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.
I Hate You
Ke$ha Lyrics
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Of over loading on the truth
Then everything stops then you get a look inside of you
Manipulations expectations learning to forgive
Yeah, my love, just my luck
I cut you off but always take you back
My conflictions my addictions
I hate you don't leave me
To myself your bringing the change of someone else
You bring and repair me always leave
Leave me behind
I'm totally same an all mixed up
An loosing my mind with controlling thoughts
So please believe in me
Yea- ha, yea- ha
The song "Dinosaur" by Ke$ha is a sassy and humorous take on an old man hitting on her and her friends. The repeated chorus of "D-I-N-O-S-A, you are a dinosaur" is a play on words, using the letters to spell out the word dinosaur. Ke$ha makes it clear that she finds the old man's advances creepy and inappropriate, likening him to a prehistoric creature who should be "prowling around the old folks home".
The song is full of clever and witty lines, such as "Not long till you're a senior citizen, and you can strut around with that sexy tank of oxygen" and "Hey, carnivore, you want my meat, I know it". Ke$ha's use of humor is a way to bluntly rebuff the old man's advances while also empowering herself and her friends.
Overall, "Dinosaur" is a fun and catchy song that can resonate with anyone who has experienced unwanted attention from someone much older or inappropriate.
Line by Line Meaning
D-I-N-O-S-A, you are a dinosaur
You are a relic of the past, out of touch with modern society.
D-I-N-O-S-A, you are a dinosaur
You are ancient, outdated, and irrelevant.
An O-L-D M-A-N, you're just an old man
You are an elderly person who is trying to act young and failing miserably.
Hitting on me, what?
You are making unwelcome romantic advances towards me.
You need a CAT scan
Your behavior is abnormal and you may have a mental health issue.
Old man, why are you starin' at me?
Your intense gaze is uncomfortable and makes me feel unsafe.
Mack on me and my friends, it's kinda creepy
Your attempts to flirt with me and my companions is inappropriate and unsettling.
You should be prowling around the old folks home
Your behavior is more suited to a senior citizen center than a social setting with younger people.
Come on, dude, leave us alone
Please stop bothering us and go find someone your own age to socialize with.
At first we thought that it was kind of ill when
Initially, we found your behavior odd and unsettling.
We saw that you were like a billion
You are extremely old and seem to have no awareness of modern culture or norms.
And still out tryin' to make a killin'
You are attempting to act young and trendy but failing miserably.
Get back to the museum
You belong in a place that honors the past, not trying to socialize with young people.
Hey dinosaur, baby, you're prehistoric
You are outdated and irrelevant, like something from a bygone era.
Hey dinosaur, that's what you are, ha
You are old and out of touch with modern society.
Hey, carnivore, you want my meat, I know it
Your romantic interests are inappropriate and make me uncomfortable.
Not long till you're a senior citizen
You are approaching old age and should act accordingly.
And you can strut around with that sexy tank of oxygen
You will soon need assistance to breathe and should prepare for this stage of life.
Honey, your toupee is fallin' to your left side
Your attempts to conceal your aging appearance are failing.
Get up and go, bro
It is time for you to move on and find someone your own age to socialize with.
Oh, wait you're fossilized, ha
Your behavior and attitudes are from a bygone era and have no place in modern society.
You sit down, buy me a Martini
Your attempts to buy me a drink do not make your behavior any less inappropriate or unwelcome.
Won't go away, my hints aren't sinking
Your persistence is uncomfortable and even a polite request for you to leave is not working.
Hey, you say, wanna come with me?
Your continued attempts to flirt with me are making me feel uncomfortable and unsafe.
I'm about to barf, seriously
Your behavior is making me physically ill and I need you to stop.
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@sagegod21
Love this song. Really gets deep in your soul and leaves you hanging. Love it. : D
@enviro4life
i love this picture of her <3 it shows how beautiful she is..great song :D
@JadeOfOz
her unreleased and deconstructed music is so much better, I feel like her marketing is all wrong. like when ever her contract ends with whoever she needs to go with this style of music and I think it will be reserved better.
@AdamZugone
+Logan Hooper well she will still probably make a few party songs but I do think they will have a slightly different. but she's definitely gonna have some singles like this since she will be able to do that. I saw one animal on instagram saying Kesha's fans are gonna go through a hippie faze bc Kesha will put out a lot of the songs she wasn't allowed to in the beginning :D
@CncLessThan3
This is a beautiful picture of her. ♥
@DONTFORGET120498
This song has so much emotion Ke$ha is amazing <3
@AshleyLuffU
I found lots of videos and information about Ke$ha, and I have to say, she reminds me of myself, when I was a little girl. Ke$ha makes me want to stay young forever. (:
@hannahhersromance1236
KE$HA Amazing lyrics
@ferlenerealeza2403
i super love this song. kesha <3
@somranghar3928
i love this song