As of 2019, the song has sold over 18 million copies worldwide, thus making it one of the best-selling digital singles worldwide. It was also the best-selling single worldwide in that year, selling 12.8 million copies. On the week of January 2, 2010, the song topped the Billboard Hot 100, where it remained for 9 consecutive weeks, becoming the longest running number one of 2010.

'Tik Tok' was certified 8× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and has sold 6.8 million copies in the United States. In the United States, the song broke the record for the biggest single-week sum of all time for a female artist selling 610,000 digital downloads in one week. The song achieved commercial success by topping the charts in eleven countries. Musically, the song has been compared to the works of Lady Gaga, Uffie, and Fergie. The song's verses use a rap/sing vocal style while the chorus is sung throughout the song the use of Auto-Tune is prominent. The song is an electropop/ dance-pop song incorporating a minimalist bitpop beat interspersed with handclaps and synths. According to Kesha, the song's lyrics are representative of her and based on her life the song has a carefree message and talks about not letting anything bring you down. Diddy in hopes of a collaboration he came to the studio the same day and recorded his lines and the song was completed. The experience prompted the writing of the song which she later brought to her producer, Dr. The opening line of the song came from an experience where Kesha woke up surrounded by beautiful women, to which she imagined P. It was released on August 7, 2009, as the lead single from Kesha's debut studio album, Animal. She co-wrote the song with its producers Dr. ' Tik Tok' (stylized as ' TiK ToK' and pronounced as ' tick tock') is the debut solo single by American singer Kesha. Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California

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