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Album Animal
Take It Off by Kesha
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KeshaProduced by
Dr. LukeAbout
“Take It Off” was released as the final single from Kesha’s debut album, Animal. It went double platinum in the US. The song has heavy synth-pop and electro influences. The hook also uses the melody from a late nineteenth century song “The Streets of Cairo”.
Take It Off Lyrics
[Intro]
There's a place downtown where the freaks all come around
It's a hole in the wall, it's a dirty free-for-all
When they—
[Verse 1]
When the dark of the night
Comes around, that's the time
That the animal comes alive
Lookin' for somethin' wild
[Pre-Chorus]
And now we lookin' like pimps in my gold Trans Am
Got a water bottle full of whiskey in my handbag
Got my drunk text on, I'll regret it in the mornin'
But tonight, I don't give a—
(I don't give a—, I don't give a—)
[Chorus]
There's a place downtown where the freaks all come around
It's a hole in the wall, it's a dirty free-for-all
And they turn me on when they take it off
When they take it off, everybody take it off
There's a place I know if you're lookin' for a show
Where they go hardcore and there's glitter on the floor
And they turn me on when they take it off
When they take it off, everybody take it off
[Verse 2]
Lose your mind, lose it now
Lose your clothes in the crowd
We're delirious, tear it down
'Til the sun comes back around
[Pre-Chorus]
N-now we gettin' so smashed, knockin' over trash cans
Errbody breakin' bottles, it's a filthy hot mess
And I'm down to get faded, I'm not the designated driver
So, I don't give a—
(I don't give a—, I don't give a—)
[Chorus]
There's a place downtown where the freaks all come around
It's a hole in the wall, it's a dirty free-for-all
And they turn me on when they take it off
When they take it off, everybody take it off
There's a place I know if you're lookin' for a show
Where they go hardcore and there's glitter on the floor
And they turn me on when they take it off
When they take it off, everybody take it off
[Bridge]
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh (Everybody take it off)
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh (Everybody take it off)
Right now (Take it off)
Right now (Take it off)
Right now (Take it off)
Oh-oh, ooh-oh
Right now (Take it off)
Right now (Take it off)
Right now (Take it off)
Oh-oh, oh (Everybody take it off)
[Chorus]
There's a place downtown where the freaks all come around
It's a hole in the wall, it's a dirty free-for-all
And they turn me on when they take it off
When they take it off, everybody take it off
There's a place I know if you're lookin' for a show
Where they go hardcore and there's glitter on the floor
And they turn me on when they take it off
When they take it off, everybody take it off
Take It Off Q&A
Who wrote Take It Off's ?
Take It Off was written by Claude Kelly & Dr. Luke & Kesha.
Who produced Take It Off's ?
Take It Off was produced by Dr. Luke.
When did Kesha release Take It Off?
Kesha released Take It Off on Mon Dec 14 2009.
What have the artists said about the music video?
I love that song. It’s one of the last songs I wrote on the record, and it’s inspired by going to a tranny bar. (The video is) about me and all my hot vampire babe friends breaking into a hotel on another planet, and at the end we all turn into this beautiful stardust. Once you take it all off, all...
Does a second music video exist?
Yes, Kesha released a second version of the music video via YouTube on Oct 7, 2010:
heyy to all my fans! sooooo….me n my friends were bored and we were really channeling some 80s hard (tron, david bowie in labyrinth, revenge of the nerds) and we made this new video for take it off. it was really fu...
How high did this song chart on the hot 100?
The song peaked at #8 on the Hot 100* chart, making it her fourth single to do so, following “Tik Tok,” “Blah Blah Blah” and “Your Love Is My Drug.”
What did Kesha say about "Take It Off"?
I have a song I wrote the other night called “Take It Off” about when I went to a drag show, and how really turned on I was by these transvestite men taking clothes off. I was like, What does that even make me?
–via Esquire (2009)