California Gurls
max martin
['jello biafra', 'david coverdale', 'steven tyler', 'janet jackson', 'rivers cuomo', 'maurice sendak', 'meredith willson', 'sam smith', 'bruce springsteen', 'johnny mercer', 'martin luther', 'manu chao', 'hugo von hofmannsthal', 'james lord pierpont', 'edward kleban', 'charli xcx', 'cat stevens', 'pusha t', 'jimmy page', 'billie joe armstrong', 'rodgers', 'dolly parton', 'cohan', 'william finn', 'david crosby', 'woody guthrie', 'damon albarn', 'brian hooker', 'bob dylan', 'isaac hayes', 'neil young', 'maxwell anderson', 'jimmy webb', 'adele', 'john wetton', 'elvis presley', 'shontelle', 'sam cooke', 'joe melson', 'tinashe', 'harry greenbank', 'david gilmour', 'mark knopfler', '50 cent', 'scott wittman', 'john lennon', 'steve aoki', 'howard dietz', 'oscar hammerstein ii', 'bono', 'lykke li', 'robert plant', 'dead kennedys', 'ludacris', 'herman parker', 'psy', 'nick cave', 'holopainen', 'lenny kravitz', 'robert johnson', 'jazmine sullivan', 'joey tempest', 'daz sampson', 'kirk hammett', 'yoko ono', 'solange knowles', 'junior parker', 'michael hutchence', 'hugh martin', 'fats domino', 'brian eno', 'don black', 'robert burns', 'bernard edwards', 'haven gillespie', 'juan magan', 'lynn ahrens', 'adrian ross', 'tom eyen', 'rida johnson young', 'paul green', 'jennifer lopez', 'jesse mccartney', 'kelly clarkson', 'dan goggin', 'ayumi hamasaki', 'lil wayne', 'dre', 'chris isaak', 'john cale', 'irving berlin', 'roger miller', 'gene clark', 'cyndi lauper', 'stromae', 'roy orbison', 'nick drake', 'toby gad', 'connick']
California Gurls
"California Gurls" is a song recorded by American singer Katy Perry for her third studio album, Teenage Dream (2010). The song features verses from rapper Snoop Dogg. Both artists co-wrote the song with Bonnie McKee and its co-producers Dr. Luke and Max Martin, with additional production from Benny Blanco. According to Perry, the song is an answer song to "Empire State of Mind" (2009), by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys. "California Gurls" is a midtempo disco-pop, and funk-pop song, with influences of new wave, and electropop. Its lyrics are an ode to the state of California, in which both Perry and Snoop Dogg were born and raised. "California Gurls" garnered positive reviews from music critics, with the majority of them labeling it a "summer anthem", as well as complimenting its production and chorus. Originally intended to be sent to mainstream and rhythmic airplay on May 25, 2010, the song debuted on May 7, 2010, after clips from the Teenage Dream album were leaked online. It was subsequently released to iTunes on May 11, 2010 as the album's lead single. The song was a worldwide success, peaking at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 for six consecutive weeks, giving Perry her second US number-one single in and Snoop Dogg his third. The song reached number-one in ten other countries, including Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. A music video for the song was released on June 15, 2010, and features Perry and her dancers as pieces of a board game, set in the fictional "Candyfornia". Perry has said that the inspiration behind the video was artist Will Cotton, who was also the artistic director of the video. It has been noted that the video is influenced by several other works, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and the board game Candyland. On December 2, 2010, the song received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. In 2012, Billboard ranked the song number one on a special The 30 Summer Songs of All Time listing.