--- description: She stops crying and fussing IMMEDIATELY title: Watch This Baby Completely Lose It When She Hears Katy Perry's "Dark Horse" image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltddff415624a2a053/69869be3169ab0886d27a5c9/katy-perry.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch This Baby Completely Lose It When She Hears Katy Perry's "Dark Horse" by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 5, 2014 3:21 PM CUT  Katy Perry performs onstage during "The Prismatic World Tour" at the Verizon Center on June 24, 2014 in Washington, DC. Katy Perry performs onstage during "The Prismatic World Tour" at the Verizon Center on June 24, 2014 in Washington, DC.Kevin Mazur—WireImage/Getty Images by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 5, 2014 3:21 PM CUT At a loss for how to calm your baby down? Try blasting Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse” — apparently, that will do the trick. But if your baby is still crying, then maybe try playing “Copy of A” by Nine Inch Nails. Or at least that worked for [this youngster](http://time.com/2962814/the-only-way-to-comfort-this-baby-is-to-blast-nine-inch-nails/ "undefined"). **MORE:** [Mom Sells “Brat” Daughter’s Katy Perry Tickets on Facebook](http://time.com/3079421/katy-perry-facebook-brat-daughter-ticket/ "undefined") **WATCH:** [Prince Harry Dances to Katy Perry’s “Firework”](http://time.com/2940926/prince-harry-dances-katy-perry-firework-children-chile/ "undefined") **PHOTO:** [Katy Perry and Joe Biden Took a Selfie](http://time.com/2927882/katy-perry-and-joe-biden-took-a-selfie/ "undefined") **WATCH:** [5-Year-Old Cancer Survivor Stars in Her Own Katy Perry Music Video](http://time.com/91166/make-a-wish-foundation-katy-perry-music-video/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3082665/video-baby-katy-perry-dark-horse/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3082665/video-baby-katy-perry-dark-horse/"},"headline":"Watch This Baby Completely Lose It When She Hears Katy Perry's \"Dark Horse\"","datePublished":"2014-08-05T15:21:02.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:12:11.712Z","description":"She stops crying and fussing IMMEDIATELY","url":"https://time.com/3082665/video-baby-katy-perry-dark-horse/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","Katy Perry","baby"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltddff415624a2a053/69869be3169ab0886d27a5c9/katy-perry.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltddff415624a2a053/69869be3169ab0886d27a5c9/katy-perry.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Katy Perry performs onstage during \"The Prismatic World Tour\" at the Verizon Center on June 24, 2014 in Washington, DC.","caption":"Katy Perry performs onstage during \"The Prismatic World Tour\" at the Verizon Center on June 24, 2014 in Washington, DC.","creditText":"Kevin Mazur—WireImage/Getty Images","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":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3082665/video-baby-katy-perry-dark-horse/","name":"Watch This Baby Completely Lose It When She Hears Katy Perry's \"Dark Horse\""}}]}] ```