Her debut album, entitled Animal, was released on January 5, 2010 in the US to mixed reviews from music critics. The album sold 152,000 copies in its first week in the US, debuting at number one. Animal was seven years in the making and resulted in Kesha's accumulating over two hundred songs by the time of its release, with fourteen making the final cut. A number one placing in New Zealand for the first single TiK ToK (first released on August 7, 2009) gave Kesha her first solo number one; this was followed by number one positions in Canada, Australia, Norway and the United States, reaching the top of the Billboard Hot 100 as the first number one of the 2010 decade. During its second week at number one on the chart, TiK ToK set the female download record and became the second best-selling single in a week, after Right Round, for shifting over 610,000 copies. During its fifth week at the top of the chart, it broke the record for the highest weekly plays on the radio airplay chart. Her second single, Blah Blah Blah (feat. 3OH!3), was first released on February 19, 2010 and has since charted within the top 10 in four different countries.
On November 9th, 2010, Kesha released the EP Cannibal, which included the chart topping single We R Who We R. It debuted atop the charts and became the singer’s third number one hit.
Kesha released her second album, Warrior, on November 30, 2012. The album features a collaboration with Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips.
On October 7, 2013, Kesha and Pitbull released a collaboration, Timber, which was became Kesha's fourth number-one.
In 2014, after spending two months in rehab for eating disorder treatment, and appealing about her sexual assault case with Lukasz Sebastian Gottwald (Dr. Luke), Kesha announced she was working on her third album.
In 2017, she released her third album, Rainbow after Dr. Luke was fired from Kemosabe Records. Rainbow debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and has also received a grammy nomination for 'Best Pop Vocal Album' and 'Best Pop Solo Performance' for Praying.
Check out Kesha's recent albums, High Road & Gag Order.
Dirty Love feat. Iggy Pop
Ke$ha Lyrics
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Yeah, and Ke$ha
All right!
Get up!
Yeah!
Rah!
Don't want your money
You're not my daddy
Baby, I'm full grown
Don't complicate it
Don't tell me lies
I'm not your girlfriend
I ain't never gonna be
Oh, your wife
Oh whoa I just want your dirty love
Oh whoa I just want your dirty love
All I need is to get in between your sheets
Oh whoa I just want your dirty love
(I just want your dirty love)
I just want your dirty love
(I just want your dirty love)
Cockroaches do it
In garbage cans
Rug merchants do it
In Afghanistan
Santorum did it
In a V-neck sweater
Pornos produce it
But wild child can do it better
Oh whoa I just want your dirty love
Oh whoa I just want your dirty love
All I need is to get in between your sheets
Oh whoa I just want your dirty love
(I just want your dirty love)
I don't want your fancy things
I just want your, love
Champagne tastes like piss to me
I just want your, love
Keep your leopard limousine
I just want your, love
I just want your fucking filthy love
Oh whoa I just want your dirty love
Oh whoa I just want your dirty love
All I need is to get in between your sheets
Oh whoa I just want your dirty love
(I just want your dirty love)
I just want your dirty love
(I just want your dirty love)
I just want your dirty love (I just want your dirty love)
(Dirty love, dirty love)
Yeah cool, alright, cool (I do)
The lyrics of Ke$ha's song Dirty Love are about Ke$ha's desire for a physical relationship with someone without any commitment or emotional attachment. She asserts that she doesn't want any material things from the person but just wants their "dirty love". The chorus repeats this desire for physicality, and Ke$ha emphasizes that she just wants to "get in between your sheets". Ke$ha also mentions that other unlikely things, such as cockroaches and rug merchants, are able to do what she wants, so why not her? The lyrics are playful and tongue-in-cheek, with Ke$ha even making a reference to politician Rick Santorum's sweater.
The inclusion of Iggy Pop's trademark yelping adds to the song's frenetic energy, and he also provides a spoken-word section near the end of the song. The song's overall sound has been described as "glammed-up power rock", with its heavy guitar riffs and driving beat. Ke$ha's vocal performance is similarly raw and aggressive, and she delivers the lyrics with a self-assured confidence.
Line by Line Meaning
It's Iggy Pop!
