“This Is How We Do” is a promotional single and music video recorded by American singer-songwriter Katy Perry for her fourth studio album, Prism.

The song was chosen to be the album’s fifth single and it will be sent to radio stations on August 12, 2014. “This Is How We Do” is a dance-pop song, with “faux”-urban and hip-hop infuences, with Perry sing-talking about her hangout routine with her friends.

The track was written by Perry along with its producers Max Martin and Klas Åhlund and recorded in Stockholm, Sweden.

The official music video for the song, directed by New Zealand filmmaker Joel Kefali and produced during a three day studio shoot in Los Angeles. The music video premiered in late July 2014, on Katy Perry’s official YouTube VEVO channel.

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Lyrics for Katy Perry – This Is How We Do

[Intro]
(This is how we do, this is how we do)

[Verse 1]
Sipping on Rosé, Silverlake sun coming up all lazy
Slow cooking pancakes for my boy, still up, still fresh as a daisy
Playing ping pong all night long, everything’s all neon and hazy
Chanel this, Chanel that, hell yeah, all my girls vintage Chanel baby

[Pre-Chorus]
It’s no big deal
It’s no big deal
It’s no big deal
This is no big deal

[Chorus x2]
This is how we do, yeah, chilling, laid back
Straight stunting, yeah, we do it like that
This is how we do, do do do do
This is how we do

[Verse 2]
Big hoops, and maroon lips, my clique hoppin’ in my Maseratti
Santa Barbara chic at the Super Rica, grabbing tacos, checking out hotties
Now we talking astrology, getting our nails did, all Japanese-y
Day drinking at the Wildcat, sucking real bad at Mariah Carey-oke

[Pre-Chorus & Chorus x2]

[Spoken Bridge]
This one goes out to ladies, at breakfast, in last night’s dress
Uh-huh, I see you
Yo, this goes out to all you kids that still have their cars at the club valet and it’s Tuesday
Yo, shout out to all you kids, buying bottle service, with your rent money!
Respect!

[Chorus x2]

(This is how we do)
This goes out to all you people going to bed with a ten and waking up with a two
(This is how we do)
Ha, not me

[Chorus until fade]

[Outro]
What? Wait. No, no, no, no
Bring the beat back
That’s right