Katy Perry, OK | Song Review 🎵

Grammy-nominated pop artist Katy Perry delivers an ‘okay’ song with “OK,” the final track on 1432, the deluxe version of her critically panned 143 album.

“Hey, it’s gonna be okay / I’m always gonna be around / No matter if you’re up or down.” Good to know… I think! Following a disastrous album cycle with 143, Grammy-nominated pop artist Katy Perry made a questionable choice to release a deluxe version. WTF?! That’s right, folks, 1432 is the expanded version of the painfully mediocre (at best) 143. There is one thing working in Perry’s favor, however.  “OK”, the 15^th track from the deluxe, is… okay.  Like many pop songs, “OK” has a shit-ton of songwriters (eight), and is produced by Dr. Luke and Vaughn Oliver.

The chorus, the first section heard in “OK,” is tuneful.  She continues singing, “Hey, what did I say? / I’m never gonna let you drown / No matter if you’re up or down.” Is the writing the most poetic? No, but Perry makes her point loud and clear.  In the verses, matters of the heart lead, through thick and thin.  “Let’s make a toast to / Everything we’ve been through,” she sings in the first verse, adding, “‘Cause I don’t always like you / But I’m always gonna love you.” Similarly, in the second, she sings, “If we just keep goin’ / The road is gonna open.” Vocally, Perry sings well – no qualms there.  The production separates itself from other songs, which is a positive. Does it sound like 2024 per se? Eh, it still has its foot in the door of the past… it’s not a brand-new concept.  But, the groove, prominent bass line, and guitars are pleasant.  Ultimately, “OK” by Katy Perry is just that – okay. It easily trumps “WOMAN’S WORLD” and “LIFETIMES”, two forgettable duds from 143.    

Katy Perry // 1432 // Capitol // 12.20.24

Katy Perry, OK [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Capitol; OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]