{"id":304205,"date":"2026-02-18T12:01:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T12:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/304205\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T12:01:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T12:01:14","slug":"wide-awake-lyrics-katy-perry-song-goes-viral-again-in-2026-katy-perry-lyrics-music-celebrity-news-and-gossip-entertainment-photos-and-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/304205\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Wide Awake\u2019 Lyrics: Katy Perry Song Goes Viral Again in 2026 | Katy Perry, Lyrics, Music | Celebrity News and Gossip | Entertainment, Photos and Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/katy-perry\/\" title=\"Katy Perry\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Katy Perry<\/a>\u2018s \u201cWide Awake\u201d is getting attention again!<\/p>\n<p>The 2012 song, said to be inspired by her divorce from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/russell-brand\/\" title=\"Russell Brand\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Russell Brand<\/a>, was co-written with Katy by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/bonnie-mckee\/\" title=\"Bonnie Mckee\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bonnie McKee<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/cirkut\/\" title=\"Cirkut\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cirkut<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/max-martin\/\" title=\"Max Martin\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Max Martin<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/dr-luke\/\" title=\"Dr Luke\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Luke<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The song was featured on 2012\u2032s Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection, written for her movie, Katy Perry: Part of Me. It ended up hitting No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.<\/p>\n<p>And now, it\u2019s having a moment again in 2026!<\/p>\n<p>Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/p>\n<p>TikTok users have started a harmonizing trend with the track\u2019s bridge, singing along with their own harmonies and showing off their voices. In some cases, users are using the song to mock certain influencers who appear to be using note auto-corrector Melodyne and\/or Auto-Tune in their renditions.<\/p>\n<p>The trend got so popular, even Katy joined in to harmonize with herself!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThunder rumbling, castles crumbling (I\u2019m wide awake) \/ I am tryin\u2019 to hold on (I\u2019m wide awake) \/ God knows that I tried seeing the bright side (I\u2019m wide awake) \/ But I\u2019m not blind anymore,\u201d she sings on the bridge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, this song, I have a lot of different emotions and feelings in all of my songs. This song in particular is a dose of reality. It\u2019s kind of like coming down from a high. You\u2019ve been on cloud nine for so long, and it can\u2019t always be so sweet and sometimes you need to realize that, and you have to pick yourself up and move forward and face the facts of life and know that this is just a lesson you learn and you\u2019re stronger because of it,\u201d she said of the song\u2019s meaning years ago to <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160320130027\/http:\/\/www.mtv.com\/news\/1687697\/katy-perry-wide-awake-reality\/\" onclick=\"getOutboundLink(&#039;https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160320130027\/http:\/\/www.mtv.com\/news\/1687697\/katy-perry-wide-awake-reality\/&#039;); return false;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MTV.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watch the viral \u201cWide Awake\u201d harmonizing trend\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Listen to \u201cWide Awake\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Read the lyrics to \u201cWide Awake\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Katy Perry\u2018s \u201cWide Awake\u201d is getting attention again! 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