And they deserve to have more good, positive music." Composition I feel like the parents don't get it, but the kids get it. She elaborated, "I feel like I'm creating this hopefully very youthful and irreverent movement of the kids, of like adolescence. She said that the message she wanted to put out through this album was to create "good, positive, music". She explained the reason for enlisting his help was that she wanted to "add a tougher edge to her music". Unlike her debut album though, Kesha enlisted the help of producer Bangladesh. Like her debut album, Kesha worked with some previous producers and writers that worked with her on her first album, such as: Dr. During an interview with Billboard conducted by Chris Willman, one of the potential songs for the album was used as an example of how Luke and Kesha collaborated to create a song for this record: "There's an unfinished chorus on this new track, in which Gottwald is singing through such distorted Auto-Tune, it's impossible to tell what he's saying-which is deliberate, so he won't unduly influence Ke$ha when she comes up with her own lyrics." Kesha recorded the abundance of Cannibal over a two-week span with a variety of producers Qu1k and more the short recording period was due to her only being available for a limited amount of time due to prior commitments. Partial recording of the album took place during September 2010, at Conway Studios with Dr. Cannibal was originally intended to contain anywhere between four and eight tracks with the final outcome instead consisting of eight tracks, and a remix of her debut album's title track, for a total of nine tracks. The EP has been classified as a follow up "nine-song companion" record to Animal. Originally believed to only be a re-release of her debut album Animal, Cannibal was instead released both as a deluxe edition of Animal as well as a standalone extended play (EP). Kesha explaining the title of the record and re-release It's the perfect companion to Animal and I hope you guys like it. The songs on Cannibal were made to inspire people to ignore any hate or judgment and be themselves unapologetically. I have my rowdy, gorgeous fans to thank for taking me on the ride of a lifetime, My only goal with this record is to keep them dancing. "This year has been carnivorous and life-changing. The song went so far as to reach the top forty on the Canadian Hot 100. In January 2020, the title track " Cannibal" enjoyed a resurgence in popularity due to its use on social media site TikTok. Kesha promoted the EP and her debut album by her first headlining concert tour, entitled the Get Sleazy Tour, in 2011. The song reached top ten positions in multiple countries, including Australia, New Zealand and the United States. The album's second single, " Blow", was released on February 8, 2011. In the United States, the song became the seventeenth song in the Billboard Hot 100's history to debut at number one. The lead single, " We R Who We R", was a worldwide success, reaching number one in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, and charting within the top ten in numerous other countries. Two singles were released from the album. Cannibal was certified Platinum in 2018 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of 1 million copies.
In Canada, the album achieved similar success, reaching a peak of fourteen on the country's albums chart. In the United States, the EP reached a peak of fifteen on the Billboard 200 albums chart, selling 74,000 copies in its first week of release.
The album's lyrics generally polarized music critics some praised her boldness, while others criticized them as being too raunchy. However, a common complaint amongst critics was the overuse of Auto-Tune, while the album's production was generally highlighted. Lyrically, the songs on Cannibal speak of ignoring judgement or hate and experiences based on love and heartbreak.Ĭannibal received generally positive reviews from music critics. Throughout the album, the use of Auto-Tune and vocoders is prominent. Musically, the songs on Cannibal are of the dance-pop genre, with some songs incorporating elements of electro and electropop in their production and beats.
Luke, Benny Blanco, Ammo, Max Martin, Bangladesh and others. Kesha worked with a variety of producers and writers such as executive producer Dr. Originally, the record was thought to be released as a deluxe edition of Animal, but was instead sold and released as both an EP and a deluxe edition of Animal.
The EP is a follow-up companion to her debut album, Animal (2010). Cannibal is the first extended play (EP) by American recording artist Kesha, released on November 19, 2010.