"Do What U Want" is a song by American singerLady Gaga from her thirdstudio album,Artpop (2013). Featuringguest vocals from American singerR. Kelly, the song was released as the album's secondsingle on October 21, 2013, by Streamline andInterscope Records. Gaga wrote and produced "Do What U Want" alongside Paul "DJ White Shadow" Blair, with additional writing from Kelly, Martin "Tchami" Bresso and William "DJ Snake" Grigahcine. Blair first presented Gaga with the song's initial concept two years prior to its release. Production on "Do What U Want" was completed in 2013, with Kelly's vocals added soon after. Its sudden popularity upon premiering led to the song becoming the second single fromArtpop.
Musically, "Do What U Want" is a mid-temposynth-pop,electropop andR&B song featuring1980s-stylesynthesizers and anelectronicinstrumental track. Thelyrics discuss the media's appetite for publishing opinion and critique, with Gaga telling detractors that her thoughts, dreams and feelings are her own, no matter what one does with her body. Upon its release, "Do What U Want" received generally positive reviews frommusic critics, who praised the song's simplicity and production. Thesingle cover for "Do What U Want", a close-up of Gaga's buttocks in a floral thong, was photographed by American fashion photographerTerry Richardson, who had alsodirected the song's accompanyingmusic video. The video was planned to be released throughBitTorrent in December 2013 but was cancelled for unknown reasons.
Commercially, "Do What U Want" was a global success, peaking within theTop 10 in Austria, Canada, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Lebanon, Norway, Scotland, South Korea, Spain and the United Kingdom, as well as the Top 20 in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, New Zealand, Sweden and Switzerland. It was a No. 1hit single in Greece and Hungary. In the United States, "Do What U Want" peaked at No. 13 on theBillboard Hot 100. Live performances of the song were televised on the2013 American Music Awards,Alan Carr: Chatty Man,Saturday Night Live,The Voice andThe X Factor. Severalremixes of "Do What u Want" were released, including ones with guest vocals from American singerChristina Aguilera and American rapperRick Ross.
"Do What U Want" was co-written by Gaga, Paul "DJ White Shadow" Blair,R. Kelly, Martin "Tchami" Bresso and William "DJ Snake" Grigahcine.[1] It was produced by Blair and Gaga and features vocals by Kelly.[2][3] Gaga had been living inChicago and completing the songs forArtpop, which was being influenced by theR&B andhip hop music predominant there.[4] One day, the singer came to know about an article discussing her weight and she was angered with such news. She decided that it was through her music that she could take a stance against "shallow journalism".[5] After the release of the first single from the album, titled "Applause", the singer was also determined to create something different and unfamiliar to her past hit singles, and "Do What U Want" stemmed from these thoughts.[4]
Blair recalled how in 2011 his friend Martin was playing him a particularbeat from his own remix project. Blair liked the music and presented it to Gaga who had begun writing the song's lyrics while on theBorn This Way Ball tour. Blair described its beat as "some space ageGeorge Jetson R&B sound".[6] After the lyrics were completed in September 2013, Blair suggested bringing Kelly on board as a collaborator. Kelly was in the process of completing his album,Black Panties, and agreed to participate following a telephone conversation with Gaga.[6] Kelly toldBillboard that working with the singer was "natural jelling".[7] Gaga toldMTV News about the song:
I've been living in Chicago and spending a lot of time there, and that's where R. Kelly hails from. I was working onArtpop and I wrote ['Do What U Want'] on tour. It was about my obsession with the way people view me. I have always been an R. Kelly fan and actually it is like an epic pastime in the Haus of Gaga that we just get fucked up and play R. Kelly. This is a real R&B song and I [said 'I] have to call the king of R&B and I need his blessing.' It was a mutual love.[8]
A 24-second sample of "Do What U Want", where Gaga sings the main chorus, "You can't stop my voice / 'Cause you don't own my life / But do what you want with my body". Interspersed with her singing is a "lurching, lascivious beat" forming the main backbone of the song.[9]
