--- description: Join the California gurl for some Mariah Carey-oke title: Katy Perry: "This Is How We Do" Video image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd2fc09b446a55602/69869e021eebf77202372188/katy-perry-video.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Katy Perry Do What She Does Best In 'This Is How We Do' Video  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 31, 2014 5:52 PM CUT  Katy Perry performs onstage during "The Prismatic World Tour" at Madison Square Garden on July 9, 2014 in New York City. Katy Perry performs onstage during "The Prismatic World Tour" at Madison Square Garden on July 9, 2014 in New York City.Kevin Mazur—WireImage  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 31, 2014 5:52 PM CUT If you can get over the fact that Katy Perry’s new single [“This Is How We Do”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RMQksXpQSk "undefined") features groan-worthy lyrics like “Now we’re talking astrology / getting our nails did all Japanese-y,” you’ll realize it’s actually kind of a jam. It’s no [Dark Horse](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KSOMA3QBU0 "undefined") in the running for Song of the Summer, sure, but it’s certainly worthy of a video featuring over-the-top visuals and outrageous outfits — basically everything Katy Perry does best. The singer wisely steers the costumes clear of any [ethnic](http://thinkprogress.org/culture/2014/07/30/3465849/katy-perry-questlove-cultural-appropriation/ "undefined") [groups](http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2014/06/that%5Fjust%5Ffeels%5Fdismissive%5Fof%5Freal%5Fpain%5Fwhy%5Fkaty%5Fperrys%5Fmummified%5Fdancers%5Fare%5Fracist.php "undefined") [this time](http://www.salon.com/2014/04/22/katy%5Fperry%5Fdresses%5Fas%5Fa%5Fjewish%5Fbar%5Fmitzvah%5Fdj%5Ftells%5Frabbi%5Fjokes%5Fin%5Fher%5Fnew%5Fbirthday%5Fvideo/ "undefined"), instead opting for pop culture references with the Pee-Wee Herman-inspired backup dancers, some Mondrian get-ups and a brief but always welcome tribute to [Aretha Franklin’s inauguration hat](http://www.npr.org/2013/01/21/169731646/aretha-franklin-was-already-famous-but-her-hat-maker-wasnt "undefined"). Perry is one of the most consistent pop stars around when it comes to matching her ear candy with eye-catching visuals, so if this is really how she do, she should do it more often. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3065339/katy-perry-this-how-we-do-video/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3065339/katy-perry-this-how-we-do-video/"},"headline":"Watch Katy Perry Do What She Does Best In 'This Is How We Do' Video","datePublished":"2014-07-31T17:52:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:26:59.734Z","description":"Join the California gurl for some Mariah Carey-oke","url":"https://time.com/3065339/katy-perry-this-how-we-do-video/","keywords":["Music","Katy Perry"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd2fc09b446a55602/69869e021eebf77202372188/katy-perry-video.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd2fc09b446a55602/69869e021eebf77202372188/katy-perry-video.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Katy Perry \"The Prismatic World Tour\" - New York City","caption":"Katy Perry \"The Prismatic World Tour\" - New York City","creditText":"Kevin Mazur—WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3065339/katy-perry-this-how-we-do-video/","name":"Watch Katy Perry Do What She Does Best In 'This Is How We Do' Video"}}]}] ```