"I did not approve this, I was not asked, and I absolutely do not condone it."
The White House had posted a video of a number of explosions taking place in Iran, saying in the caption, "Iran has been warned," but with the music of "Firework" playing in the background.
Perry wrote on X in response, "I am deeply appalled and angry to see 'Firework' used on the @WhiteHouse TikTok account as a backing track for video footage of military strikes. I did not approve this, I was not asked, and I absolutely do not condone it. I wrote this song to be an anthem of hope, healing, and inner strength for people going through their darkest personal moments. To see a message of self-worth and upliftment weaponized to soundtrack destruction and violence is a complete violation of everything my song stands for."
"My music is for bringing people together, not celebrating warfare," Perry added.
Perry, however, has no say over how others use the song. Perry sold the rights to her 2010 album "Teenage Dream," in 2023. Her hit-song "Firework" was part of the catalog that she sold at the time.
Deputy Assistant to the President at the White House Kaelan Dorr responded to the post from Perry with a clip of her 2012 music video for “Part of Me” with the caption, “This you?”
The music video shows her in military uniform joining the Marines and other servicemembers in training.
Perry is the latest out of other artists who have clashed with the administration for using their music on social media posts. Others who have objected include Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter.
Kesha denounced the White House using her 2010 song “Blow” in a TikTok video that showed a military fighter jet launching a missile. She claimed at the time that the White House used her music to "incite violence and threaten war.
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