Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection is a reissue of American singer-songwriter Katy Perry's third studio album, Teenage Dream (2010). It was released on March 23, 2012, by Capitol Records, nearly two years after the original album. Perry collaborated with producers including Tricky Stewart to refine leftover material from the recording sessions at Playback Recording Studio for Teenage Dream. The final product features three newly recorded songs, which incorporate pop styles previously seen in the original album, an acoustic version of "The One That Got Away" and three additional official remixes featuring Missy Elliott, Kanye West, and Tommie Sunshine.
Two singles were released from Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection. The lead single, "Part of Me", debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, while the second single, "Wide Awake", peaked at number two in the country. Both songs were eventually certified quintuple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The Kanye West remix of "E.T." was previously released as a single and peaked at the top of the US Billboard Hot 100. The record was further promoted with live performances during the 54th Annual Grammy Awards and the 2012 Billboard Music Awards, in addition to the autobiographical documentary film Katy Perry: Part of Me (2012).
Upon its release, Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics, who were ambivalent towards the new songs' production but questioned the decision to reissue Teenage Dream. As an independent release, the reissue charted within the top 10 in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States as well as the top 20 in Belgium (Flanders), Finland, and France. It sold one million copies globally by the end of 2012 and received multi-Platinum certifications in Australia, Denmark, and New Zealand.
Background In August 2010, Perry released her third studio album Teenage Dream. While recording the record, she collaborated with producers including Dr. Luke and Max Martin. Following its release, Teenage Dream became a worldwide commercial success; it debuted at number one on both the U.S. Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart, and charted highly in other international territories. The project was met with generally mixed reviews from music critics, receiving an average score of 52, based on 19 reviews on Metacritic, indicating "generally mixed or average reviews". After its singles "California Gurls", "Teenage Dream", "Firework", "E.T.", and "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" each reached the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, Teenage Dream became the second album in history to produce five number-one singles on the chart after Michael Jackson's Bad.
In October 2011, producer Tricky Stewart confirmed that he was working with Perry to refine leftover material from Teenage Dream recording sessions for "something special she has going on". Perry officially announced Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection in February 2012, describing it as the "complete story" of the original album. She added that the expanded album would contain three newly recorded songs and four additional remixes to supplement the standard edition of the original album. "It was an incredible honor to tie [Jackson's] Billboard Hot 100 record, but I'm moving forward and had a few things left to get off my chest," she said.
New material
Tricky Stewart stated that he and Perry "always knew that the records [they] created were special [and] at the time it was more contractual obligation [that they did not make the album]". He elaborated that they were originally excluded from the project to balance the original record with tracks from other producers, in addition to Perry not needing more songs at the time. The expanded album begins with the twelve tracks included on the standard version of Teenage Dream. The newly recorded material for the reissue, which is made just for the album, begins with an acoustic rendition of "The One That Got Away" as the thirteenth track. "Part of Me" is a power pop song that lyrically acts as an "emotional breakup anthem". It was speculated that its concept was inspired by Perry's relationship with her ex-husband Russell Brand.
"Wide Awake" is a mid-tempo pop ballad that sees inspiration from electronic and dance-pop; it lyrically discusses the end of a relationship, and was also reportedly influenced by Perry's experience with Brand. "Dressin' Up" is an uptempo, dance-rock and techno song that sees the inclusion of "over-sexualized" lyrical content. The seventeenth track is a remix of "E.T." with new verses provided by Kanye West, while the eighteenth song is a remix of "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" featuring Missy Elliott. The nineteenth and final track "Tommie Sunshine's Megasix Smash-Up" incorporates elements of Perry's earlier singles "California Gurls", "Teenage Dream", "Firework", "E.T.", "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)", and "The One That Got Away".
Singles and promotion
"Part of Me" was serviced as the lead single from Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection on February 13, 2012. It was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics, and became the twentieth song in the history of Billboard to debut at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and was also certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for exceeding sales of two million copies. The track also peaked at number one in New Zealand, and performed moderately in other international territories. "Wide Awake" was released as the second and final single from The Complete Confection on May 22, 2012. It peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, and charted moderately worldwide. The track was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance at the 2013 ceremony, but lost to "Set Fire to the Rain" by Adele.
Perry performed "Part of Me" at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards on February 12, 2012, and sang "Wide Awake" at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards on May 20. The Complete Confection was also promoted through the feature film Katy Perry: Part of Me (2012), which followed Perry during her California Dreams Tour. A golden ticket to attend the premiere of the film was placed inside one American copy and one Canadian copy of the record.
