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Dark Horse (Katy Perry song)

2013 single by Katy Perry

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 26, 2026
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"Dark Horse" is a song by American singer Katy Perry featuring American rapper Juicy J. It was originally released on September 17, 2013, by Capitol Records as the first promotional single from Perry's fourth studio album, Prism (2013). Three months later, it was released as the third official single on December 17. Both artists co-wrote the song with its producers, Max Martin, Cirkut, and Dr. Luke, alongside Sarah Hudson. It was conceived by Perry and Hudson during a writing session in Perry's hometown of Santa Barbara, California, and Juicy J was later commissioned for a verse on the song. The song was recorded at Playback Recording Studios in Santa Barbara, alongside MXM Studios, based in Stockholm, Sweden, Luke's in the Boo, based in Malibu, California, and Secret Garden Studios, based in Montecito, California.

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