"Dark Horse" is a song by Katy Perry for her fourth studio album, Prism (2013), which features guest vocals from Juicy J. It was released on September 17, 2013 by Capitol Records as the first promotional single from the record, following the lead single "Roar". Three months later, it was released as the third official single on December 17. It was written by Perry, Sarah Hudson, Juicy J, Max Martin, Cirkut, and Dr. Luke. The song was originally conceived by Perry and Hudson during a writing session in Perry's hometown of Santa Barbara, California, to which she then requested that the song's producer Dr. Luke contact Juicy J to invite him to perform on the song as well.
"Dark Horse" combines the genres of trap and grime, creating what has been described as a "Southern rap-techno mashup", while drawing elements from musical styles such as pop. It contains "darker" and "sexier" themes not seen in her previous work, and features a minimal production, with Perry's vocals being sung in a "seductive" and "mature" tone, while Juicy J is featured on the song's intro and rapped-bridge. According to the singer, she wanted the song to have a "witchy, spell-y kind of black magic-y idea", so she wrote it from the perspective of a witch warning a man not to fall in love with her, and if he does, she will be his last. Prior to its release, Perry and Pepsi hosted a competition where by fans could vote on whether they would prefer "Dark Horse" or "Walking on Air" to be released as the first promotional single by tweeting.
Upon release, "Dark Horse" received positive reviews from contemporary music critics, who praised its experimentation with urban music, but were divided on Juicy J's contribution to the song. The song has charted on a multitude of charts worldwide, including number 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the New Zealand Singles Chart and number 6 on the Canadian Hot 100. The song is Perry's tenth top 2 and twelfth top 3 song on the Billboard Hot 100 and her tenth song to top the Billboard Digital Songs chart. Perry first performed the song live at the 2013 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas on September 20, 2013. The song's first performance on American television was at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards on January 26, 2014.
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