Katy Perry has released her new single “Watch It Burn,” a track she says was inspired by one of the most difficult periods of her life. Produced by Justin Tranter, Jason Gill, Eren Cannata, Daniel Crean, and co-written by Katy alongside Tranter, Cannata, Crean, Gill, Amanda “Kiddo” Ibanez, and Skyler Stonestreet, “Watch It Burn” is the follow-up to 2025’s “Bandaids” and comes as Perry continues promoting projects tied to her ongoing concert activities.
The cinematic video for ‘Watch It Burn’ was directed by Christian Breslauer, and finds Perry wreaking havoc as a monstrous scorpion-human hybrid. In the personal song, she sings about reclaiming her life by saying goodbye to a long-term relationship.
Perry had previously teased the single during an appearance on songwriter Justin Tranter’s “Unfamous” podcast and confirmed that the song would be her first new music of 2026. In the interview, Perry described the song as a confrontation with emotions she had long kept buried. She said the previous year had been especially challenging and explained that “Watch It Burn” reflects a decision to acknowledge pain and anger rather than dwell on self-pity. The singer said she had rarely allowed herself to express those feelings openly, choosing instead to work through them and channel the experience into music.
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