Part Of Me

"Part Of Me" is a song by Katy Perry released as the lead single from the re-release of her Teenage Dream album, The Complete Confection, in 2012.

Katy Perry extended her success from her 2010 album Teenage Dream well into 2011. "Firework", "E.T.", "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" and "The One That Got Away" were among some of the biggest hits on pop radio that year, and the former three helped Teenage Dream become the first album since Michael Jackson's Bad to have five Billboard Hot 100 #1 hits. But would her success continue in 2012?

Following her divorce from husband Russell Brand, Katy released the single "Part Of Me", which had its genesis in the Teenage Dream sessions with its lyrics inspired by her breakup with her former boyfriend, Gym Class Heroes frontman Travie McCoy (that breakup also inspired the album track "Circle The Drain"). It was slightly revised to reflect her then-recent divorce, including a middle 8 in which she sings "You can keep the diamond ring."

"Part Of Me" was released as part of a re-release of Teenage Dream entitled The Complete Confection. When it debuted at #1 on the Hot 100, it did not add to Katy's #1 count from the original release of the album, as Billboard considered The Complete Confection a separate album, therefore she did not break Michael Jackson's record for most #1 hits from one album. Still, the song was highly anticipated and made strong impact upon its February 2012 release that's rare for an album's seventh single.

When I heard "Part Of Me" would be one of the tracks included on The Complete Confection, I heard a leaked demo a month ahead of its official release, and I liked it immediately. The song debuted at #30 the last week of January 2012 and made it as high as #17 based solely on the demo. When the official version was released on February 13, 2012, "Part Of Me" climbed to #14 (which likely would have been its debut position had I not charted the demo), then jumped to #2 the following week. "Part Of Me" spent one week at #1, becoming the third JT40 #1 of not only Katy Perry's career, but also of the Teenage Dream era.