Katy Perry Had Teenage Dream In "Wide Awake"

Katy Perry borrows from Carroll's "Through the Looking Glass" book for her brand-new "Wide Awake" clip by transforming the fantasy trope into a bit of an autobiography. "Wide Awake" is the second and final single from the re-release, and eighth and final single from the "Teenage Dream" era overall. Perry's fairy-tale clip closes the book on her "Teenage Dream" story and finds her living happily ever after.
This mid tempo number follows directly from "Part of Me" on the track listing. Whilst "Part" is a kiss-off to a former beau, this song finds Perry crooning about the feeling of empowerment she feels after finishing a relationship. Utilizing dance-pop and electronic music in its composition, "Wide Awake" is lyrically about the reality of a break up and moving on, which many have believed to have been written about Perry's ex-husband, Russell Brand, since it was written and recorded after the break-up. She also noted that major life changes were a factor in the lyrics.
The 27-year-old singer told MTV News that she wrote the song not only for the album, but also was partly inspired and specifically written for her upcoming part-biopic, part-concert 3D film, "Katy Perry: Part of Me." Perry manages to empower the song without belting, thanks to the emotion with which she sings, and "Wide Awake" is one of the most well-crafted mainstream pop songs of summer 2012. Perry penned "Wide Awake" as the perfect end to her "Teenage Dream" phase and the music video for the single is meant to be a metaphor for her journey the last few years.
The Tony T. Datis-directed clip features a fairy tale-plot with Perry on the set of her music video for "California Girls" before retreating to her dressing room. Once there, the the singer falls into a dream world, which feels like a cross between Labyrinth and Alice in Wonderland, while Perry is forced to make her way through a maze with the help of her spirit guide where a girl(young Perry) looked through a story book that flashbacks of the "Teenage Dream" era singles, each one as a chapter in the book with "Wide Awake" being the final chapter.