"Do What U Want" is a mid-tempo[10]synth-pop,electropop andR&B song,[11][12][13] drawing influence from 1980s-inspired throbbing synths and anelectronic beat.[14] Eric R. Danton ofRolling Stone described it as a "muscular club beat".[3] James Montgomery fromMTV News said that a "lurching, lascivious beat" was the main backbone of the song, interspersed with Gaga's loud-voiced vocals, a "corky" chorus and Kelly's "cool, coital" singing.[9] The song'schorus is built aroundarpeggios.[10]Complex described its "Do what you want, what you want with my body"hook as "catchy and somewhat raunchy".[15] The song's lyrics represent Gaga telling off detractors that her thoughts, dreams, and feelings are her own, no matter what one says about her.[14] Jim Farber ofNew York Daily News suggested "Do What U Want" to be a response to "everyone who ever made a tart comment about her — which, by now, involves half the planet".[16] Gaga and Kelly alternate singing the lines "Do what u want/ What u want with my body/ Do what u want/ What u want with my body/ Write what you want, say what you want about me/ If you want you know that I'm not sorry".[17]
According to thesheet music published at Musicnotes.com, "Do What U Want" is set in thetime signature of common time, with a moderatetempo of 96beats per minute. It is composed in thekey ofA major with Gaga's vocals ranging from the notes of E3 to F♯5. The song follows a basic sequence of D–E–F♯m–E–D–E as itschord progression.[18] "Do What U Want" was recorded atRecord Plant Studios in Hollywood, California and atPatchWerk Recording Studios, in Atlanta, Georgia. Gaga's vocals were recorded by Dave Russell and Bill Malina, while Kelly's by Abel Garibaldi and Ian Moonness. Russell held primarymixing of the track at Record Plant, with additional support from Benjamin Rice, Ghazi Hourani, Zane Shoemake, and Dino "SpeedoVee" Zisis. The song'sinstrumentals includeguitars by Tim Stewart,programming by Rick Pearl, andaudio mastering done by Gene Grimaldi at Oasis Mastering Studios in Burbank, California.[1]
Gaga performing "Do What U Want" on theArtRave: The Artpop Ball tour while sitting on a claw shaped chair
On September 3, 2013, Gaga asked her fans throughTwitter to help her choose the second single: options given were "Manicure", "Sexxx Dreams", "Aura" and "Swine".[19] On September 20, 2013, Gaga announced that "Venus" had been chosen as the second single, and that it would be released before the album.[20] A snippet of "Do What U Want" debuted in a US commercial forBest Buy/Beats on October 17, 2013.[17][21][22] It was also used in promotion for British mobile company,O2, as part of their "Be More Dog" campaign.[23] Because of how popular "Do What U Want" quickly became upon its premiere on October 21, 2013, when topping various iTunes charts, Gaga and her label decided to release that as the second official single fromArtpop, instead of "Venus".[24] "Do What U Want" officially impacted Italian radio stations four days later, and on October 30, 2013, in the UK. The song impactedmainstream andrhythmic contemporary radio stations in the United States six days afterwards.[25] Lipshutz compared the song's last-minute release to that of "Judas" fromBorn This Way in April 2011. After quick commercial success, the label soon decided to rush a single release.[10]
The first promotional artwork features Gaga naked withmoss covering her genitals.[26] The single's official cover art was released on October 21, showing Gaga's backside, wearing a floral thong.[2][27] The cover art was shot by photographerTerry Richardson. In an interview with German television stationProSieben, Gaga explained that the explicit imagery for the cover art was due to the constant criticism and discussion surrounding her, adding that "When I look at how society has changed, I feel like this is a good time to show you my ass, because it's all I choose to give you."[5]
According toDigital Spy's Catherine Earp, the shoot resembles apolaroid.[28] Leigh Silver fromComplex magazine compared it toAndy Warhol's polaroid series, where the artist shot pictures of blonds and their rear.[29] Hilary Hughes fromEsquire called the cover art "awful" but felt that the image paved way for much imagination in lieu of the suggestive theme of the song.[30] The night before the song's release, Gagatweeted lyrics of "Do What U Want" in reference to critics and rumors that had surfaced throughout her career, including those claiming the singer to be ahermaphrodite, gaining weight in 2012, and her drug addiction.[31] She also addressed media fabrications on her alleged negative relationships withMadonna andKaty Perry.[32] Alex Camp fromSlant Magazine felt Gaga's stunt cheapened the song's intent, pointing out how it highlighted the singer's preoccupation with social media and her public image.[33]
Gaga's vocals in "Do What U Want" were compared to those ofChristina Aguilera, who was later featured on a remix of the song.
