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Originally posted by Erik
"We R Who We R" is severly underrated in my opinion. It is very close to being the perfect pop song.
Her flawless delivery through the verses, especially the first, is just fantastic. It has that swag that's essential, but it's not pretentious. It sounds so naturally easy, yet it doesn't sound tacky or rushed.
The chorus is sublimely catchy. The stuttering is top notch (What an odd statement) and mixed with the building production it is unlikely that you won't be singing along or dancing to it by the end.
And of course the production is only of the highest quality. The nostalgic video game feel it brings to the pounding beat and staple electro-dance theme is genius. And as mentioned before, the build of the production is played out perfectly, leading to the amazing climax of the last chorus.
I think it's much better than "TiK ToK".
My favourite parts: The opening verse - It's so simple and lets Ke$ha command with minimal production input - and the last chorus - I liiiiiiive for the Ke$ha backing vocals (Only second to the ones in the final chorus of "Kiss 'n' Tell").
Kinda random but I was listening to it today on repeat and thought about some of the slack it gets.
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I second pretty much all of this... word for word. Well said! And yeah, the ad-libbed backing vocals at the end are just amazing. :')
And it doesn't hurt that it also has some of the best one-liners in the entire history of pop imo.