We R Who We R
| We R Who We R | |
|---|---|
| Kesha | |
| publication | October 22, 2010 |
| length | 3:24 |
| Genre (s) | Dance-Pop , Electropop , Pop-Trance |
| text | Kesha, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Dr. Luke , Benny Blanco , Ammo |
| music | Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco, Ammo |
| album | Cannibal |
We R Who We R is a song by the American musician Kesha , from her first Extended Play (EP), Cannibal . The song was released on October 22, 2010. He was founded by Kesha, along with Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Dr. Luke , Benny Blanco and Ammo. Production was done by Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco and Ammo.
composition
The song is a dance-pop song that contains elements of electropop and pop-trance.
Music video
The music video was directed by Hype Williams . The music video was shot in downtown Los Angeles within two days . Kesha explained the idea behind the music video and the video shoot experience during an interview with MTV News . She said that the music video was different from her previous ones and that she wanted to show a sexier side of herself with this music video.
The music video for We R Who We R shows an "underground party". The video starts with futuristic lights. Kesha has tied her hair in a ponytail, she wears black and gray make-up, chains, torn stockings and a glittering shirt. She walks through the 2nd Street Tunnel with a group of people. Individual scenes also show Kesha with strong eye make-up and rhinestones, which were attached to her eyebrows. In the middle of the music video you can see several cars drive to a place where the party continues. Kesha changes her outfit and is now wearing a shirt with the flag of the United States and pink hot pants. At the end of the music video you see Kesha on the roof of a building; the music stops and Kesha falls backwards from the roof. She is caught by her party members and the music continues. In the final scenes, Kesha and her party members perform erotic dances. In the final scene, Kesha smiles at the camera and the music video ends.
MTV News' Jocelyn Vena noticed that the music video was different from Kesha's previous one and wrote that this music video showed a "darker and more erotic" side of Kesha.
Commercial win
In the United States, We R Who We R debuted directly at number 1 on the American Billboard Hot 100 with over 280,000 units sold . The song was only the 17th song ever, which went straight to number 1 on the official American charts. In Kesha's career, the song became her second number one hit in the US after Tik Tok and her first number 1 debut, as well as Kesha's fifth consecutive top ten hit in the US. The following week, the song dropped from number 1 to number 5 and sold another 220,000 copies. After the song had been the first five weeks in the charts, it sold more than a million copies, surpassing We R Who We R the million mark fastest since this Love the Way You Lie by Rihanna and Eminem succeeded. In the ninth week the song sold 319,000 copies, the following week it sold 411,000 copies, which means that 2,000,000 copies of the song have been sold in the United States. The song is one of a total of ten songs that sold more than 300,000 times in the United States in several weeks. As of January 2012, the song had sold over 3,640,000 copies in the United States. The song is also Kesha's fifth song, which has sold more than two million times in the United States.
The song debuted at number 2 on the Canadian Hot 100. In the United Kingdom, We R Who We R debuted at number 95 on the British charts on January 8, 2011, and fell off the charts the following week. After the single was released on January 23, 2011 in the UK, the song sold over 90,000 copies there and went straight back to number 1 in the UK charts, making We R Who We R Kesha's first number one hit United Kingdom.
Chart placements
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
|
23 (11 weeks) | 11 |
 Austria (Ö3)
|
15th (13 weeks) | 13 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
17th (13 weeks) | 13 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
|
1 (19 weeks) | 19th |
 United States (Billboard)
|
1 (20 weeks) | 20th |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Goldner, Jonathan: Kesha's 'We R Who We R' Video: Check Out An On-Set Photo! " . In: MTV Networks . ( MTV ). November 2, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ↑ Spitznagel, Eric: Ke $ ha Spends More on Glitter Every Month Than Most People Spend on Rent . In: Vanity Fair . Condé Nast Digital. February 11, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
- ↑ Montgomery, James: Kesha 'Blows Some Stuff Up' For 'We R Who We R' Video Good-time girl says video for her first Cannibal single is 'a little bit sexy time.' . In: MTV News . MTV Networks (Viacom). November 15, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
- ↑ a b c d Vena, Jocelyn: Kesha's 'We R Who We R' Video Is Hot And Dangerous, Cannibal singer throws sexy, dark dance party in just-released clip . In: MTV News . MTV Networks (Viacom). December 2, 2010. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
- ↑ Goldner, Jonathan: Kesha's 'We R Who We R' Video: Check Out An On-Set Photo! Hype Williams helmed the clip for the first Cannibal single . In: MTV News . MTV Networks (Viacom). November 2, 2010. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
- ↑ Sun, Feifei: First Look: Kesha's 'We R Who We R' Music Video (PHOTOS) . In: MTV Style . MTV Networks (Viacom). November 4, 2010. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
- ↑ Stransky, Tanner: Kesha's 'We R Who We R' music video: Hot and Dangerous, indeed . In: Music Mix . Entertainment Weekly. December 2, 2010. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
- ↑ a b Lamb, Bill: Kesha's "We R Who We R" To Debut At # 1 on Billboard Hot 100 . In: About.com . The New York Times Company. November 3, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ↑ a b Pietroluongo, Silvio: Ke $ ha To Crash Hot 100 At No. 1 . In: Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. November 3, 2010. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved on February 17, 2012.
- ^ Paul Grein: Week Ending Nov. 7, 2010: Rihanna Ties Rihanna . In: Chart Watch . Yahoo! Inc. November 10, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
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- ↑ Paul Grein: Week Ending Jan. 2, 2011: This Is No Bomb . In: Chart Watch . Yahoo! Inc. January 5, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
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- ↑ Week Ending March 6, 2011: Songs: Rated PG. In: Chart Watch . Yahoo! Inc, March 9, 2011, accessed March 10, 2011 .
- ^ Nielsen Music: Canadian Update (November 5, 2010) . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on November 4, 2010. Retrieved on November 4, 2010.
- ^ Adele wins place in chart history . The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on January 30, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
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- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US