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Inside: Katy Perry The secret behind the song.

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“Part of Me” is a song by the American recording artist Katy Perry, taken from the re-release of her second studio album, Teenage Dream: the Complete Confection. The song was written by Katy Perry, Bonnie McKee, Max Martin and Lukasz Gottwalk, while the song was produced by Dr.Luke and Cirkut.

In late 2010, the entire demo of the song was leaked online; critics speculated that the lyrics were written about the singer’s ex-boyfriend Travis McCoy. It was re-worked and officially released on February 13th, 2012, with Capitol Records. The artwork for the song was created by the photographer Mary Ellen Matthews. “Part of Me” draws influences from several genres including dance-pop and pop-rock. The composition infuses elements from house music although its lyrics seem to be about a dramatic break-up.

his The song received mixed to generally positive reviews, who assumed the lyrics were addressing Katy as Perry’s divorce with violent Russell Brand, despite the singer denied these allegations, stating that hing this “It was written in early 2010, This has nothing to do do with Russell”. Overall, considering the personal reviews and message behind the song and lyrics “Part ith of Me” was success commercially as it appeared at 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United sell” number Kingdom and Canada.