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| Name = What Baby Wants |
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| Artist = ] featuring ] |
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| Writer = ], ], ], ] |
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"'''What Baby Wants'''" is a song by American recording artist and songwriter ], from his nineteenth studio album, '']'' (2011) and features American pop artist ]. It was written by Cooper, with Bob Ezrin, Tommy Henriksen, and Kesha Sebert. Production of the song was completed by Bob Ezrin. After meeting at the Grammys, Cooper and Kesha became friends, which eventually lead to the song being penned. According to Cooper, Kesha was included on the song because he wanted to include people on his album that do not generally fit the perception people have of himself and the artist featured. The song's lyrics see Cooper trying to con his way out of a deal with the devil, who is portrayed by Kesha. |
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==Background== |
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{{Double image|right|Kesha 2011 2 crop adj.jpg|140|Ary Scheffer - The Temptation of Christ (1854).jpg|120|Kesha's (left) role in the song sees her portraying the devil (right), according to co-writer Cooper.}} |
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After meeting at the ] earlier in the year, ] and ] became friends.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/news/alice-cooper-welcomes-ke-ha-to-his-nightmare-1005326082.story#/news/alice-cooper-welcomes-ke-ha-to-his-nightmare-1005326082.story|title=Alice Cooper Welcomes Ke$ha to His Nightmare: 'This Girl Is Not a Pop Diva'|author=Graff, Gary|date=2011-08-24|work=]|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=2011-09-11}}</ref> The meet was eventually succeeded by a performance by the two in Norway in the summer of 2011, where they performed Cooper's song "]". They later went into the studio and recorded "What Baby Wants".<ref name="Wardlaw">{{cite web|url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/alice-cooper-kesha-duet-what-baby-wants/|title=Alice Cooper to Duet with Kesha on New Song ‘What Baby Wants’|author=Wardlaw, Matt|date=2011-08-02|publisher=Ultimateclassicrock.com|accessdate=2011-09-11}}</ref> The song was written by Alice Cooper, ], ] and Kesha Sebert, with production done by Bob Ezrin. According to Cooper, Kesha's part in the song portrays her as the ] and Cooper tries to con his way out of a deal with her.<ref name="Wilkening">{{cite web|url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/alice-cooper-casts-kesha-as-the-devil/|title=Alice Cooper Casts Kesha as the Devil on New Album ‘Welcome 2 My Nightmare’|author=Wilkening, Matthew|date=2011-08-11|publisher=Ultimateclassicrock.com|accessdate=2011-09-11}}</ref> While writing the song, Cooper commented that Kesha contributed the "most disgusting lyrics in the song" and that he had to rein her back in while she was writing.<ref name="Wardlaw"/> Regarding the choice of enlisting Kesha on the project Cooper explained that he likes to include people that do not generally fit the perception people have of them, which he elaborated on: |
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<blockquote> "I like people that don't belong and yet what they're doing works perfectly. I don't care where it comes from, as long as it's right. If you tell me something doesn't work, I'll work my head off until it does then shove it down your throat. I think a lot of my audience is going to go 'KE$HA!?', but she probably wrote the most wicked lyrics in the song – we had to rein her in. I like people to know that just because artists are put in a pigeon hole, that doesn't mean that's what they are. Give people a little room."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/welcome-2-my-nightmare-alice-cooper-returns-with-a-new-album-new-nightmare-126510273.html|title=Welcome 2 My Nightmare: Alice Cooper Returns with a New Album, New Nightmare|work=''Universal Music Enterprises''|publisher=PR Newswire Association LLC|accessdate=2011-09-11}}</ref></blockquote> |
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==Composition== |
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"What Baby Wants" is a ] song that has ] influences.<ref name="Eddy"/><ref name="Erlewine"/> The lyrics of the song discuss Cooper trying to con his way out of a deal with the devil, who is portrayed by Kesha.<ref name="Wilkening"/> It uses a inter-spliced lyric delivery between Kesha and Cooper discussing different situations:"I got a pretty face/ but I see what's hiding underneath/ You like my pretty mouth/ But you've got razorblades instead of teeth."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.ca/music/news/a336819/keha-alice-cooper-duet-surfaces-online-listen.html|title=Ke$ha, Alice Cooper duet surfaces online - Listen|author=Copsey, Robert|date=2011-08-24|work='']''|publisher=Hachette Filipacchi UK|accessdate=2011-09-11}}</ref> |
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==Reception== |
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Chuck Eddy from '']'' was mixed in the review of '']''. Eddy wrote that when Cooper dropped the sequel concept that was when the album became "fun", highlighting "What Baby Wants" as an example. His review of the song was positive, he praised the collaboration writing that "] was always his strong suit."<ref name="Eddy">{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/welcome-2-my-nightmare-20110913|title=Alice Cooper - Welcome 2 My Nightmare|author=Eddy, Chuck|date=2011-09-13|publisher='']''|accessdate=2011-09-13}}</ref> ] from ] wrote that Cooper was consistently able to create records that would fit in back in the '70s but were also modern. Erlewine commented on the production and Cooper's vocals writing that Cooper had enough ] that he was easily able to compete with Kesha. Nevertheless, "What Baby Wants" was listed as one of the album's four strongest tracks.<ref name="Erlewine">{{cite web|url=http://allmusic.com/album/welcome-2-my-nightmare-r2259822/review|title=Welcome 2 My Nightmare|author=Erlenwine, Thomas Stephen|work=''Allmusic''|publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=2011-09-14}}</ref> |
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==Credits and personnel== |
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*] – ], ], ], ] |
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*] – Bob Ezrin |
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*Guitar – ] |
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==References== |
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{{reflist|2}} |
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