Katy Perry's Super Bowl song featuring Lenny Kravitz has leaked. By song, we mean fake song, and by leaked we mean purposely released as a joke. The song actually comes from Tim Heidecker, the Tim and Eric franchise comedian, who is known for his Super Bowl halftime show "leaks." As Billboard notes, last year he dropped the unintelligible "Abracadabralifornia" ahead of the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Super Bowl halftime appearance, and in 2012 he leaked a "Madonna" song that featured a terrible impersonator scatting and singing vague things about football.
Perry's Super Bowl song follows in the same vein as Madonna's with lyrics such as "I like to have so much fun / I like to run / I like to watch the football game / It makes me totally insane."
Super Bowl guest performer Kravitz joins "Perry" on the track with an a shout out to a Super Bowl sponsor.
"I'm Lenny Kravitz, brought to you by T-Mobile," he interjects before later talking about the problems with the world and how we don't know how to get along.
Check it out for yourself:
Meanwhile, Perry recently clarified that she didn't pay for her performance spot during the big game despite reports that the NFL was asking artists to pay a portion of their post-game earnings in exchange for the exposure they would get.
"I put my foot down very early in the courtship," she told The Associated Press. "I said, 'Look guys, here's where I draw a line in the sand.' I want to be invited on my own merits and not with some fine print. I don't even care if my contract leaks. I have nothing to hide, basically."
Perry went on to say that her performance would last 12 minutes and would be divided into two different "worlds." The pop star also believes she's the perfect person for the gig.
"I'm all about female empowerment and uplifting people's spirits, and people finding their own voice with songs like 'Roar' and 'Firework,' so maybe there is no better person [for the show]," she said. "Hopefully I can bring that incredible strength and empowerment to people through the performance."
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