The video was as much a love letter to McKee from the chorus of industry players rooting for her breakout as it was a ploy to drum up interest in her career launch. The song went up on YouTube in July with viral video–making fanfare, including a red carpet's worth of McKee's celebrity friends-from Ke$ha and Perry to Joan Rivers and George Takei-lip-syncing to the track. 'American Girl,' the lead single off McKee's debut album-expected in early 2014 from Epic Records-appropriates some of her hit-making prowess for herself. McKee and Perry first met when they were both penniless songwriters hawking their clothes at a Los Angeles thrift store.
