Blair described its beat as "some space age George Jetson R&B sound". Blair liked the music and presented it to Gaga who had begun writing the song's lyrics while on the Born This Way Ball tour.
īlair recalled how in 2011 his friend Martin was playing him a particular beat from his own remix project. 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. She decided that it was through her music that she could take a stance against "shallow journalism". One day, the singer came to know about an article discussing her weight and she was angered with such news. Gaga had been living in Chicago and completing the songs for Artpop, which was being influenced by the R&B and hip hop music predominant there. It was produced by Blair and Gaga and features vocals by Kelly.
Kelly, Martin Bresso and William Grigahcine. "Do What U Want" was co-written by Lady Gaga, Paul Blair, R. The song was removed from new vinyl and CD pressings of the album in November 2019. Kelly, exposed new allegations of sexual misconduct and assault by Kelly, who had previously been charged regarding similar accusations in 2002 but was acquitted in 2008. On January 10, 2019, Gaga decided to have the single removed from music streaming services after the airing of a television documentary, Surviving R. Several remixes of the song were released, including ones with vocals from Christina Aguilera and Rick Ross. Live performances of the song were televised on the 2013 American Music Awards, Alan Carr: Chatty Man, Saturday Night Live, America's The Voice, and Britain's The X Factor. "Do What U Want" reached number one in Hungary while peaking within the top 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, Switzerland, and the United States. The clip was planned to be released through BitTorrent in December 2013 but was cancelled for unknown reasons. The single cover for "Do What U Want", a close-up of Gaga's buttocks in a floral thong, was photographed by Terry Richardson who had also directed the song's music video.
Critics praised the song's simplicity and production. The song's lyrics 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.
It is a synth-pop, electropop and R&B song featuring 1980s-style synthesizers and an electronic instrumental track. Its sudden popularity upon premiering led to the song becoming the album's second single. Production on "Do What U Want" was completed in 2013, with Kelly's vocals added soon after. DJ White Shadow first presented Gaga with the song's initial concept two years prior to its release. The singers wrote the song with DJ White Shadow, Martin Bresso, and William Grigahcine. The song was released on October 21, 2013, as the second single from Gaga's third studio album Artpop (2013). " Do What U Want" is a song by American singer Lady Gaga, featuring R.
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