FIREWORK."

Set against lyrics like "You're a firework / Come on let your colors burst", the song's theme is about personal acceptance and empowerment. The video which was filmed in Budapest, Hungary, features a boy witnessing his father abusing his mother, a young woman who feels self-conscious about her body at a pool party,  a cancer-stricken youth and two gay youths who kiss on a crowded dancefloor. As the chorus begins, fireworks are seen shooting from Perry's chest and from the characters' chest as they find their spark and courage to do what they want.

"Firework" is the third single from Perry's Teenage Dream album.

 



Reader's Comments

1. 2010-10-29 18:28  
Katy's song does suits the Project! Well Done!
2. 2010-10-29 20:32  
omg~~everybody shooting friework.lol
love the song :P

love hungary too:)
Comment edited on 2010-10-29 20:32:50
3. 2010-10-30 00:15  
a very good song...so positive...hope is always there..feel great after listening
4. 2010-10-30 08:20  
Loved Katy... when i bought her new ablum, i didnt realise that she was gonna make this video fit into the project- she had only released 1 mv at that time. I knew this is a promising song, 'baby you are a firework!'
5. 2010-10-31 00:58  
this song is meaningful :)
6. 2010-10-31 03:20  
I'm so proud of her, she sure knows how to win the gays' hearts! What an inspiring music video! Now everyone here is a firework. :D
7. 2010-10-31 18:27  
I LOVE KATY PERRY.
8. 2010-11-01 23:20  
am i the only one that cried when watching this clip?
its really touched me haha..
9. 2010-11-02 06:54  
lol. no wonder ppl always compare Katy with Gaga. they always have a battle on the same topic. do beautiful ppl just think alike?
10. 2010-11-02 11:54  
Let's fireworks ^^
11. 2010-11-02 13:47  
this is like True Colors by Cyndi Lauper meets The Real Thing by Lisa Stansfield. sweet!
12. 2010-11-03 14:34  
So cool and very positive
13. 2010-11-14 02:31  
yea, i am impressed how they beautified this song with the music video. sends goosebumps to me.
14. 2010-11-18 19:30  
love it!!!i'm "harassing" my replay button :D
15. 2010-11-19 14:51  
Goosebumps! Positive vibe ran through the vines just by listening & watching to this song & vid! :)
16. 2010-12-21 10:12  
i seriously can't get enough of this song. arghhh.
17. 2011-07-09 05:05  
The beauty in these vids is that people like you and me can and should be treated with dignity and can and should be loved for who we are. it is our right to be loved and to love. be safe be strong love those around you and never forget to love yourself xx

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