Iggy Pop is featured in this song.
Yeah, and Ke$ha
Ke$ha is one of the artists featured in this song.
All right!
This song is going to be great.
Get up!
The audience is being encouraged to dance and enjoy themselves.
Yeah!
The artist is excited to be performing for their fans.
Rah!
This is a cheer that is commonly used to pump up a crowd.
Don't want your money
The artist is not interested in a person's financial status.
I got my own
The artist is self-sufficient and doesn't rely on others for financial support.
You're not my daddy
The artist is not looking for a parental figure in a romantic partner.
Baby, I'm full grown
The artist is independent and capable of making their own decisions.
Don't complicate it
The artist wants a straightforward and simple relationship.
Don't tell me lies
The artist values honesty and expects their partner to be truthful with them.
I'm not your girlfriend
The artist wants a casual relationship, not a committed one.
I ain't never gonna be
The artist is not interested in a long-term romantic commitment with this person.
Oh whoa I just want your dirty love
The artist is looking for a physical connection with their partner.
All I need is to get in between your sheets
The artist wants to have sex with their partner.
Cockroaches do it
The artist is saying that even undesirable creatures engage in sexual activity.
In garbage cans
The artist is using an example of an unclean location to emphasize how common sex is.
Rug merchants do it
The artist is using another example to show how sex happens everywhere, including in places where it may not be expected.
In Afghanistan
This line is emphasizing the idea that sex happens in all cultures and countries, even those that may be considered conservative or restrictive.
Santorum did it
The artist is making a reference to a politician's sexual scandal to reinforce the idea that sex is ubiquitous.
In a V-neck sweater
This is a humorous detail that emphasizes the absurdity of the previous line.
Pornos produce it
The artist is acknowledging the existence of the porn industry and its relationship to sex.
But wild child can do it better
The artist is suggesting that they are more skilled at sex than those in the examples they provided.
I don't want your fancy things
The artist is not impressed by wealth or material possessions.
Champagne tastes like piss to me
The artist is rejecting the idea of high-class luxury items such as champagne.
Keep your leopard limousine
The artist is showing that they don't want extravagant gifts or displays of wealth.
I just want your fucking filthy love
The artist is being explicit about their desire for a physical, sexual relationship.
Dirty love, dirty love
This line reinforces the theme of the song, which is a desire for rough, physical relationships.
Yeah cool, alright, cool (I do)
This line is a playful way to conclude the song and emphasize the artist's enthusiasm.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: PEBE SEBERT, MATT SQUIRE, LUKE GOTTWALD, KESHA SEBERT, HENRY WALTER, JAMES NEWELL OSTERBERG JR.
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Madam Roast Beef
What an ANTHEM This song is!!! The ENTIRE Warrior album is ACTUALLY! And it's just so damn good!! This was released around like SUCH a CRAZY Time in my LIFE!!! I Lost my virginity to Die Young on the RADIO!!! And this album TRULY Made me FALLLLL In love with Kesha, BOTH as a person & an artist! I hope ONE Day I'll have this album on Vinyl! Thanks for uploading this ANTHEM, Kesha... You're a beautiful gift to this world, and you are TRULY Loved! ❤️💕❤️💕❤️ Your music ABSOLUTELY saved me!! ❤️💕❤️💕❤️
Fans Galore, LLC
The holy trinity of this album. I remember listening to this late at night when my parents were asleep bopping hard to this track in particular in 2013. Not a single song I’d want to replace it other than this. Kesha thank you for such a great childhood.
zquad c.
omg same sis/bro
Gregaslay
yeah, except for me it was later, and now i know what the song means 🤦🏻♂️
Dr. Primeus
I can just feel her life energy with her yells on this song, it makes me wanna scrEAAM too!!
Bills1234
is she finally the owner full of her music?
is that way she’ll releasing them again?
Samantha Zee
I’m literally wondering the same thing 🧐
Collide Escope
The description still has sony as licence holders
Bill SUS
not yet ,she made a deal for six albums sooo after her last one she should be up n going
Collide Escope
@Bill SUS yeah i thought she had 2 albums left when she started fighting them. Tragic she never got the justice deserved