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{{Single
|Name = TiK ToK
|Image = tiktok cover.jpg
|Artist = Ke$ha
|Written = [[Benny Blanco|Benjamin Levin]]<br>[[Dr. Luke|Lukasz Gottwald]]<br>[[Kesha|Kesha Sebert]]
|Prod = [[Benny Blanco]]<br>[[Dr. Luke]]
|Time = 3:19<br><small>(See [[#Official versions|official versions]])</small>
|Album = [[File:Animal_logo.png|thumb|link=Animal (album)]]
|Previous = [[Right Round]]
|Next = [[Blah Blah Blah]]
}}
"'''TiK ToK'''" is the debut single by [[Kesha|Ke$ha]]. It serves as the second track and lead single on Ke$ha's debut album ''[[Animal (album)|Animal]]''.

The song was a commercial success by topping the charts in eleven countries. In the United States, the song broke the record for the biggest single-week sum of all time for a female artist selling 610,000 digital downloads in one week. "Tik Tok" was certified 12× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and has sold 6.8 million copies in the United States, topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart for 9 consecutive weeks. The song was the best-selling single worldwide in 2010, selling 12.8 million copies in that year alone. As of 2019, the song has sold over 25 million copies, making it one of the best-selling digital singles worldwide. The song was listed 61st on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Songs of All-time. The single was certified diamond in 2024, making it her first solo single to reach this milestone, and her second single overall.<ref>[https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Kesha&ti=Tik-Tok&format=Single&type=#search_section RIAA Certification – "Tik Tok"]</ref>

On the single's 15th anniversary, Kesha announced that she will re-record the song to replace the lyric about P. Diddy once she has the legal rights to. This comes after the many abuse allegations about Diddy.

==Background==
"TiK ToK" was written by Ke$ha, alongside Dr. Luke and Benny Blanco and was co-produced by Luke and Blanco. Ke$ha said the inspiration behind the song came from coming home half-drunk and stumbling after a night out of partying. She would then write down a few words to a song, then the following morning she would wake up with the story waiting to be told. The opening line came from an experience where she woke up surrounded by "beautiful women", leading to her imagining P. Diddy being in a similar scenario.<ref>http://www.mtv.com/news/1628052/keha-dishes-on-her-bizarre-collaboration-with-diddy-for-tik-tok/</ref> She then proceeded to bring the song to her producer Dr. Luke and Benny Blanco and the song was written. Four hours later, Diddy called Luke and said that they should do a song together. Diddy came to the studio later that day to contribute his lines and the collaboration was completed.

{{Cquote|Rekording p diddy hollerrryo....}}

<ref>https://twitter.com/KeshaRose/status/1665193520</ref>

While Ke$ha was in the studio with Dr. Luke and Blanco, she took three takes to get the song correct as she jokingly "white-girl rapped" over the beat.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/27/arts/music/27rappers.html?_r=2&adxnnlx=1261841451-B42/nrbj0fWKPg/tnryrbQ&pagewanted=all</ref> At one point in the song's production, she had wanted to re-write the verses of the song because she did not think that they were "funny or clever", feeling that they "kind of sucked." She elaborated, "I thought it was just another song, I thought it was just like all the other ones I'd written. I didn't even know if it was very good. I wanted to rewrite the verses, I didn't think it was funny or clever. I thought it kind of sucked. But everyone else liked it."<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20191024075241/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/keha-moves-from-reality-tv-and-being-broke-to-stardom-and-new-album-animal/news-story/7d1f71354f36bac34d482f0c557feec8</ref> Ke$ha ultimately did not end up rewriting any of the song's lyrics. She further described the theme of the song in an interview, emphasizing that it embodied her own lifestyle.

[[File:P_diddy_kesha.jpg|thumb|200px|Ke$ha and P. Diddy in the studio]]

{{Cquote|We're Ke$ha and her friends all young and broke and it doesn't matter. We can find clothes on the side of the street and go out and look fantastic, and kill it. If we don't have a car that doesn't stop us, because we'll take the bus. If we can't afford drinks, we'll bring a bottle in our purse. It's just about not letting anything bring you down.}}

<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20091203215017/http://www.popeater.com/2009/10/02/ke-ha-tik-tok-new-video/</ref>

A remix featuring Pitbull leaked online, with the song omitting the first verse in favor of a new rap verse by Pitbull. After he completes his verse, the song continues as normal starting from the first chorus.

