In an interview with Dork, Katy shared some behind the scenes on this song:
“I wrote ‘Party of the Century’ on FaceTime with my friend Christian Lee Hutson, just kinda haphazardly sending lyrics we’d saved in our respective notes,” she explains. “It turned into a sort of slow-danceable, semi-sweet l...
[Verse 1]
You think it's ethically suspicious
To bring someone into a world like this
But you've got the best smile
Anyone could ask to inherit
And baby, I know you're so good with kids
You're my worst survival strategy
Last safety match I've got to light up
Happy anniversary, I'm happy as I'll ever be
And I still wanna make love in this club
[Verse 2]
I've been stealing pies from windowsills
Double-triple backflip off the high dive
Bribing you back to me with sugar cubes
But is that really such a crime?
[Outro]
'Cause baby, you're a time-bound entity
Event, like me
And we're the party of the century
That makes you like a sunset
That makes you like a snowstorm
That makes you like a drought
That makes you like a war
Party of the Century was written by Katy Kirby & Logan Chung & Christian Lee Hutson.
Party of the Century was produced by Alberto Sewald & Logan Chung.
Katy Kirby released Party of the Century on Thu Nov 28 2024.