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==Credits and personnel==
==Credits and personnel==
*Songwriting – Kesha Sebert, Lukasz Gottwald, Benjamin Levin, Joshua Coleman
*Songwriting – Kesha Sebert, Lukasz Gottwald, Benjamin Levin, Joshua Coleman, Jcob Kasher Hindlin
*Production – Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco, Ammo
*Production – Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco, Ammo for Kasz Money Productions, Inc.
*Instruments and programming – Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco, Ammo
*Instruments and programming – Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco, Ammo
*Background vocals – Rani Hancock, Dr. Luke, Sam Holland, Benny Blanco, Emily Wright
*Background vocals – Rani Hancock, Dr. Luke, Sam Holland, Benjamin Levin, Emily Wright
*Engineering – Emily Wright, Sam Holland, Chris "TEK" O'Ryan
*Engineering – Emily Wright, Sam Holland, Chris "TEK" O'Ryan

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Cannibal'', Dynamite Cop Music/Where Da Kasz at BMI.


==Charts, certifications and precession==
==Charts, certifications and precession==

Revision as of 04:54, 23 November 2010

"We R Who We R"
Song

"We R Who We R" is a song by American recording artist and songwriter Kesha, from her first extended play (EP), Cannibal. The song was released as the EP's lead single on October 22, 2010. It was written by Kesha, with Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco and Ammo who also produced the song. Kesha was inspired to write the song in the wake of news that bullying had led to multiple suicides of gay youth. Hence the message of the song is to inspire people to be themselves, a celebration of anyone deemed quirky or eccentric.

Critical reception of "We R Who We R" has been generally positive. Although it was criticized for not being particularly different from Kesha's previous work, critics still felt that the song was a strong dance-pop number, that combined strong beats with an inspiring message filled with genuine humor. "We R Who We R" debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the seventeenth song in the chart's history to do so. "We R Who We R" also reached the top five in Canada and New Zealand as well as number one in Australia. The charting of the song gave Kesha her fifth consecutive top ten hit in the United States, Canada and Australia.

Writing and inspiration

"We R Who We R" was written by Kesha, along with Lukasz Gottwald, Benjamin Levin and Joshua Coleman. Kesha wrote the song in the wake of the news that bullying had led to multiple suicides of gay youth.[1] Kesha explained that she wanted the song to become a pride anthem; “I wanted to inspire people [...] to be themselves. It’s a celebration of any sort of quirks or eccentricities.”[1] She elaborated, "I was really affected by the suicides that have been happening, having been subject to very public hatred [myself]. I have absolutely no idea how these kids felt. What I'm going through is nothing compared to what they had to go through. Just know things do get better and you need to celebrate who you are. Every weird thing about you is beautiful and makes life interesting. Hopefully the song really captures that emotion of celebrating who you are."[2]

Composition

"We R Who We R" is dominantly a dance-pop song that utilizes a synth-heavy backing.[2] Vocally, the song follows in the footsteps of Kesha's previous singles, in which Kesha uses her "signature" talk-singing vocal style throughout the song.[3] Kesha uses layered vocals that are enhanced in some parts with the use of auto-Tune.[4] According to sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, "We R Who We R" is written in the time signature of common time, with a moderate beat rate of 120 beats per minute. The song is written in the key of C minor and Kesha's vocal range spans from the note of E♭4 to the note of B♭4.[5] It has a basic sequence of Cm–Fm–E♭–A♭ as its chord progression.[5]

Critical reception

Bill Lamb from About.com gave the song a positive review, giving the single four out of possible five stars.[6] Lamb wrote that though there was nothing particularly original here musically, "[Kesha]'s inspiration is solid, and she knows how to inspire a party and a crowd. It's time to simply give in and have fun along with [Kesha]."[6] Lamb also commended Kesha's "genuine humor" present throughout the song saying, "Only [Kesha] would really sing about looking "sick and sexy-fied," wearing hot pants in the club, and the extra credibility given by, "Jesus on my necklace."[6] Lamb ended his review writing that though her "sing-speak style" is unlikely to win any vocal awards, "We R Who We R" is solid kick off to Cannibal.[6] Robert Copsey from Digital Spy gave the single five out of five stars.[7] Copsey praised Kesha for not buckling under the harsh scrutiny she has been subject to over the length of her career, citing her boozy antics and processed vocals as examples, he wrote, "we've never disputed that she carries it all off in a fashion that's frank, fearless and unashamedly fun." Dr.Luke's production was complimented with the songs chorus being the highlight of the review.[7] Copsey ended the review calling the songs Kesha's most "poppermost effort to date".[7]