==Official versions==
* Official version - 3:19
** Instrumental version - 3:19
** Acapella version - 3:19
* Chuck Buckett's Veruca Salt Remix - 4:54
*Joe Bermudez Club Mix - 5:12
* Pitbull Remix - 3:23
*Tom Neville's Crunk & Med Mix - 6:54
*Untold Remix - 5:00

==Music video==
{{Infobox mvideo|video = Ke$ha - TiK ToK (Official Music Video)|length = 3:34|director = Syndrome|filmed = 2009|vevo views = 686 million|released = November 14, 2009}}

===Background===
The music video for "TiK ToK" was directed by Syndrome. It was shot in Ke$ha's old neighborhood and the car featured in the video belongs to her. Ke$ha explained the experience saying, "the video I'm excited about because I actually got to shoot it in my old neighborhood and the guy driving my gold car is a friend of mine". The video's party scene was shot in her friend's house, which they refer to as the "drunk tank". The singer said "the last party scene is in this house called the drunk tank, which is one of my friend's houses that we all go party at. So I like it cause its super-honest and genuine."<ref>http://www.mtv.com/news/2577482/kesha-tik-tok/</ref>

===Synopsis===
===='''Scene 1'''====
The video starts with shots of Ke$ha sleeping in a bathtub, in a house that's not hers, and intercut with those of a party. 
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===='''Scene 2'''====
Shots of her making her way downstairs are intercut with those of her leaning against a yellow building. The family is stunned that a random girl is in their house and the mother drops a plate of pancakes on the floor. With a shrug, Ke$ha makes her way out of the house. 
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===='''Scene 3'''====
The family follows her out of the house only for her to pick up a bike lying on the sidewalk and riding it away. She drives for a few seconds before she sees a small group of children listening to a boombox. She trades them the bike for the boombox and makes her way to a building see in previous shots. She listens to music until she is interrupted by a guy who is flirting with her. Shortly after her turning him down, a man (portrayed by Simon Rex) in a car pulls up. While at first she appears disgusted by his appearance, she leaves the boombox and hops in the passenger side of the car and they leave..
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===='''Scene 4'''====
They are then seen driving while Ke$ha flirts with him. They are shortly pulled over by cops. Ke$ha is seen being bent over the car and cuffed.

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===='''Scene 5'''====
Scenes of the pair driving again with one side of the handcuffs still cuffed to Ke$ha while she dances are intercut with scenes of Ke$ha back at the yellow building.

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===='''Scene 6'''====
Ke$ha is seen in a building dancing in an explosion of glitter.

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===='''Scene 7'''====
They make their way to the same party shown at the beginning of the video. She dances with her friends while glitter is falling on everyone. She then sits on a couch with Rex and another man (portrayed by Lukasz Gottwald) while Rex hugs her.

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===='''Scene 8'''====
Ke$ha is seen giggling in another bathtub covered in glitter before the video fades to black.

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==Lyrics==
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|-| Official version =
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Wake up in the mornin' feelin' like P. Diddy (hey what up girl) 
Grab my glasses I'm out the door I'm gonna hit the city (let's go) 
Before I leave brush my teeth with a bottle of Jack 
'Cause when I leave for the night I ain't comin' back 

I'm talkin' pedicure on our toes, toes
Tryin' on all our clothes, clothes
Boys blowin' up our phones, phones
Drop-toppin' playin' our favorite CDs 
Pullin' up to the parties 
Tryin' get a little bit tipsy 

Don't stop make it pop 
DJ blow my speakers up 
Tonight I'ma fight 
'Til we see the sunlight 
Tick tock on the clock 
But the party don't stop oh no 

Don't stop make it pop   
DJ blow my speakers up   
Tonight I'ma fight   
'Til we see the sunlight   
Tick tock on the clock   
But the party don't stop oh no   

