Following the announcement of her new Las Vegas residency Play earlier this week, Katy Perry joined her year-long collaborator, Pikachu, for her new “Electric†music video, released tonight at midnight. Traveling through time to encourage her younger self (and, of course, little baby Pikachu, Pichu), Perry subtly manipulates a farmer’s market, silently cultivates her own sense of style, and guides herself with some smooth fairy godmother-ing along the path toward her future pop stardom.
Now, is “Electric†the latest in a long line of Perry’s inspirational pop ballads, following in the well-trod footsteps of “Road†and “Firework?†Yes. Are you absolutely going to tear up when you hear “Electric†the first time you take an indoor class at your gym or go to a Target without a mask? Of course you are! Katy Perry doesn’t do inspirational ballads because she’s bad at them. And if that still doesn’t get you … look, there’s a little baby Pikachu. He hopes your transitional back to normalcy goes well, too. Pika pika.