Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p "Do What U Want" is a song by American recording artist Lady Gaga featuring R. Kelly for her third studio album, Artpop (2013). It was later released as the album's second single on Amazon.com on October 21, 2013. The song was written by Gaga, Paul "DJ White Shadow" Blair, R. Kelly, Martin Bresso, and William Grigahcine while Blair and Gaga produced it. A snippet of "Do What U Want" was first heard in a Best Buy/Beats commercial on October 17, 2013. The track was made available early on the iTunes Store ahead of the full release of Artpop. The popularity and positive reception of "Do What U Want" led to its release as the album's second single."Do What U Want" was presented to Gaga by Blair around two years before. They developed and worked on the song until 2013, when it was finally added to the track-list of Artpop after adding Kelly's vocals. Musically the song is a synthpop and R&B track containing 1980s throbbing synths and an electronic beat. Gaga had been living in Chicago while working on the song, and the hip hop music prevalent there was one of the inspirations behind the track, which led to Kelly being asked to feature as guest vocalist. Lyrically, the song talks about sexual submissiveness and involves Gaga telling off her detractors with the sentiment that her thoughts, dreams, and feelings are her own, no matter what one does with or says about her body.An artwork for the song was revealed, showing Gaga's behind, covered with just a floral thong. It was described by Gaga as a form of rebellion against society's commercialization of art. Critics praised the simplicity of the track, its 1980s-inspired production and the commercial appeal. Some compared Gaga's vocals to those of singers Tina Turner and Christina Aguilera. The song was a moderate commercial success. It reached the top-ten of the charts in Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Spain and other nations, but failed to enter the top ten in her home country US, where it stalled at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. In the United Kingdom, "Do What U Want" was deemed ineligible to enter the UK Singles Chart until the release of Artpop; the song peaked at number nine after the release of the album and was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Gaga first performed an acoustic version of the song on the tenth series of The X Factor (UK), which prompted complaints to the broadcaster and British media regulator, Ofcom, due to Gaga's costume, dancing and suggestive lyrics, which was broadcast before the 9pm watershed. She also performed the song on other high profile American shows including Saturday Night Live, American Music Awards of 2013 and The Voice with Christina Aguilera. A music video for the song was shot by photographer Terry Richardson and was supposed to be released through BitTorrent in December 2013, but was unreleased with Gaga stating that she did not get enough time to honor her creativity for the release. Remixes for the song were commissioned by Interscope, among them the versions featuring rapper Rick Ross and Aguilera were released.. }
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- Do_What_U_Want abstract ""Do What U Want" is a song by American recording artist Lady Gaga featuring R. Kelly for her third studio album, Artpop (2013). It was later released as the album's second single on Amazon.com on October 21, 2013. The song was written by Gaga, Paul "DJ White Shadow" Blair, R. Kelly, Martin Bresso, and William Grigahcine while Blair and Gaga produced it. A snippet of "Do What U Want" was first heard in a Best Buy/Beats commercial on October 17, 2013. The track was made available early on the iTunes Store ahead of the full release of Artpop. The popularity and positive reception of "Do What U Want" led to its release as the album's second single."Do What U Want" was presented to Gaga by Blair around two years before. They developed and worked on the song until 2013, when it was finally added to the track-list of Artpop after adding Kelly's vocals. Musically the song is a synthpop and R&B track containing 1980s throbbing synths and an electronic beat. Gaga had been living in Chicago while working on the song, and the hip hop music prevalent there was one of the inspirations behind the track, which led to Kelly being asked to feature as guest vocalist. Lyrically, the song talks about sexual submissiveness and involves Gaga telling off her detractors with the sentiment that her thoughts, dreams, and feelings are her own, no matter what one does with or says about her body.An artwork for the song was revealed, showing Gaga's behind, covered with just a floral thong. It was described by Gaga as a form of rebellion against society's commercialization of art. Critics praised the simplicity of the track, its 1980s-inspired production and the commercial appeal. Some compared Gaga's vocals to those of singers Tina Turner and Christina Aguilera. The song was a moderate commercial success. It reached the top-ten of the charts in Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Spain and other nations, but failed to enter the top ten in her home country US, where it stalled at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. In the United Kingdom, "Do What U Want" was deemed ineligible to enter the UK Singles Chart until the release of Artpop; the song peaked at number nine after the release of the album and was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Gaga first performed an acoustic version of the song on the tenth series of The X Factor (UK), which prompted complaints to the broadcaster and British media regulator, Ofcom, due to Gaga's costume, dancing and suggestive lyrics, which was broadcast before the 9pm watershed. She also performed the song on other high profile American shows including Saturday Night Live, American Music Awards of 2013 and The Voice with Christina Aguilera. A music video for the song was shot by photographer Terry Richardson and was supposed to be released through BitTorrent in December 2013, but was unreleased with Gaga stating that she did not get enough time to honor her creativity for the release. Remixes for the song were commissioned by Interscope, among them the versions featuring rapper Rick Ross and Aguilera were released.".