C'Mon (Kesha song) explained

C'Mon
Cover:Kesha C'mon.png
Type:single
Artist:Kesha
Album:Warrior
Recorded:
  • 2012
Studio:
Length: (main version)
(radio edit)
Prev Title:Die Young
Prev Year:2012
Next Title:Crazy Kids
Next Year:2013

"C'Mon" is a song by American singer Kesha from her second studio album, Warrior (2012). It was released as the album's second single on November 16, 2012. The song was written by Kesha, Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco, Max Martin, Cirkut, and fellow pop singer and longtime collaborator Bonnie McKee, while production was handled by Dr. Luke, Blanco, and Cirkut. Containing elements of pop rap, "C'Mon" is a techno-pop, bubblegum pop, and dance song with brash lyrics that center on partying and falling in love. Stylistically, the song follows a verse-chorus pattern typical in pop music, with Kesha adding traditional singing in the latter and the discordant enunciation and stresses of vowels to force assonance and rhyme that epitomize her rap technique in the former.

The song peaked at number twenty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Kesha's first solo single to miss the top ten. However, the single did peak at number nine on the Billboard Pop Songs Chart. In Australia, the song obtained moderate success, gaining a Platinum certification with digital sales brimming 70,000 units.

The song is included in the fifth edition of the Just Dance series, Just Dance 2014.

Background and composition

"C'Mon" was written by Kesha, Dr. Luke, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Benny Blanco, Melin Shikder, and Cirkut, while production was helmed by Dr. Luke, Martin, Cirkut, and Blanco. Registered on the Broadcast Music Incorporated database on October 13, 2012, under the legal title "C Mon", the song was released as the second single from Kesha's second studio album, Warrior. "C'Mon" is a technopop[1] and pop-rap record thematically similar to Kesha's previous single, "Die Young"; Billboard called the song "a YOLO dance jam about taking hookups from the dance floor to the bedroom",[2] while MTV called the track a "...case for a sassy one-night stand." The track begins with harmonized, a cappella male vocals, before breaking into a "crunchy" beat.[3] [4] In "C'Mon"s verse, Kesha sings: "Saw you leaning against that old record machine/ Saw the name of your band written on the marquee/ It's a full moon tonight so we gettin' rowdy/ Yeah, we gettin' rowdy, get-get-gettin' rowdy." The refrain is sung with the lyrics: "C'mon 'cause I know what I like/ And you're looking just like my type/ Let's go for it just for tonight/ C'mon, c'mon, c'mon/ Now don't even try to deny/ We're both going home satisfied/ Let's go for it just for tonight/ C'mon, c'mon, c'mon".

According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com, "C'Mon" is written in the key of E major and has a moderate tempo of 126 beats per minute. The song follows a chord progression E–A–Cm–A, and Kesha's vocals span from B3 to E5.[5]

Critical reception

Seventeen gave a positive review of both the song and the video, calling "C'Mon" a "perfect dance jam with a catchy chorus".[6] Carl Williot of Idolator gave a mixed review of the track, calling the song "fun but familiar".[7] The Huffington Post praised the song, calling the chorus "awesome", and stating it could be Kesha's "latest destined-for-smash-y song".[8] Billboard gave a positive review of the song, comparing it to Robyn's "Call Your Girlfriend", as well as Kesha's previous hit "Your Love Is My Drug". Contessa Gayles of AOL said "C'Mon" stayed true to Kesha's trademark half-rapping, half-singing style.[9] Fuse gave the track a positive review, stating that fans of the un-Auto-Tuned "Die Young" would find similar gems in "C'Mon".[10] Mark Hogan blogging for Spin wrote that although Kesha's hedonistic persona in "C'Mon" was marketable, it remained an ordinary electropop song better suited for label-mate Katy Perry, adding that Kesha's party-goer shtick present in previous hits "Tik Tok" and "Take It Off" was starting to become more of a caricature with the release of "C'Mon".

Commercial performance

Weeks prior to being released officially to radio stations in the U.S., "C'Mon" debuted at number 99 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 28 on the Billboard Pop Songs Chart.[11] [12] Upon the release, the song debuted at number 70 on the Digital Songs with 60,000 copies sold. It peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her first solo single to not chart within the top ten in the United States. It has sold 350,000 copies in its first month being released.[13] As of December 13, 2018, the song received a platinum certification in the United States by the nation's Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for reaching sales of 1 million units in the country alone.

