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.
Out Alive
Ke$ha Lyrics
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Somewhere hanging in between
My life and the death of me
Fate doesn’t leave us time to waste
Weaving through the human race
‘Till we run out of air to breathe
All the gold on earth, it won’t buy time
So we might as well give up the fight
Live it up tonight
No one’s getting out alive!
No one’s getting out alive!
No one’s getting out alive!
Life, a beautiful and fragile thing
Floating in the galaxy
I’m gonna let it set me free
Now is all we really ever have
Open your eyes and don’t look back
Now gimme something to believe
'Cause no one’s getting out alive
All the gold on earth, it won’t buy time
So we might as well give up the fight
Live it up tonight
No one’s getting out alive!
No one’s getting out alive!
No one’s getting out alive!
So no one’s getting out alive
All the gold on earth, it won’t buy time
So we might as well give up the fight
Live it up tonight
No one’s getting out alive!
No one’s getting out alive!
No one’s getting out alive!
No one’s getting out alive!
No one’s getting out alive!
In "Out Alive", Ke$ha takes a philosophical stance on the inevitability of death and the need to live life to the fullest. The opening lines suggest that she is standing at a crossroads, hanging "in between my life and the death of me". She realizes that our time on earth is limited and fate doesn't give us time to waste. Life is a journey that we weave through the human race until we run out of air to breathe. The chorus repeats the title phrase "No one's getting out alive", emphasizing the fact that death is a universal fate and there's no escaping it. The allusion to gold on earth not buying time is a wink at the superficiality of material possessions in the face of death. Therefore, Ke$ha gives this message that we should live it up tonight and embrace life fully while we still can because it's the only thing we truly have.
Line by Line Meaning
I’m standing on my own two feet
I am self-sufficient and capable of taking care of myself
Somewhere hanging in between
I am uncertain about my position in life
My life and the death of me
I am trying to navigate through life, but am aware of my mortality
Fate doesn’t leave us time to waste
We have a limited amount of time on this earth and should make the most of it
Weaving through the human race
We are all trying to find our place in society
‘Till we run out of air to breathe
Until our time on earth comes to an end
But no one’s getting out alive
Death is inevitable for everyone
All the gold on earth, it won’t buy time
Money cannot buy more time on this earth
So we might as well give up the fight
We should stop worrying about things we cannot control and enjoy life
Live it up tonight
Make the most of the present moment
Life, a beautiful and fragile thing
Life is precious and delicate
Floating in the galaxy
We are but a small part of the universe
I’m gonna let it set me free
I am going to let the beauty of life inspire and motivate me
Now is all we really ever have
The present moment is all we can truly experience
Open your eyes and don’t look back
Stay present in the moment and don't dwell on the past
Now gimme something to believe
I am searching for meaning and purpose in life
No one’s getting out alive!
Death is a universal truth
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JOSHUA COLEMAN, KESHA SEBERT, MATHEIU JOMPHE, PEBE SEBERT
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Braden Hendrickson
Ke$ha is way better than Frozen, Katy Perry, and Taylor Swift! I hope her fans help her overtake all of them like India will overtake Japan, USA, and China by 2050! I introduced my 2 cousins Eilee and Holland to Ke$ha's music and they love it. They say they like it more than Frozen. Because, I told them Frozen is terrible, and they think they will always like Frozen, and I said: "Not when you're a teenager." I then introduced them to Ke$ha's "Tik Tok" and "Stephen". Frozen really owes some checks to Ke$ha, The Smurfs, Doogal, and Oliver and Company!
In comparison to the military power of nations to the singing power of countries:
Ke$ha=Russia
Pitbull=India
Britney spears=China
Miley Cyrus=North Korea
Evanescence=Pakistan
In comparison to export economy of countries to popularity of the artists:
Frozen=China
Katy Perry=USA
Taylor Swift=Japan
Braden Hendrickson
Ke$ha is way better than Frozen, Katy Perry, and Taylor Swift! I hope her fans help her overtake all of them like India will overtake Japan, USA, and China by 2050! I introduced my 2 cousins Eilee and Holland to Ke$ha's music and they love it. They say they like it more than Frozen. Because, I told them Frozen is terrible, and they think they will always like Frozen, and I said: "Not when you're a teenager." I then introduced them to Ke$ha's "Tik Tok" and "Stephen". Frozen really owes some checks to Ke$ha, The Smurfs, Doogal, and Oliver and Company!
In comparison to the military power of nations to the singing power of countries:
Ke$ha=Russia
Pitbull=India
Britney spears=China
Miley Cyrus=North Korea
Evanescence=Pakistan
In comparison to the export economy of countries to the popularity of the artists:
Frozen=China
Katy Perry=USA
Taylor Swift=Japan
Ke$ha=India
Ganimo 22
Ever just be crying and yelling (but not actually more like mouthing) the lyrics to Kesha songs while trying not to wake other peeps up. It’s amazing, 10/10 recommend. 😭♥️
Linzi
Absolutely Ke$ha's most underrated song 😍❤💛
Lauren Bell
Why didn't this song ever become a single? It is so good.
iiswhoiis7
Kayla Holmes least she's doing better then ever recently !
Beautiful goddess
@iiswhoiis7 😢😢
Axis Gaming
Seen Kesha's New Cat!? :D
iiswhoiis7
+KeshaRoseVEVO . It's fine and I don't remember the blog sorry
Axis Gaming
+KeshaRoseVEVO . Do You Mean Crazy Kids Didn't Do Well?
Bradventure
this song would smash the charts
Rand0mDude77
IBeBradleyy Everyone is saying that this song wouldn't have been a hit, yet it sounds a LOT like Rihanna's We Found Love, and a bit like Calvin Harris' Summer, both of which have a lot of instrumental portions.