Firework
Katy Perry | Artist Essentials
First released: 2010 (year verified)
Original 2010 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The steadily rising vocal line turns the repeated chorus into the song's main release.
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2010 (year verified)
The selected original studio recording belongs to the 2010 Teenage Dream program, before later single campaigns or annual appearances. Only the supported original year is assigned.
Recording: Original 2010 studio recording
Credit: Katy Perry
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Teenage Dream
Teenage Dream - original twelve-track album
The original 2010 program identifies the title, Firework, California Gurls with Snoop Dogg, Last Friday Night and The One That Got Away. It separately preserves the original solo E.T.; that solo version is not the selected Kanye West collaboration. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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About Katy Perry
Katy Perry's Capitol recordings move between pop-rock, large dance-pop choruses and electronic production. One of the Boys established that major-label repertoire in 2008, followed by the concentrated hooks of Teenage Dream and the broader textures of PRISM. Guest appearances by Snoop Dogg, Juicy J and others are part of specific recordings. Witness, Smile and 143 extend the catalog in different electronic directions, with later singles such as Never Really Over and Lifetimes connecting those periods.
Artist background sources
One of the Boys - original Capitol program
The original 2008 program identifies I Kissed a Girl, Hot n Cold, Thinking of You and Waking Up in Vegas. The later singles retain their album-first year; unrelated 2007 and later bonus tracks do not change this scope. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Teenage Dream - original twelve-track album
The original 2010 program identifies the title, Firework, California Gurls with Snoop Dogg, Last Friday Night and The One That Got Away. It separately preserves the original solo E.T.; that solo version is not the selected Kanye West collaboration. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
PRISM - original Capitol album program
The original 2013 program supports Roar, Dark Horse featuring Juicy J, Unconditionally, Birthday and Walking on Air. Earlier singles are within 2013; later 2014 annual appearances do not date these recordings. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Witness - original album and featured credits
The original 2017 program preserves Swish Swish with Nicki Minaj, Chained to the Rhythm with Skip Marley and Bon Appetit with Migos, including their preceding same-year single fields. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Smile - original 2020 program
The original 2020 album identifies Daisies and the solo title recording. Its inherited 2020 fields for Never Really Over and Harleys in Hawaii are superseded by their original 2019 one-track releases. The artist interview and album history support broad career context without personal-life or song-origin claims. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
143 - original 2024 program and artist interview
The original 2024 program identifies Lifetimes with a preceding same-year single field. Perry's interview describes the later dance-record direction and distinguishes the earlier Katy Hudson release from her Capitol albums; no current performance or sales claim is used. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-18. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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