What is the Meaning of Katy Perry's '143' Album Title? Singer Shares Nostalgic, Deeper Meaning

justjared.com:

Katy Perry announced plans to drop her long-awaited new album 143, and she revealed the hidden deeper meaning to the project’s title.

The 39-year-old announced the new album, the follow-up to 2020′s Smile, on Wednesday (July 10). The project’s lead single “Woman’s World” arrives on Thursday.

Her team spilled some tea about the project, including insight into the title’s nostalgia-inducing roots. Keep reading to find out more… “Katy set out to create a bold, exuberant, celebratory dance-pop album with the symbolic 143 numerical expression of love as a throughline message,” her website teased.

If you were unaware, “143″ is a form of text speak that was popular back in the day of pagers… Aka the ’90s. People sent the numbers as a shortform way of saying “I love you.” Why?