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Cannibal (song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Cannibal
| artist = Kesha
| EP = Cannibal
| cover =Kesha-Cannibal-Promo-Single.jpg
| alt =An image of Kesha looking angrily to her right is placed upon a multicolored galaxy background. The word "Kesha" is embossed in a gold glitter font in the bottom left corner. Underneath it is the word "Cannibal", in a smaller white font.
| type = promo
| released =
| recorded = September 2010
| studio = Conway Recording, Hollywood, California
| genre =
*Dance-pop
*electropop
| length = 3:14
| label = RCA
| writer =
*Kesha Sebert
*Joshua Coleman
*Mathieu Jomphe
*Pebe Sebert
| producer =
*Ammo
*Billboard
| misc =
}}
"'Cannibal'" is a song by American recording artist and songwriter Kesha, from her first EP of the same name (2010). The song was written by Kesha alongside Pebe Sebert, Joshua Coleman and Mathieu Jomphe, with production completed by Ammo and Billboard. The song was released as a promotional single as part of the countdown to Kesha's EP 'Cannibal' on November 9, 2010.
Background and recording
The track was written by Kesha Sebert, Joshua Coleman, Mathieu Jomphe and Pebe Sebert, whilst Ammo and Billboard produced the track. The track was recorded in September 2010 at Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The song serves as the title track to her first EP, 'Cannibal' and was written, recorded and completed only weeks before the release of the EP.
Promotion and release
Upon its initial release, the song charted on Canadian and American 'Billboard' charts at numbers 62 and 77, respectively. Kesha performed the song on her tours Get Sleazy Tour (2011) and Kesha and the Creepies: Fuck the World Tour (2016-2017).
Composition
Kesha employs a rap-sing style on the track where she raps lyrics like "Whenever you tell me I'm pretty / That's when the hunger really hits me" and "I have a heart I swear I do / Just not baby when it comes to you". "Cannibal", makes use of synth and dance driven backings while Kesha sings about maneater tendencies and makes a reference to notorious serial-killer Jeffrey Dahmer. This song is set in the key of F minor with a tempo of 130 BPM. Her vocal range spans from low note of F4 to high note of F5. Present throughout the song are snippets of Kesha yodeling. The use of autotune and vocoders are prominent throughout the track, also.
In popular culture
In February 2020, the song gained viral status following a dance trend using it on the TikTok app. Following the revival of interest in the song, the song reentered numerous charts, becoming a top 40 single in Canada. In response, Kesha joined the app and released a video of herself performing the viral dance routine alongside Charli D'Amelio and released a lyric video for the song.
Charts
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!scope="col"| Charts (2010)
!scope="col"| Peak
position
|-
! scope="row"| US 'Billboard' Hot 100
|align="center"|77
|-
! scope="row"| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)
| style="text-align:center;"|62
|-
! scope="col"| Charts (2020)
! scope="col"| Peak
position
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)
| 31
|}
References
Category:2010 songs
Category:Cultural depictions of Jeffrey Dahmer
Category:Kesha songs
Category:RCA Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Ammo (record producer)
Category:Song recordings produced by Billboard (record producer)
Category:Songs about cannibalism
Category:Songs written by Ammo (record producer)
Category:Songs written by Kesha
Category:Songs written by Pebe Sebert
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