" Teeth " is a song recorded by American singer Lady Gaga. The song appears on The Fame Monster (2009), the second major release and the third additional game. The song was written by Gaga, Taja Riley, Pete Wyoming Bender, and Teddy Riley, [a] and produced by Gaga and Teddy Riley. It has an oral theme and has been called a "deviant" march and an ode for sadomasochism. "Gigi" peaked at number 107 on the UK Singles Chart and received mixed remarks from critics. Gaga performed the song during The Monster Ball Tour. In 2013, Riley sued Gaga for US $ 500,000 and punitive damages for songwriting credit, saying he was not given the 25 per cent royalty as promised to him.
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Background and composition
"Teeth" was written by Lady Gaga, Taja Riley, Pete Wyoming Bender, and Teddy Riley, [a] and produced by Gaga and Teddy Riley. It has been described as "evil march" and "gospel ode" for sadomasochism. Bradley Stern of MuuMuse says that the song is "musical, state, and little tribe in place". Popjustice describes "Teeth" as "marching wobbly, stompy, bouncy marching song" which opens with the lyrics "do not want money, just want your sex" and then chant, "show your teeth!" Lyrics, Gaga asks her lover to show her teeth for her. According to MusicOMH, "In the background, another voice is a strange message, which may or may not revolve around dentistry". Music Times says the "skank-y" horn on Riley's exhibit track. In an interview with MTV, Gaga explains the meaning behind the song and the lyrics: "This is meant to mean two things, the first teen sexually provocative konotative type is about oral sex, but also the monster in the song is the fear of the truth." Show me your teeth 'means' tell the truth' and I think that for a long time in my life that I replace sex with the truth. "
In 2013, Teddy Riley sued Gaga for US $ 500,000 and punitive damages for songwriting credit, and said his daughter Taja "committed fraud and copyright infringement by getting a deal with EMI for her role in the song". Riley said he was not given the 25 per cent royalty he was promised. He also tried to sue his daughter and said, "His participation in the creation of composition, authorship, and possession [of 'Teeth'] is all wrong and incorrect." Music Times says Teddy Riley's work on "Teeth" is his only contribution to The Fame Monster and calls the EP's "smallest" song.
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Reception
"Teeth" received mixed acceptance from critics; some praised the song and others called it the worst song on the album. Vaga Gaga compared to the voice of Christina Aguilera. Sal Cinquemani said that the song "sounded like something from Michael Jackson's last album sung by Christina Aguilera... that the closest she got to other human beings being involved in being tied up and bitten. "Blogcritics' Clayton Perry says" Teeth ", along with the songs" Monster "and" Telephone "," pounding harder than anything he's released so far ". In his review for Consequence of Sound, Tony Hardy described the song as "a repetitive song that came to the core in the first verse, making the rest almost redundant". Nick Levine of Digital Spy says "Teeth" is "the most interesting sonic thing that GaGa mentions by name, an ode for rough sex done on intense tribal production that recalls 'Half Breed' and Fleetwood from Cher. 'Tusk' Mac. "
MusicOMH calls "Teeth" the biggest "curveball" album and says in his review, "It's not really going anywhere, the chorus is getting mixed up with the verses, but it's still listening to the interesting dance and it may be an indication of where he's headed next". MuuMuse's Stern describes the song as a "hoot-and-holler-worthy" song that invites listeners to "loosen and... well, drown their teeth into music". He added, "This is a weird choice to end the album, even though people are sure to be happy for live events if the addictive beats are something to judge by". Popjustice rated the song six out of eight and said it "passed [ed] to the Black Betty region". PopMatters ' Evan Sawdey calls "Teeth" Gaga "the most adventurous yet" song. Nick Hyman from Under the Rader said that the song was the worst on the album. Vulture , an online blog associated with New York , including lyrics of "Gigi" in the "Best Lines" portal.
Live performances and other appearances
Gaga displays "Teeth" during The Monster Ball Tour. The Riverfront Times says his performance in January 2010 from the song at St. Louis is "fantastic" and describes it as "a fierce Broadway strut filled with vamps, passion and choreographic dance that reminds Chicago. ". Gaga performed an "angry version" of the song at Radio City Music Hall a few days later; he bowed in an animal-style manner, surrounded by a haunted dancer pack, while a ferocious wolf image was displayed. He grabs his crotch and "growls" to emphasize the lyrics of the song; And Aquilante of the New York Post says these actions "do not seem all quite inappropriate". Gaga performed a "concert version" of the song at Lollapalooza in August 2010, where a guitar solo was played between each iteration line, "Show your teeth!" During several performances of the song, he told the concert participants he never synchronized. In his review of the April 2011 Gaga show in Montreal, Mike Lepage said the reminder was "unnecessary" and wrote, "What is really stupid that causes the famous hairy dynamo with that? If anything, you can not close Gaga, and he has both meat and pride to deliver it all alive. "In 2017, Gaga performed the song in its setlist for the Festival of Music and Art of the Coachella Festival in 2017.
In 2011, Discovery Channel used "Teeth" to promote "Shark Week" programming. Target Corporation sells a "singing toothbrush" which plays two minutes of quotes "Born This Way" and "Teeth".
Credits and personnel
- Lady GagaÃ, - vocals, songwriter, producer, background vocals
- Pete Wyoming Bender - songwriter [a]
- Teddy RileyÃ, - producer, songwriter [a]
- Taja RileyÃ, - songwriter
- Dave Russell - recording in Record Plant, Los Angeles, California, mixing audio at Mason Sound, North Hollywood, California
- Mike DaleyÃ, - the recording assistant
Credits are adapted from The Fame Monster liner notes.
Diagram
Note
- ^ a While Bender and Teddy Riley are not credited as songwriters "Gigi" on liner notes album, they are listed as songwriters by BMI.
References
External links
- "Tooth" at Spotify
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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