Katy Perry Teases New Song ‘Watch It Burn,’ Reveals Release Date

Katy Perry is gearing up to release new music.

On Thursday (June 18), the pop superstar unveiled the cover art and release date for her new single, “Watch It Burn,” which arrives June 25.

The artwork features a close-up of Perry’s face illuminated by a glowing light, with beads of water covering her skin.

“Watch It Burn June 25th,” Perry captioned the image on Instagram, along with a lit cigarette emoji.

The “Firework” singer also opened up about the song during an interview released Wednesday (June 17) with Justin Tranter on Unfamous the Podcast.

“In ‘Watch It Burn,’ I am wrestling with my darkness but last year was pretty tough,” Perry told Tranter, who co-wrote the track. “I have not given myself permission to be angry my whole life over things where I should be f—king angry about. What I’ve done is I pushed it down, but I should be f—king angry. I’m allowed to be angry for a f—king moment.”

She continued, “So instead of falling into’ ‘Woe is me,’ I just was like, ‘Okay, let’s just feel this f—king pain,’ let’s feel this pain, let’s feel this anger and let’s move on, let’s learn from it also.”

Perry also previewed the song in a social media clip, in which she dons an all-black ensemble while holding a baseball bat amid a graffiti-filled backdrop and a piñata.

“You know I gave and I gave/ Now I’m giving up, there’s nothing more you can take/ Don’t wanna cause a scene, but give me the gasoline,” she sings. “Tonight’s the night, I light a match/ Throw it hard behind my back/ Gonna try to forgive and forget/ Light a cigarette, and watch it burn.”

Perry officially debuted “Watch It Burn” during her headlining set at Spain’s O Son do Camiño on Friday (June 18).

The new track follows Perry’s most recent album, 143, which debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 in October 2024.

Check out Perry’s preview of “Watch It Burn” on Instagram below.