Critical reception
Melissa Maerz of Entertainment Weekly opined that the newly recorded material "runs stale", but stated that the disc contained "some delectable musical snacks" including "Dressin' Up" and the acoustic version of "The One That Got Away". Writing for PopMatters, Jesse Fox felt that the record is "obviously not perfect", but suggested that its enjoyable nature helped Perry "[pull] it off like a bright, flamboyant, short-lived, explosive, nearly abrasive, gasps-inspiring firework." A writer for Blogcritics appreciated The Complete Confections musical diversity, and thought that the lyrical content made the album a "journey in love, life and everything in between."
Commercial performance In the United States, Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection boosted sales of the original Teenage Dream, which consequently re-entered the top-ten of the Billboard 200 at number seven with first-week sales of 33,000 copies. This resulted in a 190%-increase from the previous tracking week, in which the original album stood at number 31. A similar situation occurred on the UK Albums Chart, where The Complete Confection helped Teenage Dream rise from number 34 to number six after the former was released.
In Australia, the Complete Confection peaked at number five and spent a total of 233 weeks on the ARIA Albums Chart. The record ranked on the ARIA year-end album charts, specifically from 2012 to 2014, then from 2020 to 2025. In 2023, the album was certified seven-times Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for sales exceeding 490,000 units. Elsewhere, the Complete Confection charted within the top five in New Zealand, while reaching the top 20 in Belgium (Flanders), Finland, and France. The album has been certified two-times Platinum in Denmark and four-times Platinum in New Zealand. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), The Complete Confection was the 50th highest-selling album of 2012 with one million copies sold.
Accolades + Awards and nominations for Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref. ASCAP Music Awards Most Performed Song"E.T." "Part of Me" "Wide Awake" 55th Annual Grammy Awards Best Pop Solo Performance 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards Best Video MTV Italian Music Awards Best Lyrics Video "E.T." MTV Video Music AwardsBest CollaborationBest Art DirectionBest DirectionBest EditingBest Special EffectsVideo of the Year "Wide Awake" Best Visual Effects Best Art Direction Best Female Video"Part of Me" MuchMusic Video Awards International Video of the Year – Artist "E.T." (featuring Kanye West) Music Video Production Awards Best Pop Video "Wide Awake" Best Director of a Female Artist Myx Music Awards Favorite International Video "Part of Me" 38th People's Choice Awards Favorite Song "E.T." (featuring Kanye West) 39th People's Choice Awards Favorite Music Video "Part of Me" Radio Disney Music Awards Best Breakup Song "Wide Awake" Teen Choice Awards Choice Music: Single by a Female Artist"Part of Me" Choice Break-Up Song "Wide Awake"
Notes Awards listed in this list is only for new tracks featured in this album as it is a reissue album of Teenage Dream. Awards related to tracks featured previously on Teenage Dream remains on its page.
Track listing Credits adapted from the liner notes of Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection.
Notes signifies a vocal producer signifies an original and remix producer signifies a remix producer "Tommie Sunshine's Megasix Smash-Up" contains elements of "California Gurls", "Teenage Dream", "Firework", "E.T.", "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" and "The One That Got Away".
Personnel Credits adapted from AllMusic.
Kory Aaron – assistant, assistant engineer Ammo – drums, keyboards, producer, programming Chris Anokute – A&R Benny Blanco – drums, keyboards, producer, programming Tucker Bodine – assistant, assistant engineer Ronette Bowie – A&R Jon Brion – musician, producer Angelo Caputo – assistant Eric Caudieux – editing Ted Chung – production coordination Steve Churchyard – drum engineering Cirkut – drums, keyboards, producer, programming, remix producer Angelica Cob-Baehler – creative director Kenneth Colby – drum programming, sequencing Will Cotton – original paintings, photography Megan Dennis – production coordination Steven Dennis – assistant, assistant engineer Dr. Luke – drums, executive producer, keyboards, producer, programming, remix producer Missy Elliott – featured artist, vocals Mikkel S. Eriksen – engineer, instrumentation Nicolas Essig – assistant engineer Josh Freese – drums Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering Chris Gehringer – mastering Serban Ghenea – mixing Clint Gibbs – assistant, engineer Noah Goldstein – vocal engineer Jake Gorski – assistant Aniela Gottwald – assistant, assistant engineer Tatiana Gottwald – assistant, assistant engineer Mark Gray – assistant, assistant engineer Mike Green – programming John Hanes – engineer, mixing Kuk Harrell – vocal producer Travis Harrington – assistant engineer Chandler Harrod – assistant Tor Erik Hermansen – instrumentation Ngoc Hoàng – coordination Sam Holland – engineer Josh Houghkirk – assistant engineer James Hunt – assistant Liz Isik – A&R Jaycen Joshua – mixing Greg Koller – engineer, mixing Damien Lewis – engineer Ed Lidow – assistant Giancarlo Lino – mixing assistant Charles Malone – assistant, assistant engineer, guitar Adam Marcello – celeste, percussion Max Martin – drums, executive producer, keyboards, producer, programming Julio Miranda – guitar Katie Mitzell – production coordination