Katy Perry's 'Rise' is Rio Olympics anthem

Katy Perry

Los Angeles: Singer Katy Perry has dropped new single ‘Rise' which will be used as Olympics anthem. The song, her first new music release since 2013's Prism, is a tie-in with NBC's coverage of next month's 2016 Rio Olympic Games, reported Billboard.

Katy Perry

"When, when the fire's at my feet again/And the vultures all start circling/They're whispering, ‘you're out of time'/But still I rise," she croons.

The 31-year-old songtress shared the track on Twitter. "This is a song that's been brewing inside me for years,
that has finally come to the surface. I was inspired to finish it now, rather than save it for my next album, because now more than ever, there is a need for our world to unite," Perry said.