Katy Perry Releases New Single ‘Bandaids’

Katy Perry‘s new single “Bandaids” has her reflecting on the end of her relationship with actor Orlando Bloom. Equally as frightening and emotionally-taxing is the single’s matching “Final Destination”-style video the place Perry finds her optimistic outlook on life — notably at the core of her “143” album and period — has run dry.

“It’s not what you did, it’s what you didn’t,” Perry sings in the introduction of the pop observe. “You were there, but you weren’t.”

The video, directed by Christian Breslauer (SZA, Lizzo, Ariana Grande, Doja Cat), stitches together scenes the place Perry’s carelessness leads her to almost die — this ranges from electrocution (after leaving the “Light and Love Crystals” retailer) to automobile crashes and more.

At the end of the video, the place Perry proclaims “if I had to do it all over again, I would still do it all over again,” she is left listening to the empowering refrain of her “Woman’s World” single at a gasoline station the place she lights a cigarette and causes an explosion.

Perry and Bloom announced their break up earlier this summer season after 9 years together. They are now co-parenting their daughter, Daisy Dove. In the video, Perry finds a second of calm amid the anxiety of her near-death encounters when she spots a white daisy rising from the floor — another image reflecting her real-life frame of mind.

“Bandaids” marks Perry’s first comeback following the release of her “143,” which she adopted and supported with a global tour that concludes in Abu Dhabi on Dec. 7. The document — which featured 21 Savage, Kim Petras, Doechii and JID — debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 upon its release.

Watch the video below.