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"Roar" is a song by American singer Katy Perry for her fourth studio album, ''Prism'' (2013). It was released as the lead single from the record on August 10, 2013. The song was written by Perry, Bonnie McKee, Dr. Luke, Max Martin, and Cirkut, and produced by the latter three. It is a power pop song, containing elements of pop rock and dance, with lyrics centering on standing up for oneself and self-empowerment. "Roar" received generally mixed reviews from music critics; many appreciated its overall production, while others felt that its lyrical content contained "clichés". The song was a commercial success, becoming Perry's eighth non-consecutive number one song on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and, also peaked at number one in various charts, including Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Additionally, it also reached the top five in most international charts, including France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Switzerland. To promote the song, Perry performed under the Brooklyn Bridge at the closing ceremony of the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, on ''The X Factor Australia'', at the Sydney Opera House in late October 2013, and on the German TV show ''Schlag den Raab''. Grady Hall and Mark Kudsi directed the song's music video, which features Perry trying to adapt to the jungle where she survived a plane crash, and taming a tiger. It garnered generally mixed reviews from music critics. "Roar" was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. The song topped the charts in 14 countries and sold 9.9 million copies globally (according to the IFPI). ==Production and composition== The song was mixed by Serban Ghenea at MixStar Studios. "Roar" was recorded in four other studios: Luke's in the Boo, Playback Recording Studio and Secret Garden Studios, all located in the state of California, as well as MXM Studios in Stockholm, Sweden. All its development took place in March 2013. McKee told MTV that "Roar" is "kind of a 'pick yourself up and dust yourself off and keep going', female-empowerment song" and "kind of an epiphany song." Perry said she wrote the song after undergoing therapy, saying she was "sick of keeping all these feelings inside and not speaking up for myself".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Katy Perry new song called Roar )〕 Musically, "Roar" is styled in power pop, and features elements of glam rock and arena rock. Throughout the song, Perry "flexes diva-like vocals", singing the lyric "Hey!" several times in a way resemblant of The Lumineers. The song's instrumentation is composed of "pounding" pianos and "booming" bass drums.〔 According to the sheet music published by Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. on Musicnotes.com, "Roar" is composed in the key of and set in a 4/4 time signature at a moderate tempo of 90 beats per minute. The melody spans the tonal range of B3 to D5, while the music follows the chord progression of B–Cm–Gm–E.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0122655&ref=google&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F )〕 The song shares the theme of empowerment with Perry's single "Firework". Perry described the track as a song speaking about standing up for oneself. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Roar (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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