Ain't got a care in the world but got plenty of beer 
Ain't got no money in my pocket but I'm already here 
And now the dudes are linin' up 'cause they hear we got swagger 
But we kick 'em to the curb unless they look like Mick Jagger 

I'm talkin' 'bout everybody gettin' crunk, crunk 
Boys try to touch my junk, junk 
Gonna smack him if he gettin' too drunk, drunk 
Now now we goin' 'til they kick us out out 
Or the police shut us down down 
Police shut us down, down 
Popo shut us down 

Don't stop make it pop  
DJ blow my speakers up  
Tonight I'ma fight  
'Til we see the sunlight  
Tick tock on the clock  
But the party don't stop oh no

Don't stop make it pop   
DJ blow my speakers up   
Tonight I'ma fight   
'Til we see the sunlight   
Tick tock on the clock   
But the party don't stop oh no   

(DJ) You build me up you break me down 
My heart it pounds yeah you got me 
With my hands up you got me now 
You got that sound yeah you got me (DJ) 
You build me up you break me down
My heart it pounds yeah you got me
With my hands up put your hands up put your hands up 
Now the party don't start 'til I walk in 

Don't stop make it pop  
DJ blow my speakers up  
Tonight I'ma fight  
'Til we see the sunlight  
Tick tock on the clock  
But the party don't stop oh no  
Oh whoa oh whoa  

Don't stop make it pop   
DJ blow my speakers up   
Tonight I'ma fight   
'Til we see the sunlight   
Tick tock on the clock   
But the party don't stop oh no   
</poem>
}}

|-| Remix feat. Pitbull =
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Ke$ha, Mr. 305
Off of my body, Daly

There's some freaks in the livin' room gettin' it on
And they ain't leavin till six in the mornin'
If you don't know where you're from and you
Don't know where your goin but I'm so lit
I don't know where I'm at, where I'm from;
Or where I'm goin
She drank a couple shots of that pat-rone
Now she wanna get my name tatted on
I took her to the tattoo shop
So she could get a tattoo of my name on her cha cha
Time is money I got money on my mind
Life is short I'm just tryin ta buy time

Tick tock baby life is a race just make sure you make a pitstop

Don't stop make it pop 
DJ blow my speakers up 
Tonight I'ma fight 
'Til we see the sunlight 
Tick tock on the clock 
But the party don't stop oh no 

Don't stop make it pop   
DJ blow my speakers up   
Tonight I'ma fight   
'Til we see the sunlight   
Tick tock on the clock   
But the party don't stop oh no   

Ain't got a care in the world but got plenty of beer 
Ain't got no money in my pocket but I'm already here 
And now the dudes are linin' up 'cause they hear we got swagger 
But we kick 'em to the curb unless they look like Mick Jagger 

I'm talkin' 'bout everybody gettin' crunk, crunk 
Boys try to touch my junk, junk 
Gonna smack him if he gettin' too drunk, drunk 
Now now we goin' 'til they kick us out out 
Or the police shut us down down 
Police shut us down, down 
Popo shut us down 

Don't stop make it pop  
DJ blow my speakers up  
Tonight I'ma fight  
'Til we see the sunlight  
Tick tock on the clock  
But the party don't stop oh no

Don't stop make it pop   
DJ blow my speakers up   
Tonight I'ma fight   
'Til we see the sunlight   
Tick tock on the clock   
But the party don't stop oh no   

(DJ) You build me up you break me down 
My heart it pounds yeah you got me 
With my hands up you got me now 
You got that sound yeah you got me (DJ) 
You build me up you break me down
My heart it pounds yeah you got me
With my hands up put your hands up put your hands up 
Now the party don't start 'til I walk in 

Don't stop make it pop  
DJ blow my speakers up  
Tonight I'ma fight  
'Til we see the sunlight  
Tick tock on the clock  
But the party don't stop oh no  
Oh whoa oh whoa  

