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“Dark Horse” is a song by American singer Katy Perry, released as the official third single from her studio album, PRISM. The song was originally released first on September 17, 2013, as a promotional single from the album.

Commercially, the song became Perry’s overall ninth number one single on the Billboard Hot 100, and her second from PRISM, as “Roar” reached the top spot months prior.

Q&A

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What have the artists said about the song?
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Juicy J:

Dr. Luke gave me a call and was like, ‘Hey man, Katy Perry wants you to feature on one of her songs for her album’ and I was like, ‘Wow.’ I couldn’t believe. He sent me the track over, I did the verse and like a week later he called me again and he was like, ‘She wants to meet you she wants you to come to the studio.

–via MTV (2013)

Is there a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the music video?
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How did this track perform on the charts?
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“Dark Horse” debuted at #17 on the Billlboard Hot 100 for the chart week ending October 5, 2013. During the week ending February 8, 2014 the song peaked at #1, marking Juicy J’s first number one song and Katy Perry’s ninth number one song.

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Release Date
October 18, 2013
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