TV Article Katy Perry's new single 'Teenage Dream' hits the web By Leah Greenblatt Leah Greenblatt Leah Greenblatt is the former critic at large for movies, books, music, and theater at Entertainment Weekly. She left EW in 2023. EW's editorial guidelines Published on July 22, 2010 09:12PM EDT Image Credit: Emma Summerton Just in time for the waning reign of "California Gurls" and its candy-coated swurls, Katy Perry has dropped another single, the title track from her upcoming sophomore album (not counting, of course, the Katy Hudson years) Teenage Dream. It's being pulled from YouTube about as quickly as the fans are uploading it, but Perez Hilton has a sanctioned stream here; the midtempo love song (ode to Aldous Snow?) continues the retro steez that was all over "Gurlz"—here, I'm getting '80s ladies like Pat Benatar and Berlin's Terri Nunn, maybe a little Kim Wilde; either way, it's definitely wearing a Danskin leotard. The song goes to iTunes tomorrow. What do you think, readers—does this bode well for Dream? Or do you prefer the Perry of bi-curious kisses and Vegas wake-up calls? (Follow the Music Mix on Twitter: @EWMusicMix.) More from EW.com's Music Mix: T.I. and Keri Hilson stay true in "Got Your Back" video Justin Timberlake's directorial debut: Exclusive pics Jerry Garcia biopic in the works: Who should play him? Christina Aguilera's "You Lost Me" video Close
