Upon its release, the track received mixed reviews frommusic critics, who complimented the production but panned the lyrics. Commercially, the song charted within the top ten in Bulgaria and Israel, the top twenty in Canada, Panama andWallonia, and the top thirty in Scotland, the Philippines, Slovakia, and the Netherlands. The song iscertified Diamond in Brazil, and Platinum in Australia, Italy, Mexico, and the United States.
Katy Perry described her fifth albumWitness as a "360-degree liberation" record, with "Bon Appétit" representing a "sexual liberation".[1] She also called it a "pretty sexual" song that was part of "some of that good 'ol Katy Perry, fluffy stuff that you love so much".[2] "Bon Appétit" is adisco-infused[3]dance-pop,[4]trap-pop,[3]electronic[5] andEurodisco[6] song with a duration of 3 minutes and 47 seconds.[7] According to Hugh McIntyre fromForbes, the track's rhythm features "breezy, summery,90's-invoking vibes" and a beat that gradually builds, eventually becoming "undeniable".[8]MTV writer Sasha Geffen calls the track "a smorgasbord" of double entrendres with food saying that "...'eating' can only mean two things",[4] with Anna Gaca ofSpin explicitly noting its connotations of oral sex.[9] In the song, Perry sings "'Cause I'm all that you want, boy/All that you can have, boy/Got me spread like a buffet/Bon a, Bon appétit, baby".[10] Christopher R. Weingarten ofRolling Stone found the song similar to the music ofAC/DC.[11]
On April 24, Perry sent out a recipe for the "World's Best Cherry Pie", teasing the song's release. Fans sent photos of their completed pies to Perry onTwitter where she said they "may get a surprise" and rated their pies.[13][14] Perry subsequently announced the track's release two days later.Capitol Records released it for download on April 28, 2017, as the second single from her upcoming fifth studio album.[7][15] To promote the song on the day of its release, Perry went toTimes Square in a food truck to hand out cherry pies to fans.[3] Three days later, she and Migos performed it at the 2017Met Gala after Perry also sang her songs "Chained to the Rhythm", "Dark Horse", and "Firework". According toVogue, "Bon Appétit" was the highlight of the show, writing the performance was where "things really got going", concluding "that's how you wrap up a Met Gala."[16]
"Bon Appétit" received mixed reviews from critics.[17][18][19]Entertainment Weekly's reviewer Nolan Feeney gave "Bon Appétit" a B+ rating writing, "she is back to garish, stupid-fun party jams that don't even try to be subtle about cramming in as many sex metaphors as possible in three-and-a-half minutes. In other words, the kind of songs she's best at."[20]Forbes writer Hugh McIntyre felt the song was "great pop music" with potential for success.[8]Jon Caramanica ofThe New York Times states, "Ms. Perry is in her least convincing mode—dance-floor diva—but the production is direct and effective."[21]NME writer Jamie Milton calls "Bon Appétit" a "recipe for greatness", and "supremely confident, addictive, steamed-up sound of summer 2017". Milton praised Migos' presence on the song saying they "could grace any track and make it even better".[22] Chris Willman ofVariety said "Bon Appétit" is, "a gleefully ridiculous exercise in chewing the comedic scenery by presenting female sexuality as a four-course-plus meal", noting Perry is moving "further into a pureEDM-pop realm here".[23]Idolator's Mike Wass ranked it as the eighth best pop song of 2017,[24] and described the song as "catchy" as well as a "tasty treat", though felt its chorus had too many double entendres.[25]
In a negative review,USA Today contributor Jayme Deerwester criticized the track's production as "unsubstantial and ultimately unsatisfying".[26]Spin writer Anna Gaca was equally critical of the song. Gaca called the song "Katy Perry's drooling one-trick pony of a new single, also featuring Migos. It's about food and none-too-coded references to Katy Perry's vagina, and it will make you a little uncomfortable."[27] Isha Aran ofFusion was critical of the lyrics and production, while considering the song an improvement to its predecessor commenting "I can't say the song is great (Katy Perry songs always feel incomplete to me, like they're giving 70%), but it's something of a relief—much less awkward than 'conscious' Katy."[28] Perry's collaboration with Migos was criticized by media commentators and fans due to the group'shomophobic comments on American rapperiLoveMakonnen.[29][30][31]
Perry performing “Bon Appétit” during her residencyPlay
In the United States, the song opened at number 76 on theBillboard Hot 100 dated May 20, 2017, with first week digital downloads of 18,000 copies and an airplay audience of 3.8 million.[32] Following the music video's release, it re-entered at number 59 and debuted on theStreaming Songs chart at number 36 with 11.7 million streams.[33] It also peaked at number 28 on theHot Dance Club Songs chart, thus breaking her streak of 18 consecutive number-one singles on the chart.[34] The song has been certifiedplatinum by theRecording Industry Association of America for equivalent sales of 1,000,000 units in the United States.
In Australia, the track debuted at number 35 on theARIA Charts with sales of 4,358 copies.[35] In the United Kingdom, it entered at number 40 on theUK Singles Chart.[36] It later ascended to number 37 in the nation.[37] In Canada, "Bon Appétit" entered at number 41[38] before rising to number 14.[39] In France, the song debuted at number 37 on May 5, 2017. Following Perry's performance onThe Voice: la plus belle voix on June 4, 2017, the song peaked at number 9 on the Download chart.[40][41]
Dent De Cuir directed the song's music video, which was released on May 12, 2017, and features chefRoy Choi. It first shows Perry wrapped in plastic before chefs cut the wrapping open and "start kneading her like dough" before she is boiled in a pot with carrots and prepared like a food while singing her lyrics and Choi serves her as a meal to various cannibalizing patrons. Migos watch and rap their verses as Perry rings the bell, signaling them to turn a switch allowing her to turn the tables on the patrons. In a scene heavily inspired by the 1988 filmBeetlejuice, the patrons are then bound, gagged and then dismembered by the chefs as Perry then dances on a pole. Perry then is served a pie containing dismembered body parts of the patrons.[42]
Upon its release, the music video received mixed reviews. Brian Josephs ofSpin criticized the video as "uncomfortable to watch", and wrote that it is "Weird as Hell".[43] Writing forEntertainment Weekly, Nolan Feeney called it both "eye-catching" and "as creepy as it is bonkers".[44] Commercially, the video accrued over 16 million views within 24 hours onYouTube, the most sinceAdele's "Hello" music video.[45]
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^"ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic.Note: Select 18. týden 2017 in the date selector. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
^"ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic.Note: Select 18. týden 2017 in the date selector. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
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