Don't stop make it pop   
DJ blow my speakers up   
Tonight I'ma fight   
'Til we see the sunlight   
Tick tock on the clock   
But the party don't stop oh no
</poem>
}}
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==Trivia==
[[File:Kesha April 22 2019 IG story.PNG|thumb]]
* The working title for "TiK ToK" was "P Diddy"; alternate titles are registered as "Tick Tock P Diddy", "Tick Tock", and "Zack Zack".<sup>''[citation needed]''</sup>
* This song was covered by Avril Lavigne during her session in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge.
* This was one of two Kesha songs that was performed on the FOX television show, ''Glee'', the other being "[[Dinosaur]]". It was performed by Heather Morris, who portrays Brittany S. Pierce, during the second season episode, "Blame It On the Alcohol".
** Kesha praised the cover, as well as Morris's dancing.
** Both songs were performed by Morris.
* A shortened version of the song served as an intro for the animated TV series, ''The'' ''Simpsons'', whereas all casts lip synced the first verse to repeating chorus, except for Bart who spoke P. Diddy's lines: "Hey, what up, girl?" and "Let's go".
* This song was included in the video game, ''Just Dance 2'', making it the first Kesha song to be included in the franchise.
* This song was in the movie, ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules'', where Rowley lip synced to the song.
* American singer and rapper Lizzo references "TiK ToK" in the first verse of her 2019 song "Heaven Help Me."
** On April 22, Kesha posted a screenshot of the song on her Instagram story with the caption "😭😭😭CRYING CUZ I LOVE YOU," referencing Lizzo's album title.
* Kesha named an eyeshadow shade from her make-up line, [[Kesha Rose Beauty]], after this song. The shade "TiK ToK" is a glittery silver color.
* Following Cassie's sexual assault lawsuit against Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Kesha began performing different opening lines of "TiK ToK" to avoid referencing him in a positive way. When asked if the lyric changes would be permanent, she said "yes".<ref>https://x.com/keshadiscord/status/1788744589341278356?s=61&t=MBuVCStoJnXgvgkPi4fm7A</ref>
** November 20, 2023 lyric change: "Wake up in the morning feelin' just like me."<ref>https://people.com/kesha-changes-diddy-lyric-tik-tok-after-cassie-abuse-lawsuit-8404765</ref>
** November 21, 2023 lyric change: "Wake up in the morning with this ass and these titties."<ref>https://twitter.com/ArnoldMaxx/status/1726886806321607069</ref>
** April 14, 2024 lyric change: "Wake up in the morning like fuck P. Diddy"<ref>https://x.com/brvhvm/status/1779668587122176349</ref>

==Videos==
===Music===
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Tik Tok (Official Instrumental)
KE$HA ft. Pitbull - TiK ToK - With Lyrics - 2010
Just Dance 2 - TiK ToK
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===Covers===
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Tik Tok (Glee Cast Version)
Glee - Tik Tok (Full Performance)
Avril Lavigne - Tik Tok (Ke$ha cover) (BBC1 Radio Live Lounge)
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===Live Performances===
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Ke$ha on The Wendy Williams Show
Ke$ha Tik Tok Live Video at Take 40 Live
Ke$ha performs at Swedish Blog Awards
Ke$ha first UK gig 10 24 09 TiK ToK
Ke$ha and the Nashville Trannies!
Ke$ha Performs TiK ToK at G-A-Y in London!!!
Ke$ha - Tik Tok (Live at MTV World Stage)|Deleted
Kesha - Tik Tok Live at iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party 29 06 2013 1080p|Deleted
Kesha - Tik Tok Live Festival de Verão Salvador 2015|Deleted
Kesha - TiK ToK (Live @ University of Minnesota Homecoming 2016)
'Raising Hell' & 'TiK ToK' Live at the 2019 AMAs (American Music Awards)|Deleted
Reneé Rapp ft. Kesha - TiK ToK - Live at Coachella 2024
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===Extras===
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TiK ToK Video Shoot - Behind the Scenes
Ke$ha hears TikTok on the radio for the first time!
Ke$ha talks Glee's Cover of "Tik Tok"
Kesha - LP33 Interview (Kesha First Interview)
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==References==
*ASCAP Work ID: 506366570
*[http://archive.today/2013.06.24-111546/http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=11138005&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID BMI | Repertoire]
*HFA Song Code: T4707Q

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