Katy Perry - This Is How We Do (Lyric Video) [+ Review]

Oh, yes - there's another Katy Perry lyric video out for her next single - and before you get your hopes up - it's not 'Legendary Lovers'. Oh, no - it's 'This Is How We Do'. What track is that, we hear you say? Well, whilst the lyric video is certainly colourful and interesting, the actual song is anything but. Perry seems to be releasing a lot of songs recently that aren't her strongest (or fan favourites for that matter), from the lacklustre 'Birthday' which failed to make as big as an impact as 'Dark Horse' and now onto 'This Is How We Do'; things don't look great for Perry. Whilst we were excited to see that a new song was being released by the singer for her next single, 'This Is How We Do' is actually a pretty lazy attempt at the song, with monotonous repetition of the word 'Do' and generic, clichéd lyrics that would send even the most eager fan to sleep. 

Some of lazy lyric writing include the chorus 'This is how we do, yeah, chilling, laid back/ Straight stuntin' yeah we do it like that/ This is how we do, do do do do, this is how we do'. Seriously? Aside from having literally no lyrical content (which sometimes isn't always a bad thing, especially for dance or house music), the beat is pretty generic and sounds rather boring and not exactly memorable. This is surprising as Perry's songs have always had that catchy edge to them (even if you didn't want them to), but 'This Is How We Do' seems like a bizarre single choice for the singer, considering it is a relatively below average track from the singer, whereas tracks like 'Legendary Lovers' would probably prove more popular, and have a better sound to them. 

The track itself also features the usual popular drinking lyrics such as 'sipping on Rose' and excessive mentioning of Chanel (which isn't even a very good brand) 'Chanel this, Chanel that, hell yeah/ All my girls vintage Chanel baby'. Overall, the track is bizarre - and not in a good way - and seems rather lazily constructed and executed, with little thought actually put into the lyrics or the execution of the song via Perry's vocals (even she sounds bored). If you want to put yourself through excessive pain (or want to mute the sound and check out the rather cool lyric video) then feel free to watch Perry's latest lyric video for 'This Is How We Do', below: