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7 important details you might have missed in Katy Perry's Woman’s World music video.

Four years since her last album Smile, Katy Perry is back. The pop music icon is set to release her sixth studio album, 143, on September 20. 

"I set out to create a bold, exuberant, celebratory dance-pop album with the symbolic 143 numerical expression of love as a through-line message," Katy shared in a statement about her new music.

And she's just dropped the first single: a 'feminist anthem' called Woman’s World. Lyrics to the song include "it’s a woman’s world and you’re lucky to be living in it" and "you better celebrate because we ain’t going away."

The song has been accompanied by a classic tongue-in-cheek music video, directed by Charlotte Rutherford. More than 50,000 fans tuned in to watch the live premiere of the music video, with views climbing since it debuted this morning. 

Here, we dive into all the references and blink-and-you'll-miss-it moments from the Woman's World music video.

Watch the Woman's World music video. Post continues below. 

All the details you might have missed in Katy Perry's Woman's World music video.

An homage to the 'Lunch Atop A Skyscraper' photograph.

Katy Perry recreates the iconic 1932 photograph titled 'Lunch Atop A Skyscraper.' Katy Perry recreates the iconic 1932 photograph titled 'Lunch Atop A Skyscraper.' Image: YouTube/Katy Perry.

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The music video opens with a shot of a "Men Working" sign being spray-painted to depict "Women Working." Carrying on the construction theme, the video pans to a shot of women recreating the iconic "Lunch Atop A Skyscraper" photograph from 1932. 

If you don't know, the original image was of 11 ironworkers sitting on a steel beam, sitting 250m above ground. They were depicted taking a lunch break while working on the Rockefeller Center in New York. 

The image was actually staged for promotion of the skyscraper, but it has become an iconic symbol of American resilience. It's been recreated countless times by many people, including the cast of Friends.

Katy Perry cosplays as Rosie the Riveter.

The singer channeled Rosie the Riveter for her first costume. Image: YouTube/Katy Perry.

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It's obvious to many fans, but some were still left wondering about Katy's first outfit: a denim romper with a red polka dot headscarf and a bedazzled hammer. She's dressed as a "sexy Rosie the Riveter."

Rosie the Riveter is an iconic allegorical character from the 'We Can Do It' poster, used to inspire American women to join the workforce during WWII. The Rosie the Riveter character symbolised women's economic power and independence during wartime.

Drinking whiskey... for women.

Whiskey for women makes a feature in the Woman's World music video. Image: YouTube/Katy Perry.

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As you can tell by now, the video aims to turn common male clichés on their head. In one scene, Katy is depicted drinking a bottle of "Whiskey for Women" - a take on the many "for women" or "for her" versions of products that are traditionally considered masculine. 

The many products in a woman's world.

Katy's Gua Sha routine is depicted in the music video. Image: YouTube/Katy Perry.

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At one point, the women sitting on the beam turn into a human conveyor belt, passing endless products towards Katy. An LED face mask, vitamin gummies and Gua Sha tools. Text flashes on screen that reads "$1 OFF USE DISCOUNT CODE: KATYCAT143."

While some of the items shown are everyday beauty products, Katy takes extra time to spotlight the ultimate self-care product in her tool belt: the Womanizer Premium 2. It's a bestselling sex toy that promises to take care of your orgasm. (You can shop the product here.)

In her latest effort to remove the taboo, Katy pulls the Premium 2 from her belt and celebrates female sexuality.

Knowing when it's time to refuel.

If only it were this easy to refuel. Image: YouTube/Katy Perry.

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From hammering, to dancing, to completing an extensive Gua Sha routine, the first version of Katy we see in the music video has a lot going on. 

When an enormous anvil inexplicably drops on the construction site version of Katy, she's reborn down on the streets, now wearing a white bikini and bionic legs. 

As she walks through the chaotic streets, women are scrambling to get their jobs done amid chaos (fire hydrants exploding, cars breaking down, you get it). 

In the next scene, the 'battery symbol' on her bionic legs runs low and she needs to 'refuel' herself. A clear-cut nod to the way women will wear themselves down and how important it is to take time to build them back up. 

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Trisha Paytas makes an appearance. 

Trisha Paytas is put to work in the music video. Image: YouTube/Katy Perry.

Internet icon Trisha Paytas stars as Katy's friend, picking her up for a joy-ride in a monster truck after she's refueled herself.

It’s not her first rodeo, with Trisha starring previously in the We Made You music video for Eminem. 

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The 'feminine divine' power of the ring light.

She's Katy Perry! If you didn't know. Image: YouTube/Katy Perry.

In the final scenes, Katy joins an influencer to film a TikTok dance... before stealing her ring light and jumping on a helicopter. 

As the influencer yells "who are you" to the singer, she lifts the ring light (shaped like the gender symbol for 'female') into the air and screams "I'm Katy Perry."

Feature Image: YouTube/Katy Perry.

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