"Blow" is a song by American singer and songwriter Kesha from her first extended play (EP), Cannibal (2010).

It was written by Kesha, along with Klas Åhlund and the producers, Dr. Luke, Kool Kojak, Benny Blanco, and Max Martin.

"Blow" is dominantly an electropop and dance-pop song and is described as a party anthem as it portrays a simple message of having a desire to have a good time at a club.

Commercially, "Blow" reached the top ten in the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and Australia, becoming her sixth consecutive top-ten hit in both countries as a solo artist.

"Blow" was written by Kesha alongside Klas Åhlund, Lukasz Gottwald, Alan Grigg, Benjamin Levin and Max Martin.

[3] As the chorus of the song starts in, Kesha's vocals change into an auto-tuned "stuttering" as she repeats "This place about to blow" four times over an electro beat.

[5] Lyrically, "Blow" portrays a simple message, described as a party-anthem, the song speaks of having a desire to have a good time at the club.

[7] While reviewing Cannibal, Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine positively wrote that "Blow" was an undeniable "stuttery club track".

[9] Jocelyn Vena from MTV News wrote that the song featured common Kesha elements citing her carpe diem attitude and grinding beats but noted that the lyrics also portrayed a darker side of Kesha, referring to the line, "We get what we want/ We do what you don't.

"[6] Copsey concluded his review on the song writing that "Blow" was the "Jägermeister of pop singles: sweet, potent and guaranteed to leave you buzzing for hours after.

Koski, on the other hand, said that, due to the song's "big, bold, and bumping production," it allowed her to overlook Kesha's usual "trashiness.

[13][14] After being released as a single, the song re-entered the chart on the issue date titled February 12, 2011, reaching a new peak of 96.

[16] The song continued to steadily ascend the charts eventually reaching a peak of seven on the week of March 19, 2011.

[30] In the United Kingdom, "Blow" entered the UK Singles Chart on the week of April 2, 2011, at position 80, later peaking at number 32.

He came up with the concept, wrote the dialogue, shot it…"[31] The music video for "Blow" was directed by Chris Marrs Piliero.

I'm a fan of violence and I'm always trying to find a way to make it OK."[33] While being interviewed Piliero spoke of the collaboration with Kesha, explaining her point of view on the video, "Before we started filming, we had quite a few talks.

She was adamant you can't back away from the crazy; everything about the idea she loved and she enforced the fact that she wanted to embrace every aspect of it and really go for it, On set, she was having fun.

"[33] Opening with the disclaimer "No mythological creatures were harmed in the making of this video", Kesha appears sitting next to two unicorns pouring champagne while having a conversation on how she was elected to the parliament of Uzbekistan, "So I grabbed the bear by the throat and I looked him right in the eyes, and I said, 'Bear, you have till the count of zero to put some pants on and apologize to the president.

[35] Willa Paskin from New York Magazine opened her review of the video writing, "Maybe it's exhaustion, maybe it's acquiescence, maybe it's just time, but Ke$ha and her whole glam-wasted shtick are starting to charm us."

"[37] Perpetua wrote that "Blow" had it all, from unicorns to James Van der Beek and laser gun battles.

"[38] "Blow" was performed on television for the first time on April 22, 2011, for the Nickelodeon show Victorious episode "Ice Cream for Ke$ha.

In order to win the contest the cast had to spell out Kesha's name through letters found at the bottom of ice cream containers.

And a fun song like ‘Blow,’ with its brash lyrics and skittering beat, holds endless remix possibilities.