The flirty bop topped theBillboardHot 100 for seven weeks that summer.
It was her first song to claim the pinnacle position, but it would not be her last.
In fact, bigger things were still to come for the superstar.
Other unstoppable singles included the title track, “E.T.”
and “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)”
However, the one that likely has the most staying power is “Firework.”
1 for four weeks.
The cute “AI” clip has since appeared on the pop titan’s social media accounts.
“It’s ‘awe, awe, awe,'” she explained before spelling out the appropriate word.
“FOR THE OFFICIAL RECORD,” Perry clarified in thecaption, “It is AWE not UP.”
Bryan hilariously asked for confirmation that “awe” is a real word.
We did some digging for him.
Allow us to use the word in a sentence for him.
