Snippets of 'Dressin' Up' and 'Wide Awake' give fans taste of the March 27 release.
By Jocelyn Vena
<P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/perry_katy/artist.jhtml">Katy Perry</a> is set to release <i>Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection</i> later this month, and in two new <a href="http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/67288216.html" target="_blank">teases</a>, the singer is displaying her signature sense of sass. </P><P> </P><P><CENTER><embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:744825/cp~name%3Dnews%26id%3D1680199%26vid%3D744825%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A744825" width="460" height="260" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" base="."></embed></CENTER> </P><P> </P><P>Mid-tempo track "Wide Awake" is big and full of emotion. The song seems to pick up where her <a href="/news/articles/1680321/katy-perry-part-of-me-russell-brand.jhtml">single "Part of Me"</a> left off. </P><P> </P><P>While "Part" is a kiss-off, "Wide Awake" is all about the empowerment one feels after letting go of someone. "I'm wide awake, not losing any sleep/ I picked up every piece, and landed on my feet/ I'm wide awake, need nothing to complete myself," she sings. "I'm wide awake, I am born again/ Out of the lion's den, I don't have to pretend/ And it's too late, the story's over now/ The end." </P><P> </P><P>The other teased track, "Dressin' Up," is on the other end of the spectrum. All Katy feels on the song is sexy and sexed up. Produced by Tricky Stewart, it's a synthy, crunchy, grinding dance song, on which she sings, "Oh boy tell me your fantasy/ Tonight's the night/ Tonight I'm gonna come alive/ Make you forget about your nine to five/ Are you ready for your blood to rise?/ Tonight's the night I'm dressin' up for you." </P><P> </P><P>"This song is really special," <a href="/news/articles/1671985/katy-perry-secret-project-album.jhtml"><P>id="1671985">Stewart told MTV News</a> about the track. "It definitely fits. It's right there in what her sensibilities are as a musician and a songwriter. She doesn't change much. She has a very keen musical taste. It'll be really good." </P><P> </P><P>The songs on the album, which drops on March 27, are an extension of 2010's <i>Teenage Dream,</i> but feel fresh enough to stand on their own as well. </P><P> </P><P>"With <i>Teenage Dream,</i> the reasons why I wanted to put out this special edition, <i>Complete Confection,</i> is two major reasons for </P><P>me: One, I'm doing it mostly for the hard-core fans because they always love all the extras," <a href="/news/articles/1680695/katy-perry-teenage-dream-complete-confection.jhtml">Perry told MTV News</a> earlier this month. </P><P> </P><P>"The second reason I wanted to do it is because it's my one last push, to push that person that is on the precipice of becoming a fan," she continued. "They're thinking to themselves, 'I bought four or five singles, maybe I should actually complete my album and now I should really complete my album because I'm gonna get 19 songs for a really great price.' I think it's like a bargain and I'm doing it for my fans."</p>
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