“Chained To The Rhythm” continues Katy’s trend of releasing catchy lead singles, but also features more politically charged lyrics than her prior projects. Perry described the song itself as “purposeful pop” on her Twitter. The song features Skip Marley, the grandson of Bob Marley.

The release culminates a guerrilla marketing effort in which disco balls with headphone jacks were strategically placed in cities around the world. Fans who hunted them down got to listen to “Chained to the Rhythm” before its official debut, including us.

The song was performed live for the first time at the 2017 Grammy Awards.

The official music video was released on February 21st, 2017. The video is directed by Mathew Cullen and shows Katy visiting a futuristic theme park called ‘Oblivia’.