"Take It Off" is a song by American recording artist and songwriter Kesha, from her debut album, Animal.

It was written by Kesha Sebert, Lukasz Gottwald and Claude Kelly and it was produced by Dr. Luke with vocal editing done by Emily Wright.

The main riff of the chorus is the same as that of "The Streets of Cairo", also using a similar rhyme scheme and parallel phrasing.

[1] "Take It Off" is an upbeat dominant song that utilizes a "thumping, electro-infused beat with furious crescendos.

[6] Monica Herrera from Billboard however, felt that the song "lifted heavily from Robert Miles' 1995 trance-lite hit, "Children".

[2] Music reviewer Bill Lamb commented on the lyrical writing of the song noting that the lyrics were symbolic, stating, "[the song] manages to expand out into an anthem about free expression ... [a] celebration of the power of the night, and a bit of alcohol, to help shed inhibitions of the daytime.

He also noted, "And when Kesha talks about a 'place I know', where 'they go hardcore and there's glitter on the floor' in the style of a six-grade camp ditty, it's hard for anyone to not feel the urge to just take it off.

He was concerned with the overall lyrical depth and over-use of Auto-Tune but he complimented the song for its "irresistibly catchy beat and chorus" with a "celebratory mood of dropping inhibitions.

The ultimate effect by the end of the song is very cathartic as it hints strongly that there is more to "take off" than simply clothing.

"[10] Melinda Newman of HitFix used "Take It Off" as an example of Kesha's songwriting, noting that tracks which weren't over-thought were "fine".

"[7] Monica Herrera from Billboard magazine criticized the song for its demonstration of overly processed vocals noting how easily an artist can "get lost in a sea of auto-tone".

He commented on the choice of the single, noting "the glimpses of emotion shown on her last offering, 'Your Love Is My Drug', are as long gone as her sobriety."

Although he was not completely convinced he wrote, "[though] the vocals are more processed than a cheese string ... the combination of a playful nursery rhyme hook and Dr Luke's bubblegummy electro production make this a pretty irresistible little dancefloor ditty.

Fraser criticized the choice of the song commenting, "there's a fear that if Kesha reveals that she's a sensitive young flower after all, with real feelings and a good, pure heart, her appeal with disappear like a soap bubble on a cactus, can it?".

[11] Nate Adams of No Ripcord was negative in his review of the song, calling it "outright stupid" and noted it would be something commonly heard on a playground.

[14] In the United States, the song re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 92 on the issue date of August 7, 2010.

[20] In 2024, the song received a 4× Platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of 4,000,000 equivalent units.

[27] It has since been certified two times Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for sales of 140,000 units.

The friends gather around an empty pool and start tearing at each other's clothing; While this is happening it is revealed they that are on a different planet and Kesha is seen rolling around in sand.

so me [and] my friends were bored and we were really channeling some 80's [inspiration] (Tron, David Bowie in Labyrinth, and Revenge of the Nerds.)

[36] The video begins with a scene of a leopard with glowing blue eyes (later revealed to be Kesha) walking down an alleyway.

After the battle the party-goers crawl around Kesha and she is seen holding a gold cup with a blue foaming liquid spilling over the top of the glass.

On August 13, 2010, Kesha performed "Take It Off" alongside earlier singles "Your Love Is My Drug" and "Tik Tok" on Today.

The performance featured smoke machines with Kesha playing notes on an electric keyboard while crawling on the floor.

[41] The performance started off with Kesha opening with "Take It Off" while playing on the keyboard wearing a glowing robot helmet; she soon transitioned into "We R Who We R".