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| Single byKerli | ||||
| from the albumAlmost Alice | ||||
| Released | 15 June 2010 (2010-06-15) | |||
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| Length | 3:29 | |||
| Label | Buena Vista | |||
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| Producer | Brian Ziff | |||
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| "Tea Party" onYouTube | ||||
"Tea Party" is a song by Estonian singerKerli. It is featured on the albumAlmost Alice, a multi-artistcompilation album which features music inspired by the 2010 filmAlice in Wonderland[1] released on 2 March 2010.[2]
"Tea Party" was released as a single from theAlmost Alice soundtrack[3] through amaxi single featuring the song and six remixes that was released digitally on 15 June 2010.[4]
The music video, which is directed by Justin Harder, premiered on 10 March 2010.[5]
Kerli stated she wanted to create something "psychedelic [and] twisted" and inspired by theAlice in Wonderland film.[6]
Kerli stated it was intended that the song would never see its proper release as a single as she feels her upcoming second studio album is better and she "didn't want the label to fully go with something like 'Tea Party' as a single and then not push all the other stuff if 'Tea Party' didn't do everything they needed it to."[7] However, a remix single was given a digital release on 15 June 2010.[4][8]
USA Today gave "Tea Party" a positive review while criticizing theAlmost Alice album as a whole, citing it as "curiously meek" and stating the album lacked anAlice in Wonderland theme with the exception of "Tea Party": a "bouncy, innuendo-packed slice ofdance pop that will have parents wondering how it slipped pastDisney censors."[9]
About.com opined that the track "meld[s] the styles ofAvril Lavigne andLady Gaga for an energeticelectro-pop number that seems uncharacteristic for her, despite how much fun it is."[10]
TheHouston Chronicle gaveAlmost Alice a negative review along with "Tea Party", saying the song could have "benefited from a more adventurous arrangement".[11]
The music video is directed by Justin Harder and debuted on 10 March 2010.[5] It features Kerli throwing a lavish tea party with her guests in abstract make-up and costumes. It is revealed towards the end Kerli added a potion to the tea which causes the guests to turn into dolls which she collects and places on a shelf.
Kerli performed "Tea Party", "Walking on Air" and "Strange" at theAlice in Wonderland Ultimate Fan Event at theHollywood and Highland Center on 19 February 2010. The performance was a promotion of theAlice in Wonderland film and its soundtrack.[12]
On 26 May 2010, Kerli performed "Tea Party" at the opening night of theFashion Institute of Design & Merchandising exhibit forWalt Disney Studios in Los Angeles, California.[13]
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