Upon release, "Do What U Want" received generally positive response from reviewers.[10] Lars Brandle ofBillboard,Slant Magazine contributor Alexa Camp, and Kevin Fallon fromThe Daily Beast compared Gaga's vocals to those of Aguilera.[2][33][34] Camp describes the track as "a measured electro banger that smartly doubles as a love song."[33] Brandle complimented the song as "radio-friendly" and concluded that "Gaga is in good form."[2] Lipshutz, also fromBillboard, the same publication wrote that the song and its lyrics were a "thrilling listen, intoxicatingly defiant".[10] Fallon was highly enthusiastic toward the song, calling it "pure pop heaven" and giving his praise to its "chorus that will make it a radio hit..... and driving, danceable beat throughout."[34] Carl Williot ofIdolator website summarized the song as "a pretty flawless piece of R&B."[35] Dharmic X fromComplex praised "Do What U Want" as "catchy".[15] Latifah Muhammad fromBlack Entertainment Television felt that "Between the two, Kelly seems the furthest of his sonic comfort zone but nestles into a groove over the dance beat" and described the track as "musical genius".[36]
Jim Farber ofNew York Daily News gave the song four out of five stars, saying that the "music provides its own quirk. To match the R&B-style beat — and the guest appearance by R. Kelly — Gaga finds a new soul edge to her voice. She belts, scoring a hit in every sense."[16]Slate magazine's Aisha Harris felt that Gaga and Kelly's efforts worked "surprisingly well".[37] Nidhi Tewari ofInternational Business Times said that Gaga sounded her "rebellious best" on the upbeat song.[38] Lewis Corner fromDigital Spy gave the song four out of five stars, stating that its "ear-snagging melody revives some of her earlier pop perfection."[39] Hilary Hughes fromEsquire felt that Kelly's guest appearance on the song, improved its quality much more than the preceding single "Applause". Hughes added that Gaga'sWhitney Houston-esque vocals are elevated further by Kelly's "standard, soaring tenor".[30] "Do What U Want" was listed as one of the 100 Best Songs Of 2013 byRolling Stone, ranked at number 17.[40]
A mixed review came from Kyle Anderson fromEntertainment Weekly, who felt that Gaga and Kelly's vocals track did not "come together" since Gaga's singing style interfered with the composition of the song as well as Kelly's R&B vocals. Anderson also felt that the lyrics sung by Kelly were rehash and subpar. He concluded saying that the song is "an intriguing mind-meld nonetheless".[14] Marc Hogan fromSpin magazine said that the song was "as usual" about fame but felt that the cover art complemented the theme the song portrayed.[41] In 2015, Daisy Jones ofDazed said "Do What U Want" was one of the most controversial songs ever because of its theme and Kelly's involvement. Jones said the song provoked controversy "for all the wrong reasons."[42]
In the United States,Nielsen SoundScan reported that "Do What U Want" entered theHot Digital Songs chart at number three with 156,000 digital downloads in its first week, becoming Gaga's 14th top ten on that chart.[43] Consequently, it debuted at number 13 on theBillboard Hot 100. The song is Kelly's 52nd Hot 100 entry and highest rank since "I'm a Flirt" peaked at number 12 in 2007.[44] The song fell to number 58 the following week.[45] In its third week, "Do What U Want" climbed to number 48 on the chart, aided by its move upwards on theRadio Songs chart, from number 64 to 51, with an audience impression of 23 million, up by about 22% from the second week.[46] Following the release ofArtpop, the song returned to the top twenty of Hot 100, moving into number 18.[47] The song has sold 1.3 million copies in the US as of February 2018,[48] and was certifiedplatinum by theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA). On thePop Songs chart, "Do What U Want" debuted at number 39 for the issue of November 11, 2013, and moved up to number 29 the next week with a spin increase of 991 on the US radio stations.[49][50] Next week, the song acquired a further 1,096 spins and moved to number 23 on the chart.[51] It has reached a peak of number seven on Pop Songs, with 9,237 spins.[52][53] The song also peaked at number eight on theRhythmic chart with 2,662 spins.[54] "Do What U Want" became the second single by Gaga—the first being her debut single "Just Dance"—not to reach the top of theHot Dance Club Songs chart, where it stalled inside the top-ten at number seven.[55]
In Australia, "Do What U Want" entered theAustralian Singles Chart at number 21; also debuting on theNew Zealand Singles Chart at number twelve.[56][57] The song entered theIrish Singles Chart at number nine[58] and the Netherlands'Mega Single Top 100 at number 27.[59] It also entered theFinnish Download Chart at number two.[60] In South Korea, the song sold 10,576 digital downloads, reaching number eight in theGaon Digital Chart.[61] It fell to number 13 the next week, selling a further 7,184 copies.[62] Following the album release, the song sold 20,309 copies and reached a new peak of number two.[63] "Do What U Want" reached the top of the charts in Greece, and also reached the top-ten in Finland, France, Italy, and Spain.[64][65][66] The song debuted at number 50 on theJapan Hot 100, and rose to a peak of number 26 after two weeks.[67] "Do What U Want" also debuted at number seven on theCanadian Hot 100 and in its eleventh week on the chart, the song reached a new peak of number three. It was certified gold byMusic Canada, for selling over 40,000 digital downloads.[68][69]
In the United Kingdom, "Do What U Want" was deemed ineligible to enter theUK Singles Chart. TheOfficial Charts Company released a statement explaining that the song would be allowed to chart only after the associated album's pre-order offer ended. The rules of the Official Chart Company "allow one 'instant grat' promotion per album, i.e a single track download given away as an album pre-order incentive. 'Do What U Want' is the second track [following 'Applause'] to be delivered to fans who pre-orderArtpop".[70] Thus the song was not eligible to enter the chart until the promotion finished and the album was released.[70] According to Alan Jones fromMusic Week, in the week following its release the single sold 22,915 copies in the UK.[71][72] After the release ofArtpop, "Do What U Want" debuted at number nine on the UK charts with sales of 29,657 copies becoming her 11th top-ten single there.[73][74] It also entered theScottish Singles Chart at the same position.[75] "Do What U Want" has sold 383,000 copies in the United Kingdom as of April 2021, and was certified gold by theBritish Phonographic Industry (BPI) for 400,000 copies of streaming equivalent units.[76][77] It was Gaga's most streamed song in the country before being overtaken by "Shallow" (2018).[78][79]
Gaga performing "Do What U Want" at theJingle Bell Ball in London on December 8, 2013
Gaga performed the song live along with "Venus" on thetenth series ofThe X Factor (UK) on October 27, 2013, atFountain Studios inWembley.[80] Jason Lipshutz fromBillboard denoted it as "intoxicatingly weird".[81]ITV, which aired the performance, andOfcom, the British media regulator, received around 260 complaints regarding the performance, due to Gaga's costume and the suggestive lyrics of the track, which was broadcast before the9pm watershed.[82] A spokesperson from the channel released a statement that they did not believe the performance to be inappropriate.[83] During herArtRave party for the release ofArtpop, Gaga performed eight songs from the album, closing the set with "Do What U Want". The performance ended with the singer mirroring the pose of the album cover art—aJeff Koons sculpture—on the stage, by sitting down and spreading her legs apart, while cupping her breasts.[84] On November 16, 2013, Gaga performed "Do What U Want" at episode 751 of the39th season of comedy showSaturday Night Live. Kelly appeared as the guest vocalist, doing the similar routine with Gaga, and picking her up from the stage on his shoulder.[85] There was also sex simulations,dry humping and they ended the performance in an embrace.[86] According to Zach Johnson fromE!, the performance drew mixed reaction from the media.[87]
Gaga had revealed during ArtRave that she and Kelly would perform "Do What U Want" at theAmerican Music Awards of 2013 on November 24.[45] During the performance, Gaga enacted the role of asecretary for thePresident of the United States, which was played by Kelly, pantomimingfellatio that invoked theClinton–Lewinsky scandal.[88] The stage was set up to be reminiscent of theOval Office. Gaga belted out the final chorus of the song alone, as the backdrops displayed a video of the singer playing a piano as a child. The epilogue featured self-deprecating newspaper headlines in the backdrops, proclaiming "Lady Gaga is Over" and "Lady Gaga is Fat". Jason Lipshutz ofBillboard called it "the most elaborate performance" of the ceremony and found parallels with Kelly's ownrap operaTrapped in the Closet in its storytelling.[89]
At the British chat show,Alan Carr: Chatty Man, Gaga performed another acoustic version of the track. Wearing aKansai Yamamoto bodice with aniPad attached to it, Gaga belted out the song while playing the piano.[90] Another performance took place at the 2013Jingle Bell Ball on December 8, 2013, where she sang "Do What U Want" along with other songs from her discography.[91] It was first announced that Gaga would perform on the fifth-season finale ofThe Voice on December 12, 2013, with the assumption that R. Kelly would accompany her during a performance of "Do What U Want".[92] However, a television commercial aired on December 17, the evening of the finale, teased that "Christina [Aguilera] joins Lady Gaga for one epic performance";[93] they sang "Do What U Want" as the final performance of the evening.[94] Both appeared in "matching clothes" with few differences, Gaga wore a "jumpsuit all sharp, off-kilter angles", while Aguilera was dressed in a "slinky-sexy gown emphasizing her smooth curves".[95] A writer from Rap-Up praised it as an "over-the-top" performance.[95]Los Angeles Times writer Amy Reiter commended the pair's vocal ability as "triumphant".[96] On the 2014ArtRave: The Artpop Ball tour, the song was performed after "Paparazzi". Gaga perched atop a silver chair shaped like a hand, and sang the song.[97] Kelly's verses were removed from the live rendition.[98] Eric Leijon fromThe Gazette praised the song saying that it had "earned [its] place alongside crowd pleasers 'Paparazzi' and 'Bad Romance'" from Gaga's catalogue of hits.[99]
PhotographerTerry Richardson had shot the music video for the song, along with the cover artwork.
Gaga confirmed Richardson as the director during her ArtRave party. Richardson had previously shot the "Cake Like Lady Gaga" snippet video, featuring the singer playing with cake. He had been wanting to do music videos for some time, and started his work in the medium with the video forMiley Cyrus' single "Wrecking Ball" andBeyoncé's "XO".[100] After her provocative performance of the song onSaturday Night Live, many interviewers had questioned Gaga regarding her chemistry with Kelly, leading the singer to tweet the following message: "Many interviewers quelped today about my 'SHOCKING' performance w/ R Kelly on SNL I'm beginning to think y'all aren't ready for the video."[101]
On November 26, 2013, Interscope announced that the video would be released through file sharing serviceBitTorrent andVice, sometime in December 2013. This is BitTorrent's second initiative, following a similar release for singerMadonna and hersecretprojectrevolution video. The bundle would consist of the music video, pictures, a separate clip in4K resolution documenting the making of the release, and interviews with Gaga and director Richardson. Interscope described the bundle as a means of "explor[ing] the link between open expression and open technology; providing an inside look at the creative process, with original film, music, archival content and behind-the-scenes footage direct from artists."[102]
On December 4, 2013, Gaga tweeted that she was intent on making the video "perfect" since it was unlike her previous endeavors, adding that it was "very personal". Two days later, Richardson posted a black-and-white photo from the set of the video, which showed Gaga being held by Kelly; with her legs wrapped around his waist. She wore nothing but a black bikini, while Kelly gestured hismiddle finger towards the camera in a leather pant/kilt dress.[103] One week later, a colored behind-the-scenes photo was released, showing the singers in the same garments as the previous image, while Kelly stood with his legs spread apart as Gaga crawled in between them.[104]
However, the bundle as well as the video was not released in December; Gaga later released a statement in her social networking website Little Monsters that the video was delayed since the singer was given just one week to plan and complete it, like the video for "Applause". She added that it was unlike her since she preferred planning her videos over a period of time to honor her creativity.[105] The clip remained unreleased and on June 19, 2014, celebrity news websiteTMZ published footage from the video showing sexually suggestive scenes. In one of them, Kelly, playing a doctor, reaches under a sheet covering a naked Gaga, causing her to moan.Pitchfork described the video as "Kelly hosting a softcoreorgy with Gaga'sanesthetized body".[88] According to the TMZ report, the video was cancelled possibly due to weariness and fear of backlash for Kelly's past trial on child pornography, as well as sexual harassment claims by severalmodels who had previously worked with Richardson.[106] According toPage Six's unnamed source, "[She] had a video directed by an alleged sexual predator, starring another sexual predator [...] With the theme, 'I'm going to do whatever I want with your body'? It was literally an ad forrape."[88] Daisy Jones ofDazed said it was for the better that the video was not released. She opined the song's lyrics, Kelly's and Richardson's involvement, and the music video's concept were "bad ideas all around."[42]
The DJWS Remix of "Do What U Want" featuring R. Kelly and rapperRick Ross was released on December 20, 2013.[107] Ross told in an interview with MTV that he was not prepared for collaborating with Gaga. The remix starts with Kelly's vocals with a new introduction, followed by Ross rapping on a verse, adding new lines like "Photos of the Bawse just to post 'em on a blog/Get alotta views cause they know we be the top/Jean Basquiats in the hall, she my work of art so I pin her to the wall."[108] During Gaga's vocals, the "groove" of the song is updated which was described byFuse as "nostalgic, banging, sex-freaky and new all at the same time. It's a 2013 ode to another era of synth R&B." Molly Wardlow from the channel was however dismissive of Ross' verse, calling it unnecessary.[109]Spin magazine's Chris Martin noted that Ross' contribution to "Do What U Want" sounded "awkward" and found similarity withJay-Z's rap verse in singer Beyoncé's song, "Drunk in Love".[110] Mike Wass fromIdolator commented that the remix felt unnecessary, following controversy in the media surrounding Ross' lyrics in the song "U.O.E.N.O." aboutdate rape, and recapitulation of Kelly's child-sex abuse case.[111]
An alternate studio version of "Do What U Want" featuringChristina Aguilera was released on January 1, 2014; it marked Gaga and Aguilera's first collaboration. The song was released in the United States, Canada and Mexico on January 1, 2014, and then released a day later worldwide.[112][113] Days before, on December 24, 2013, Aguileratweeted that she was "working on something special" and attached an image of her singing in a recording studio.[114] The session took place in the living room of singerCarly Simon's home atMartha's Vineyard, with assistance fromOak Bluffs-based producer Jimmy Parr.[115] The following week, it was announced that a revised studio version of "Do What U Want" would be released, where the original vocals by Kelly are substituted for a verse performed by Aguilera.[94][116]
The final version was digitally released shortly after midnight on January 1, 2014.[117] On February 11, 2014, Gaga uploaded four other remixes of the version with Aguilera, all commissioned byInterscope and mixed by Steven Redant.[118] The Aguilera remix received generally favorable reviews from music critics; Melissa Locker fromTime magazine felt that the re-recorded version of the track "will allow more sales of the track without the moral dilemma that comes with supporting Kelly", who had previously been charged and acquitted for child pornography in the 2000s, and also complimented Gaga as a "savvy marketer" for releasing "two versions of a hit song with two different megastars".[116]Attitude's Jamie Tabberer considered the original version of "Do What U Want" to be Gaga's "most problematic" and "worst-ever" single, but noted that it was "somewhat redeemed by the Christina-featured remix", which he thought was "elegant".[119]
Gaga initially defended her collaboration with Kelly, saying that they both have had "sometimes [...] very untrue things written about" them.[120]However, on January 10, 2019, Gaga spoke out after the release of theLifetime series,Surviving R. Kelly, which documented the sexual abuse allegations against Kelly. The singer confessed her regret about working with Kelly, explaining that her thinking was "explicitly twisted" and that she had "poor judgment" at that time. Gaga vowed to support women who had been through abuse and by the next day had the track removed from iTunes and all streaming services.[121][122] Keith Caulfield fromBillboard reported that even the remixes featuring Kelly were not playable on Spotify and other platforms, only the version featuring Aguilera was present. He theorized that since changes to digital music services take time, Gaga's management were working and removing the song from every medium gradually.[123] Following Gaga's statement and just hours before the song's removal, sales of "Do What U Want" rose by 13,720% in the US to 2,000 music downloads, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[124]
The song was removed from new vinyl and CD pressings ofArtpop in November 2019.[125]
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