Katy Perry's 'Chained to the Rhythm' Video Travels Through Oblivia: Watch

Katy Perry released a vibrant video for "Chained to the Rhythm," and while it seems to be a return to the pop star's quirky "California Gurls" ways, it is actually a not-so-subtle critique on conformity. The singer takes viewers on a ride through Oblivia, a retro-futuristic amusement park where people dressed in '50s-inspired getups are succumbed to a mundane series of events. Watch the Mathew Cullen-directed video above.

Katy sings on the track, "So comfortable, we're living in a bubble, bubble / So comfortable, we cannot see the trouble, trouble," which become the clip's major theme. The citizens don't realize their lives are being controlled until Skip Marley (the guest artist on the single) appears on a fuzzy vintage TV screen and manages to snap Katy out of the mind games.