Jocelyn Vena from MTV News gave the song positive review writing, "[Kesha] has found a chart-topping formula, combin[ing] killer beats with lyrics about super-fun parties and hot pants."[8] Vena commented that though the song isn't ground breaking and doesn't stray too far away from previous singles "Tik Tok" or Take It Off", that hardly matters as "it's another uber-fun tune about how awesome it is to dance the night away" with an "inspired [message about] the recent rash of suicides among gay youth."[8]

Chart performance

In the United States, "We R Who We R" debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, shifting over 280,000 digital copies.[9] As such, the song became the seventeenth song in the history of the chart to accomplish that feat. The song's charting also gave Kesha her fifth straight top ten hit in the United States.[9] On the Canadian Hot 100, the song debuted at number two selling 21,000 digital downloads.[10]

In Australia, "We R Who We R" debuted at number one on the charts on the issue date entitled November 17, 2010.[11] The song remained atop the charts for two weeks.[11] In New Zealand the song entered and peaked at number four.[12]

Music video

The music video for "We R Who We R" was directed by Hype Williams.[13] The video was filmed in downtown Los Angeles. Kesha explained the idea behind the video as well as the experience during an interview with MTV News, "This video is a little bit 'sexy time". "[For] this video, I kinda thought, 'I should be blowing things up, So we closed down downtown Los Angeles and, I mean, I'm not going to give away all of it, but I do blow some stuff up."[14]

Live performances

"We Are Who We R" was performed for the first time on Australian X Factor on November 14, 2010.[15] Prior to the performance minor controversy was sparked when Kesha's male background dancers were seen wearing red armbands. The armbands were subsequently removed due to authorization by Kesha fearing they were too similar to the likes of the swastikas symbol.[15] A company representative from Sony issued the following statement regarding the instant, "The costumes that had been supplied locally had the dancers wearing red armbands and [Kesha] was concerned that they looked like Nazi uniforms, [She] requested they be removed as this was simply not part of the brief."[15]

"We R Who We R" was performed for the first time in North America live on November 21, 2010 at the 2010 American Music Awards.[16] The performance started off with Kesha opening with previous single, "Take It Off" while playing on the keyboard, soon after transitioning into "We R Who We R". The performance featured Kesha wearing a mirrored body suit and a black leather jacket.[16] Male background dancers surrounded the stage throughout the performance with confetti falling from the ceiling towards the song's synth filled finale. As the performance ended Kesha played riffs on a guitar, then turning the guitar around, revealed black writing with the word "hate" with a slash through it.[16] She then presumed to smash the guitar into pieces ending the performance.[16]

Track listing

Credits and personnel

  • Songwriting – Kesha Sebert, Lukasz Gottwald, Benjamin Levin, Joshua Coleman, Jcob Kasher Hindlin
  • Production – Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco, Ammo for Kasz Money Productions, Inc.
  • Instruments and programming – Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco, Ammo
  • Background vocals – Rani Hancock, Dr. Luke, Sam Holland, Benjamin Levin, Emily Wright
  • Engineering – Emily Wright, Sam Holland, Chris "TEK" O'Ryan

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Cannibal, Dynamite Cop Music/Where Da Kasz at BMI.

Charts, certifications and precession

Chart precession and succession

Order of precedence
Preceded by ARIA Charts number-one single
November 8, 2010 – November 22, 2010 		Succeeded by
Preceded by US Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
November 13, 2010 		Succeeded by

Release history

Region Date Format
Australia[32] October 22, 2010 Digital download
Austria[33]
Belgium[34]
Canada[35]
Germany[36]
Ireland[17]
Italy[37]
Netherlands[38]
New Zealand[39]
Sweden[40]
Switzerland[41]
United States[42]

References

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  2. ^ a b Doyle, Patrick (2010-10-15). "Kesha Says New Single Addresses Teen Suicides". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
  3. ^ Greenblatt, Leah (2010-10-15). "Kesha's raucous new single, 'We R Who We R':Listen here". Music Mix. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2010-10-15. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
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  10. ^ "Nielsen Music: Canadian Update (November 5, 2010)". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
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  14. ^ Montgomery, James (2010-11-15). "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.'". MTV News. MTV Networks (Viacom). Retrieved 2010-11-15. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
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  35. ^ "We R Who We R - Single (Canada)". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 2010-10-26. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
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