"Labyrinth" is the third single from ''

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'', the debut EP from

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singer

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's solo project

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. "Labyrinth" was released 31 August 2022, cowritten by Perry and producer Jennifer Walton, and came with a music video directed by Joshua Homer.

Style

Perry described the song's narrative as being "about hope and our ability to dream even when we are trapped in our own reality", "draw ngparallels between the myth of

and the confines of our own emotional landscapes." ''Pitchfork''s Sam Goldner calls the song "a tender

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whose glitching,

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-y intro explodes into a cybernetic wall of rich, blasting synth chords" which showcases Perry's "mastery of tension and release". ''Slant Magazine''s Eric Mason says the song "evoke M83's ''

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'' with tswistful meditations and sonic grandeur." ''Spectrum Culture''s Aymeric Dubois wrote that on the song, Perry "uses a melancholy tone to mesmerize through catharsis, while her ethereal voice melts perfectly on the atmospheric keys of the instrumental."

Music video

The Joshua Homer-directed video is set in an abandoned building in

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. ''BroadwayWorld''s Michael Major describes as "dream-like" and says it "conjures a shadowy, woozy setting for Sarah and Jennifer Walton ... to play out the song's hopeful narrative."

Track listings

* Digital download and streaming # "Labyrinth" (Edit) – 3:32 *

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single # "Labyrinth" (Edit) – 3:32 # "Labyrinth" – 4:11 # " Touch the Sun" – 4:37 # " Hell Is Here"– 2:23

References

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