Yes, the video for "Chained to the Rhythm" hides its real-life theme park setting with a lot of post-production design. But I'll bet that many of you could figure out which park in which Perry and her team shot the video, anyway. Guesses?
Well, okay, it wasn't that hard. Since so much video production in the U.S. is done in Los Angeles, when productions need to shoot in a theme park, many of them end up the road in Valencia, at Six Flags Magic Mountain. The park plays the role of a glam-futuristic "Oblivia" theme park in the message-heavy video, which was directed by Matthew Cullen and shot at the park last month. How many actual Six Flags Magic Mountain rides can you find?
The big attraction in the video is Six Flags Magic Mountain's Full Throttle, which Perry rides during the song. Compare the video's treatment of the ride with our video from Full Throttle's opening day in 2013.
"Chained to the Rhythm" is the lead single from Katy Perry's upcoming fifth studio album. The song also features a rap by Skip Marley, who, yes, is the grandson of music legend Bob Marley.
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