What is the Kesha song that was at one point the best-selling digital single in history and parodied by the group The Midnight Beast?
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The Midnight Beast The Midnight Beast, sometimes abbreviated as TMB, is a British comedy/parody music group from London. They are most famous for their YouTube cover-parody of the 2009 single "TiK ToK" by American pop artist Ke$ha. The group currently has three members: Stefan Abingdon, Dru Wakely and Ashley Horne.
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Kesha Kesha Rose Sebert ( ; born March 1, 1987; formerly stylized as Ke$ha) is an American singer, songwriter and rapper. In 2005, at age 18, Kesha was signed to producer Dr. Luke's label Kemosabe Records. Her breakthrough came in early 2009 after appearing on American rapper Flo Rida's number-one single "Right Round". Kesha's music and image propelled her to immediate success, with her debut album "Animal" premiering at the top of the charts in several countries. She achieved 3 more number-one singles, "Tik Tok" and "We R Who We R" as a solo artist, and "Timber" as a featured artist. At the same time, she continued to write songs for other artists, becoming respected as a songwriter. "Warrior", her second studio album, was released in 2012, and spawned her eighth consecutive top-ten single "Die Young". "Tik Tok", at one point, was the best-selling digital single in history, selling over 14 million units internationally.
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In the Dark (Dev song) "In the Dark" is a song performed by American singer Dev. It was written by Dev alongside The Cataracs, who produced it for Dev's debut studio album, "The Night the Sun Came Up" (2011). The song was released as the album's second single on April 25, 2011, through Universal Republic. "In the Dark" came about when Dev wanted to make a sexy song to show that she is a grown woman. She collaborated with American rapper Flo Rida on an official remix as she believed she would enjoy the remix when hearing it on the radio. "In the Dark" is a dance-pop song with a saxophone hook and influences of Eurodance, Latin and jazz music. The lyrics emphasize sex drives and letting the sensation of touch fully take over from sight.
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List of number-one digital songs of 2007 (U.S.) The highest-selling digital singles in the United States are ranked in the Hot Digital Songs chart, published by "Billboard" magazine. The data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based on each single's weekly digital sales, which combines sales of different versions of a single for a summarized figure.
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Thrills in the Night "Thrills in the Night" is a song by the American hard rock band Kiss. Featured on the group's 1984 album "Animalize", it was released as a single in 1985.
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Don't Matter "Don't Matter" is a reggae fusion–R&B song recorded by Akon for his second studio album, "Konvicted" (2006). The song was released as the album's third single in early 2007. In April 2007, it became Akon's first solo U.S. number-one single and second number-one overall. A crucial part of the chorus uses Bob Marley's 1979 classic "Zimbabwe". The verse also borrows the melody from R. Kelly's song "Ignition (Remix)". This song was #31 on "Rolling Stone"' s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007. This song was also #81 on "MTV Asia"' s list of Top 100 Hits of 2007.
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Dangerous (Kardinal Offishall song) "Dangerous" is a hip hop song by Kardinal Offishall featuring Akon. Produced by DJ Kemo and hAZEL, it was the first single from his fourth album, "Not 4 Sale". It was released to radio in March 2008, and on iTunes on April 1. On the week of May 13, at the American iTunes Store, the song was offered as a free download (Single of the Week). The song won the award for Single of the Year at the 2009 Juno Awards. In March 2010, the single was certified 3× Platinum by the CRIA.
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Midnight Memories " Midnight Memories" is the third studio album by British-Irish boy band One Direction, released on 25 November 2013 by Columbia Records, Syco Music and Sony Music. The album was described as having a "slightly rockier tone" than their previous efforts. It has become the fastest-selling album in Amazon UK's history, breaking the record set by One Direction's previous release, "Take Me Home" (2012). The album debuted at number one on the US "Billboard" 200, making One Direction the first group in history to debut at number one in the US with their first three albums. The album was preceded by the release of the singles "Best Song Ever" and "Story of My Life".
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March Madness (song) "March Madness" is a song recorded by American rapper Future. It was released on August 31, 2015, as the lead single of his mixtape "56 Nights" (2015). The song was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) May 27, 2016, for selling over 500,000 digital copies in the United States.
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4th of July (Fireworks) "4th of July (Fireworks)" is the second single from Kelis' fifth studio album, "Flesh Tone". It samples "You're My Heart (Pilotpriest Remix)" by Lioness. The song was listed at number 51 on the list of the "NME" Best Tracks of 2010. Three different art works have been made for the single, one for the CD single and digital EP releases in the United Kingdom, the digital remixes single in the United States and the international single.
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Dance/Electronic Songs The Dance/Electronic Songs chart has been published weekly by "Billboard" since January 2013. It is the first to be published that ranks the most popular dance and electronic according to airplay audience impressions, digital downloads, streaming and club play and it was introduced as a result of in an increase in the genre's popularity. The longest running number-one song was "Wake Me Up" by Avicii, which spent 26 weeks at number-one through 2013-14; however, "Closer" by The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey logged its 27th in February 2017, surpassing "Wake Me Up" and setting a new record. The Chainsmokers additionally hold the record for the most number-one songs, with six.
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Scream (2NE1 song) "Scream" is a song from South Korean hip hop girl group 2NE1. The song was released as the second single from the album, "Collection". In addition, it was the first original Japanese song. The song's lyrics were written by Japanese rapper and sometime collaborator Verbal. A remix of the song was released digitally on March 14, 2012 on Recochoku before the single itself was released on March 28, 2012. The b-side is a Japanese version of their debut Korean single, "Fire". "Scream" is the lead single of the group's first full-length Japanese album, "Collection".
