Chained to the Rhythm

"Chained to the Rhythm"
"Chained to the Rhythm"
Single by Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley
from the album Witness
Released	February 10, 2017
Recorded	2017
Studio	MXM Studios (Los Angeles, California); Wolf Cousins (Stockholm, Sweden);
Genre	Dance-pop; disco; dancehall;
Length	3:57
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Katy Perry; Max Martin; Sia Furler; Ali Payami; Skip Marley;
Producer(s)	Max Martin; Ali Payami;
Katy Perry singles chronology
Skip Marley singles chronology
Music video
	"Chained to the Rhythm" on YouTube

"Chained to the Rhythm" is a song by American singer Katy Perry from her fifth studio album, Witness (2017). The track was released on February 10, 2017, through Capitol Records as the lead single from the album. It features vocals from Jamaican singer Skip Marley. The artists co-wrote the track with its producers Max Martin and Ali Payami, with additional writing from Sia. "Chained to the Rhythm" is a dance-pop, disco and dancehall song, with lyrics about political awareness.

The track reached number one in Poland and Hungary, as well as the top five in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States and the top 10 in Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Mathew Cullen directed the song's music video, which was released on February 21, 2017. The video features Perry in an amusement park called "Oblivia". It was nominated for three awards at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards. Perry and Marley promoted the song with live performances at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards, the 2017 Brit Awards, and the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards.