Firework: Piano/vocal/guitar, Original Sheet Music Edition

by Katy Perry

Another No. 1 smash from Katy Perry! This song is infectious and features a powerful message.

8 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2010

About the author

Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, better known by her stage name Katy Perry, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Perry was born in Santa Barbara, California, and raised by Christian pastor parents; she grew up listening to only gospel music and sang in church as a child. After earning a GED during her freshman year of high school, she began to pursue a music career. She released a self-titled gospel album in 2001 as Katy Hudson which failed with the closing of its record label that year. She recorded an album with production team The Matrix and completed most of a solo album from 2004–2005, neither of which were released.

After signing on with Capitol Music Group in 2007, her fourth record label in seven years, she adopted the stage name Katy Perry and released her first Internet single, "Ur So Gay", that November, which garnered attention but did not chart. She rose to fame with her second single "I Kissed a Girl" in 2008, which topped international charts. Perry's first mainstream album, One of the Boys, followed later that year and was eventually announced to be the thirty-third best selling album of 2008 worldwide. It was accredited platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America; "I Kissed a Girl" and her second single "Hot n Cold" both received multi-platinum certifications. Perry was ranked the 97th Artist of the 2000–10 decade by Billboard. She became known for wearing unconventional style of dress, often combining bold colors and vintage fashion. Her next album, Teenage Dream, was released on August 24, 2010 in the United States.

Perry had a long relationship with Travis McCoy. In October 2010, she married Russell Brand.

Reviews

[Shelby]

Katy Perry’s song, Firework, is one that is full of similes and metaphors. It is an awesome example of how patterns of figurative language are all around us. Sometimes we may not notice them even when we are singing them. I think this song would be great to incorporate in a middle school classroom because it will hold students’ interest and will be something that they probably wouldn’t expect to encounter in the classroom.
I would use this song as a mentor text in order to challenge students to write their own song lyrics, using similes and metaphors, just as Katy Perry did. The song can be about a topic of their choice, as long as it is school appropriate of course.

[Sanjana]

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[janie love · Rating 5 out of 5]

love it