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Girlfriend (The Darkness song) "Girlfriend" is a song by British rock band The Darkness, released as the third and final single from their second studio album, "One Way Ticket to Hell... And Back". Released on 22 May 2006, it was the band's last single before their five-year disbandment later that year. The song is written from the perspective of a man who has cheated on his girlfriend with another woman. He tells his now angry girlfriend in the first verse that the other girl meant nothing to him. In the second verse he admits that the relationship is over and his once girlfriend is now his ex. The music video for the song is inspired by the film "Flashdance". The song was a disappointment, only charting at #39 on the UK Singles Chart. This was the band's lowest charting single since 2003 single "Get Your Hands off My Woman".
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Agadoo "Agadoo" is a novelty song recorded by the band Black Lace in 1984. "Agadoo" peaked at number two in the UK Singles Chart, and spent 30 weeks in the top 75. It went on to become the eighth best-selling single of 1984 in the UK, despite being banned on BBC Radio 1 because it "was not credible".
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Best Mistake "Best Mistake" is a song by American recording artist Ariana Grande that features American hip hop recording artist Big Sean. The song served as a promotional single from Grande's second studio album, "My Everything" (2014), and was released at midnight on August 12, 2014. Written by Denisia "Blu June" Andrews, Brittany Coney, Grande, Big Sean, and produced by Key Wane, the song is a ballad with piano, string, and drum machine instrumentation that lyrically deals with a couple trying to decide on what their future, troubled relationship is going to be like. Grande has claimed it is her favorite track off "My Everything".
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Best Night "Best Night" is a song recorded by Australian hip hop dance and pop group Justice Crew. "Best Night" was released digitally and physically in Australia on 30 November 2012, as the group's seventh overall single and the second single from their debut studio album "Live by the Words" (2014). It peaked at number seven on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified two times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association, denoting sales of 140,000 copies.
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Craigslist (song) "Craigslist" is a song and single by "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is a style parody of The Doors, and contains lyrics inspired by postings at the online classified advertising service, Craigslist. Yankovic described the idea of the song coming about thinking how it would be "anachronistically weird" for Jim Morrison to scream about Craigslist. Yankovic opted to use Craigslist as an example of something big in both the popular culture and his own life, and spent time exploring its listings to compose the lyrics. The song was released shortly after the closure of the Michael John Anderson (Craigslist Killer) case, a factor Yankovic considered "unfortunate timing".
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Unbelievers (Vampire Weekend song) "Unbelievers" is a song by American indie pop band Vampire Weekend. Written by the band's lead singer Ezra Koenig and multi-instrumentalist Rostam Batmanglij, and produced by Ariel Rechtshaid and Batmanglij, the song was released as the third single from their third studio album "Modern Vampires of the City" in August 2013. The band initially premiered "Unbelievers" in a live performance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on October 31, 2012. They also performed the song live on an episode of "Saturday Night Live" prior to it being released as a single.
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Iesha "Iesha" is the debut single by Another Bad Creation, from the album "Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know!" Released on October 19, 1990, the song reached #9 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart and #6 on the R&B chart.
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Till the World Ends "Till the World Ends" is a song recorded by American singer Britney Spears for her seventh studio album, "Femme Fatale" (2011). It was written by Kesha Sebert, Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald, Alexander Kronlund, and Max Martin. Gottwald, Martin and Billboard produced the song, while vocal production was handled by Emily Wright. "Till the World Ends" is an uptempo dance-pop and electropop song with an electro beat. It opens with sirens, and has elements of trance and Eurodance. The song features a chant-like chorus, and lyrics in which Spears sings about dancing until the end of the world. "Till the World Ends" received comparisons to past hits by artists like Kesha and Enrique Iglesias. Some music critics deemed it a catchy dance track and complimenting its anthemic nature.
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Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2010 "Billboard" publishes annual lists of songs based on chart performance over the course of a year based on Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems and SoundScan information. For 2010, the list for the top 100 "Billboard" Hot 100 Year-End songs was published on December 8, calculated with data from December 5, 2009 to November 27, 2010. At the number-one position was Kesha's "Tik Tok", which stayed atop the Hot 100 for nine weeks. This achievement made her the first female in the history of the chart to top the Year-End Hot 100 with a debut single.
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Finally (CeCe Peniston album) Finally is the debut album by American singer CeCe Peniston, released on January 28, 1992 by A&M Records. Prior to the release of this album, Peniston released her debut single "Finally", which topped the US "Billboard" Hot Dance Music Club Play chart on October 26, 1991, peaking eventually at number five on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and at number two in the UK Singles Chart. The album yielded two additional singles which achieved dance number one status in the US; "We Got a Love Thang", co-written by Chantay Savage, and "Keep On Walkin'", written in collaboration with Kym Sims. Both songs entered the UK Singles Chart top 10 and the "Billboard" Hot 100 top 20 in the US. Despite the success of the singles, the album itself climbed only to number seventy on the US "Billboard" 200. However, during its thirty-six weeks long presence in the chart it sold over 554,000 copies in the US. The album peaked at number ten on the UK Albums Chart. The total worldwide sales of the album surpassed 3,000,000 units. Two further tracks were released from the album which were more in the R&B field; "Inside That I Cried" charted at number ten in the US R&B chart and at number forty-two in the UK, while "Crazy Love" peaked at number thirty-one in the US and at number forty-four in the UK. The album was part of the resurgence of dance music in the United States during the mid-1990s.