Take it off
| Take it off | |
|---|---|
| Kesha | |
| publication | July 13, 2010 |
| length | 3:35 |
| Genre (s) | Electro-pop , dance-pop |
| Author (s) | Kesha, Lukasz Gottwald, Claude Kelly |
| album | Animal |
Take It Off is a song by the American singer Kesha from her debut album Animal . It is the fourth official single from this album and was released in the United States on July 13, 2010.
background
Take It Off was written by Lukasz Gottwald (Dr. Luke), Claude Kelly and Kesha and produced by Lukasz Gottwald with vocal transcription by Emily. The song is a peppy dance-pop / electro-pop song.
Music video
The video premiere in Germany took place on August 5, 2010 at MyVideo . The video producers are Paul Hunter and Dori Oskowitz. During an interview, Kesha said of her idea for this video: “The video is about me and all my Hot Babe Vapire friends in a hotel on another planet. There they all transform into beautiful stardust. "
At the beginning of the video you can see Kesha on a motorcycle . Then she walks, followed by her friends, through a shabby area to a motel on another planet . The friends run, dance and jump across the grounds while Kesha is by an old, rusted car. When everyone gathers around an empty pool in the motel, they juggle and tear each other's clothes. When Kesha arrives and rolls around in the sand, her friends begin to crumble into stardust, and then Kesha herself crumbles too.
A second video was also produced for the song, in which Kesha and friends (including Jeffree Star ) appear from her. In the video, the dancers are sometimes shown as animals, which is an allusion to the name of the album "Animal". Kesha herself can be seen as a cheetah at the beginning of the video and at the end. The video was posted on Kesha's YouTube channel on October 7, 2010 .
Live performance
On August 13, 2010, Ke $ ha performed Take It Off and the two older songs Tik, Tok and Your Love is My Drug on NBC's Today Show. In the performance she wears boots, fishnet stockings, glitter shorts and a loose tank top. Her dancers are dressed in black from head to toe, they then undress and only have gold shirts and tank tops on. She also performed the song in a set for BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend.
Charts
In January 2010, Take It Off entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 85 thanks to strong download sales . After being released as a single, the song returned to number 92 on August 7, 2010 in the US. The song became more and more successful from week to week and finally reached # 8 after eight weeks, becoming another US top ten hit for Kesha. In September 2010, the song went platinum in the United States for 1,000,000 million units sold, making Kesha the second female singer, after Lady Gaga , to do the feat with 4 million sales in one year (2010). In February 2011, the song passed the 2 million mark, making it Kesha's fifth song to accomplish this feat. In Canada the song was also successful, reaching number 8 and staying in the charts for a total of only 12 weeks. As of June 2011, Take It Off had sold 2,134,000 copies in the United States.
On August 28, 2010 the song entered the UK charts at number 44. After a few weeks, the song reached its top ranking of 15. In New Zealand, Take It Off reached number 10 and was later honored there with a gold record. The song was very successful in Australia and reached number 5 after only three weeks, and the song was also honored with a platinum record for Kesha in Australia.
| Charts (2010) | Top position |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom
|
15th |
 United States
|
8th |
Publications
| country | date | format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | July 13, 2010 | Download | RCA Records |
Awards
| country | Award |
|---|---|
| United States | platinum |
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- ^ Officiel Music Video at MyVideo.de
- ↑ Videostatic.com
- ↑ MTV.com
- ↑ YouTube
- ↑ Newsroom.MTV.com Ke $ ha by The Today Show
- ^ Billboard.com News Ke $ ha Take It Off
- ↑ BBC.CO.UK 2010 Artist Ke $ ha
- ^ Billboard (January 23, 2010) Take It Off US Entry . In: Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
- ^ Billboard (January 23, 2010) Take It Off Canadian Entry . In: Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
- ^ The Official UK Singles Chart for the week ending February 13, 2010 . In: IQ Ware Ltd (Ed.): ChartsPlus . No. 442, Milton Keynes, August, p. 3.
- ^ Billboard (August 7, 2010) Take It Off US Re-Entry . In: Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
- ↑ a b Gold & Platinum. In: Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Retrieved October 5, 2010 .
- ^ Grein, Paul: Week Ending Sept. 12, 2010: The Dulcet Tones Of Bruno Mars . In: Yahoo Music . Yahoo . September 15, 2010. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
- ^ Grein, Paul: Ke $ ha's "Take It Off" tops the 2 million mark . In: Yahoo Music . Yahoo . February 23, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
- ^ Billboard (January 23, 2010) Take It Off Canadian Entry . In: Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
- ^ Billboard (July 31, 2010) Take It Off Canadian Re-Entry . In: Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
- ↑ Grein, Paul: Week Ending June 12, 2011. Songs: The Odd Couples . In: Chart Watch . Yahoo! Inc. May 15, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
- ↑ British single placements
- ^ Billboard.com Chart History Kesha
- ↑ Available For Airplay: 7/13 Rhythm Crossover . In: FMQB . Friday morning quarterback. Retrieved July 30, 2010.