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"Sleazy" is a song by American recording artist and songwriter Kesha, from her first extended play (EP), Cannibal. The song was written by Kesha alongside Lukasz Gottwald, Benjamin Levin, Shondrae Crawford and Klas Åhlund with production also done by Bangladesh. It was released on October 29, 2010 as an iTunes exclusive countdown single to the release of Cannibal.

Critical reception of "Sleazy" has been generally positive, with critics citing the song as a strong club number that draws similar influence to the songs of Jennifer Lopez, Gwen Stefani and Lil Wayne. "Sleazy" charted in both Canada and the United States peaking at forty-six and fifty-one, respectively.

Writing and composition edit

"Sleazy" was written by Kesha alongside Lukasz Gottwald, Benjamin Levin, Shondrae Crawford and Klas Åhlund. The song was also produced by Bangladesh, Dr. Luke and Benny Blanco with engineering done by Emily Wright, Sam Holland, Chris "TEK" O'Ryan and Chris Holmes.

On "Sleazy", Kesha sings over a thundering bass line combined with a ticking beat backing.[1] Vocally, the song follows previous singles footsteps in which Kesha uses her "sing-rap" vocal style present throughout the song.[2] Kesha uses layered vocals that are enhanced in some parts with the use of auto-tune.[3] Production of the song has been cited for drawing influence from multiple songs including; Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl" "swagga", Jennifer Lopez's "Love Don't Cost a Thing" "attitude", as well as combining "a touch of Lil Wayne's "Milli"".[2]

Reception edit

Critical reception edit

Jocelyn Vena from MTV News met the song with a positive review.[2] Vena wrote that the song was "three minutes and 25 seconds worth of club-banging glory thanks to a killer beat and funky sing-along lyrics".[2] Nadine Cheung from AOL Radio felt that the song followed similar form to that of "We R Who We R", she wrote, "[following] the anthemic lead single, "We R Who We R" [...] [Sleazy is] [i]n true Kesha form, the Nashville native uses her sing-song rapping style to eschew the luxe life: "I don't need you or your brand new Benz, or your bourgie [sic] friends / I don't need love lookin' like diamonds / Lookin' like diamonds."[4]

Chart performance edit

In Canada, "Sleazy" entered the Canadian Hot 100 on the issue date entitled November 20, 2010 at forty-six.[5] In the same week, "Sleazy" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at fifty-one.[6]

Track listing edit

  • Digital download[7]
  1. "Sleazy"  – 3:25

Credits and personnel edit

  • Songwriting – Kesha Sebert, Lukasz Gottwald, Benjamin Levin, Shondrae Crawford, Klas Åhlund
  • Production – Bangladesh, Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco
  • Instruments and programming – Bangladesh, Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco
  • Background vocals – Rani Hancock, Dr. Luke, Sam Holland, Benny Blanco, Emily Wright
  • Engineering – Emily Wright, Sam Holland, Chris "TEK" O'Ryan, Chris Holmes

Charts edit

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 46
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 51

Release history edit

Region Date Format
Australia[7] October 29, 2010 Digital download
Canada[10]
United States[11]

References edit

  1. ^ Grischow, Chad (2010-11-18). "Kesha: Cannibal Review. Worthy accompaniment to debut or cash grab?". IGN. IGN Entertainment, Inc. Retrieved 2010-11-19. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  2. ^ a b c d Vena, Jocelyn (2010-10-29). "Kesha Gets 'Sleazy' On New Cannibal Track 'Tik Tok' singer trashes a rich guy on her new Bangladesh-produced song". MTV News. MTV Networks (Viacom). Retrieved 2010-10-29. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  3. ^ Brockington,Ryan (2010-11-12). "Kesha 'Blows'". New York Post. NYP Holdings, Inc. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
  4. ^ Cheung, Nadine (2010-11-03). "Kesha, 'Sleazy' -- New Song". AOL Radio. AOL Inc. Retrieved 2010-11-03. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  5. ^ "Sleazy : Nielsen Music: Canadian Update (November 12, 2010)". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-10. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
  6. ^ "Billboard Hot 100, November 20, 2010". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
  7. ^ a b "Sleazy - Single (Australia)". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 2010-10-29. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  8. ^ "Ke$ha Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
  9. ^ "Ke$ha Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
  10. ^ "Sleazy - Single (Canada)". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 2010-11-03. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  11. ^ "Sleazy - Single (United States)". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 2010-11-03. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
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