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Never Worn White
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Never Worn White
| cover = Katy Perry - Never Worn White.png
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| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Katy Perry
| album =
| released =
| recorded =
| genre = Pop
| length = 3:45
| label = Capitol
| writer =
* Katy Perry
* Johan Carlsson
* John Ryan
* Jacob Kasher Hindlin
| producer = Johan Carlsson
| prev_title = Harleys in Hawaii
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = Daisies
| next_year = 2020
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}}
"'Never Worn White'" is a song by American singer Katy Perry. It was released by Capitol Records as a standalone single on March 5, 2020. The song was released alongside a music video, in which Perry announced her pregnancy. "Never Worn White" was later included as a bonus track on the Japanese and deluxe edition of Perry's sixth studio album, 'Smile'.
Composition
"Never Worn White" is a "powerhouse" piano-led ballad, with "graceful" production and a "heartfelt" chorus.
Music video
The official music video for "Never Worn White" premiered alongside the song. It shows Perry alternately shown wearing a white dress and an elaborate dress of flowers as she sings the song. At the end of the video, Perry is shown cradling her tummy, announcing her pregnancy.
Commercial performance
"Never Worn White" entered charts in European countries, reaching number 97 in the United Kingdom and number 39 in Hungary. On the New Zealand Hot Singles Chart, "Never Worn White" debuted at number 12. The song did not chart on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, but landed at number 12 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.
* Katy Perry vocals, songwriting
* Johan Carlsson production, songwriting, programming, piano
* Jacob Kasher Hindlin songwriting
* John Ryan songwriting
* Peter Karlsson vocal production
* Rami programming
* David Bukovinszky cello
* Mattias Bylund string arrangement, strings
* Mattias Johansson violin
* Cory Bice engineering
* Jeremy Lertola engineering
* Sam Holland engineering
* Serban Ghenea mixing
* Dave Kutch master engineering
* John Hanes mix engineering
Charts
Release history
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! scope="row"| Various
| March 5, 2020
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| rowspan="2"| Capitol
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! scope="row"| Australia
| rowspan="2"| March 6, 2020
| rowspan="2"| Radio airplay
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! scope="row"| Italy
| Universal
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References
Category:2020 singles
Category:2020 songs
Category:2020s ballads
Category:Capitol Records singles
Category:Katy Perry songs
Category:Pop ballads
Category:Songs written by Jacob Kasher
Category:Songs written by Johan Carlsson (musician)
Category:Songs written by John Ryan (musician)
Category:Songs written by Katy Perry
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