The video garnered positive reviews from critics , who praised its self-empowerment theme and its different approach in comparison to Perry 's previous music videos . Bruno Nessif of E! Online compared the video to Demi Moore 's role in '' G.I. Jane '' . Ray Rahman from '' Entertainment Weekly '' echoed the similarity of the '' G.I. Jane '' influence in the video , and called it an " intense ride " . MTV 's James Montgomery praised the video and Perry 's role , saying : " Over the years , Perry has been a California Gurl , a nerdy teenager , an alien and just about everything in between , but up until now , she 's never really been an actual person . " He went on to praise the video stating : " Part of Me " is unlike any pop video in recent memory . Rihanna did military chic in her " Hard " video ( she even straddled a tank ) , and just about every one of Perry 's pop contemporaries have ventured down the same path . But they were never really in the military ; they were just making it more fabulous . Perry takes the opposite tact : She cuts off her hair , she eschews makeup , she fights , crawls , suffers . It 's a commendable level of commitment . Your move , everybody else . " Feminist author Naomi Wolf criticized the video as propaganda for the Marine Corps , stating " I really want to find out if she was paid by them for making it .... . it is truly shameful . I would suggest a boycott of this singer whom I really liked if you are as offended at this glorification of violence as I am . " Glenn Selig , founder of The Publicity Agency , responded to these claims on '' Fox News Live '' , stating , " In her efforts to boycott the video , Naomi Wolf has brought more attention to it , without her comments , most people would clearly have seen the military simply as a metaphor and not as an attempt by Katy Perry to glamorize the military or war . " Perry told MTV that she chose the military plot because it represented the song , saying , " It 's an affirmation of strength , so I wanted to go the strongest route I ever could . " " Part of Me " was given its first live performance on February 12 , 2012 , at the 54th Grammy Awards . The performance began with " E.T. " with dancers and a singer who appeared to be Perry on a darkened stage . It ended partway through the chorus as electronic sound effects and the lights and sound suddenly went out , implying technical difficulties . Wearing sunglasses and a metallic bodysuit with the appearance of golden armor , a blue-haired Perry , slowly singing the first part of " Part of Me , " descended from the roof of the venue in a transparent cube , revealing the singer on the stage below to be a body double . Perry shattered the cube , fireworks went off around the stage , and Perry began " Part of Me " as the dancers present during " E.T. " reappeared , lifted her up , and performed a routine behind her
54th Grammy Awards
54th Annual Grammy Awards
Part of Me (Katy Perry song)