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.
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 third 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.
Woo Hoo
Ke$ha Lyrics
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They call me the princess,
But now the influences,
My mind a little dirty,
I'll tag team Bert and Ernie,
Stop running my mouth but I'm not a quitter,
More home base than a clean up hitter,
But I'll teach this song to your baby sister,
I live my life like I've been raised by wolves,
Y'all already know I'm a fucking animal,
I'm going out tonight to get the things that I need,
I'm gonna take what's mine and do it viciously,
We blow up the spot cause we're rolling like we're superstars,
Straight like a pimp with these honeys on my arms.
Party people
If you're ready to throw down,
Like we've never been allowed,
If you just don't give a fuck,
Throw 'em up, throw 'em up,
Ev'rybody, throw 'em up!
It's harder than St. Henry's,
When sister Margaret sent me,
Straight into confession,
Now that shit's my profession,
I know ladies are to be seen, not heard,
Cook and clean, not use our words,
If you think that I'm too absurd,
Suck my dick while I flip the bird.
I live my life like I've been raised by wolves,
Y'all already know I'm a fucking animal,
I'm going out tonight to get the things that I need,
I'm gonna take what's mine and do it viciously,
We blow up the spot cause we're rolling like we're superstars,
Straight like a pimp with these honeys on my arms.
Party people
If you're ready to throw down,
Like we've never been allowed,
If you just don't give a fuck,
Throw 'em up,
Throw 'em up
Ev'rybody, throw 'em up.
Hallelujah
If you're ready to throw down,
Like we've never been allowed,
If you just don't give a fuck,
Throw 'em up, throw 'em up,
Ev'rybody, throw 'em up!
If you're ready to throw down,
Like we've never been allowed,
If you just don't give a fuck,
Throw 'em up, throw 'em up,
Ev'rybody, throw 'em up!
The lyrics to Ke$ha's song "Woo Hoo" are an anthem to living life without limits and embracing one's wild and free spirit. Ke$ha establishes herself as a princess with a dirty mind, unafraid to tag team Bert and Ernie and take what she wants from life. She's not a quitter, and she's more focused on hitting things out of the park than cleaning up after others. Ke$ha proclaims that she lives her life like she's been raised by wolves, embodying her animalistic nature and taking what's rightfully hers.
Throughout the song, Ke$ha urges party people to throw up their hands and let loose, not caring what anyone else thinks. She references being sent to confession by Sister Margaret, but now that profession is her own. The song is a celebration of living life on one's own terms and not apologizing for it. It's a reminder to embrace one's wild side, honor one's inner wolf, and let loose like a true superstar.
Line by Line Meaning
They call me the princess,
People refer to me as royalty,
But now the influences,
But my behavior has been influenced,
My mind a little dirty,
And my thoughts are a bit vulgar,
I'll tag team Bert and Ernie,
I'll work together with anyone,
Stop running my mouth but I'm not a quitter,
I'll stop talking as much but won't give up,
More home base than a clean up hitter,
I'm more focused on being at home than hitting home runs,
Don't get paid to be a babysitter,
I don't get paid to watch over people like a babysitter would,
But I'll teach this song to your baby sister,
But I'll gladly share this song with your younger sibling,
I live my life like I've been raised by wolves,
I live my life like I was brought up in the wild,
Y'all already know I'm a fucking animal,
You all are aware of my wild and untamed nature,
I'm going out tonight to get the things that I need,
I'm headed out tonight to obtain what I require,
I'm gonna take what's mine and do it viciously,
I'm going to seize what I deserve and be ruthless in doing so,
We blow up the spot cause we're rolling like we're superstars,
We cause a stir because we are acting like famous celebrities,
Straight like a pimp with these honeys on my arms.
Confident and suave like a pimp with attractive women by my side.
If you're ready to throw down,
If you're prepared to party and have a good time,
Like we've never been allowed,
As if it's something we've never had permission to do before,
If you just don't give a fuck,
If you simply don't care,
Throw 'em up, throw 'em up,
Put your hands in the air,
Ev'rybody, throw 'em up!
Everyone throw your hands up!
It's harder than St. Henry's,
It's more difficult than a strict Catholic school,
When sister Margaret sent me,
When a nun named Margaret sent me,
Straight into confession,
Directly to confessing my sins,
Now that shit's my profession,
Now confessing my sins is a regular part of my life,
I know ladies are to be seen, not heard,
I understand that women are expected to be seen and not heard,
Cook and clean, not use our words,
To take care of household duties and not speak out,
If you think that I'm too absurd,
If you find me too ridiculous,
Suck my dick while I flip the bird.
I don't care and will give you the middle finger.
Hallelujah
A word of praise and celebration.
Contributed by Ruby H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Erick Aleman
This is so perfect
crazyformusic4ever05
OMG this is amazing... β€
almighty wolf pup
Sooo good omg !!!!
Faith Cal
Best song Eva
this is nikola trying
Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Halistermatify
LOVE :Q_____
ericsuxx
HOORAY!!!!
Faith Cal
But it's not iTunes :(
Erick Aleman
DEAD
Danni vargas luna
omfg *u*