Sour Candy: Has Lady Gaga Copied Katy Perry’s 2017 Song Swish Swish? Here’s All You Want To Know

Sour Candy which marks Lady Gaga's collaboration with BLACKPINK became the talk of social media soon and so many people were raving about it.

Lady Gaga’s latest song Sour Candy from Chromatica album hit the web world yesterday and ranked at the popularity charts immediately. The song which marks Lady Gaga’s collaboration with BLACKPINK became the talk of social media soon and so many people were raving about it.

However, soon netizens also started finding similarities between Sour Candy and Katy Perry’s 2017 number Swish Swish. It seemed to many that Lady Gaga has copied the Fireworks singer. Have a look at some of the reactions:

However, it turns out that no one is a copy cat here. It’s just that both singers have sampled one song i.e. What They Say by Maya Jane Coles. According to Evening Standard, the Maya Jane Coles’ song has been reworked by numerous stars over the years.

Watch all three songs below:

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Meanwhile, Lady Gaga talked about her collaboration with BLACKPINK for the song Sour Candy with Japanese Publication, TV Groove. As translated to English by a fellow BLINK named @intoblackpivk on Twitter, Lady Gaga shared, “When I called out to them and asked if they wanted to sing a song with me, they were very happy and motivated. It was a really exciting collaboration. I wanted to celebrate them because I love powerful women like them and they also wanted to celebrate me.”

“I had a great time together making this song. I was excited to hear them interpret the song in Korean and told them that the part was so creative and fun. I was amazed to hear their singing voice. They are beautiful young women, really talented and I am proud to be the fifth member of BLACKPINK [for Sour Candy].”