What Does Katy Perry’s Album Title ‘143’ Mean? Singer Shares Nostalgic, Deeper Meaning | Katy Perry, Music | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

Katy Perry announced plans to release her long-awaited new album 143and she revealed the hidden deeper meaning of the project title.

The 39-year-old announced the new album, the successor to the 2020 Smileon Wednesday (July 10). The first single from the project “Woman’s World” will be released on Thursday.

Her team revealed a lot about the project and gave insights into the title’s nostalgic roots.

Read on to find out more…

“Katie “We wanted to create a bold, exuberant and celebratory dance-pop album whose central message is the number 143, which symbolizes the symbolic expression of love,” they said on their website.

In case you didn’t know, “143” is a form of texting language that was popular in the pager era… the ’90s. People would send the numbers as a shorthand way to say “I love you.”

Why? According to AirDroid, “each number in 143 simply counts the letters in each word: I (1), Love (4), You (3).”

Interestingly, this meaning predates that of the pager by decades. The website notes that it began in 1894 as a means of communication between lighthouses and boats. It was also used in Morse code!

This is what fans can expect from Katie‘s album: “The result is a sexy, fearless return to form for the versatile musician with an album full of powerful, sexy and provocative pop anthems that you’ve come to love. This is an album with a lot of heart and a lot of BPM. Get ready to take off!”

Did you know that Katie Does she regret releasing one of her biggest hit singles?

143 arrives on September 20th.