The song performed poorly in Europe; Ireland is the only country in which it charted well, reaching number 33. On the UK Singles Chart, it peaked at 70, but her follow-up single, "Crazy Kids", was more successful across the continent.

Music video

On December 22, 2012, Kesha confirmed that she was filming the "C'Mon" music video when she posted a picture of herself on set on her Twitter account.[14] The "Awful House" scenes were filmed at the historic Elliston Soda Shop in Nashville, TN. When Kesha quits her job and walks out the front door of "Awful House" in the video, other local businesses on Ellison Place can be seen, albeit out-of-focus. The music video for "C'Mon" was released on January 11, 2013. The music video has surpassed 50 million views on her Vevo channel.[15]

Synopsis

The video opens with Kesha working as waitress at a waffle house named the "Awful House".[16] [17] Wearing pink ribbons, a pink-checkered shirt, and "daisy duke" shorts, Kesha quits her job and jumps into a van called the "Dream Machine" driven by someone in a cat costume. Switching costumes into what MTV considered something more in-tune with Kesha's style, the rapper terrorizes a convenience store with a gang of people dressed in animal costumes. The following scenes depict Kesha on a motorcycle and taking a bath.

Lyric video

The official lyric video was released on December 12, 2012, and features the lyrics flashing, rainbows, kittens, puppies, bunnies, ducklings, unicorns and penguins.[18]

Live performances

Kesha performed "C'Mon" at The X Factor on December 6, 2012,[19] and at MTV's NYE Countdown on January 1, 2013. Kesha also performed "C'Mon" on The Jonathan Ross Show on February 16, 2013, and on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on February 20, 2013.[20] On March 23, 2013, at the 2013 Kids' Choice Awards, Kesha performed a segment of "We R Who We R" and "C'Mon".[21] Additionally, Kesha performed "C'Mon" at the 2013 Calzedonia Fashion Show. The song was also included in the North American Tour 2013, Kesha's first coheadlining concert tour, and the Warrior Tour, Kesha's second headlining concert tour.[22]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes on BMI.

Track listings

  1. "C'Mon" – 3:34
  1. "C'Mon" – 3:34
  2. "C'Mon" (Wideboys club mix) – 5:51
  3. "C'Mon" (Wideboys radio mix) – 3:52
  4. "C'Mon" (Cutmore club mix) – 6:08
  5. "C'Mon" (Cutmore radio mix) – 3:57
  1. "C'Mon" – 3:34
  2. "Die Young" (Deconstructed mix) – 3:21

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)! scope="col"
Peak
position
South Korea (Circle)[31] 103
US Pop Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[32] 11

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)! scope="col"
Position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[33] 85
South Korea Foreign (Circle)[34] 144

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormat(s)FormatLabel
AustraliaNovember 16, 2012Digital downloadOriginalKemosabe
New Zealand
United StatesJanuary 8, 2013Contemporary hit radioRCA[35]
January 28, 2013[36]
VariousMarch 1, 2013Digital downloadRemixes EPKemosabe
ItalyRadio airplayOriginalSony[37]
GermanyMarch 15, 2013Digital downloadKemosabe
March 29, 2013CDRCA
TaiwanApril 2, 2013

Notes and References

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  4. Web site: Hogan. Mark. Ke$ha Keeps Partying on 'C'Mon' and Rap-Heavy 'Die Young' Remix. Spin. Buzz Media. March 22, 2013. November 16, 2012.
  5. Web site: Kesha "C'mon" Sheet Music in E Major (transposable) – Download & Print. Walter. Henry. Musicnotes.com. December 28, 2017. April 12, 2013.
  6. Web site: New Ke$ha Music Video!. January 11, 2013. Seventeen.com. December 28, 2017.
  7. Web site: Ke$ha's "C'Mon": Hear The Fun But Familiar Song. November 15, 2012. Idolator.com. December 28, 2017.
  8. News: LISTEN: Ke$ha Feels Like A Sabertooth Tiger . Huffington Post . Christopher . Rosen . November 16, 2012.
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  11. Bruno Mars Marks a Chart First With Hot 100 Leader 'Heaven'. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Gary. Trust. December 26, 2012. December 26, 2012.
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  20. News: Ke$ha Gets Rowdy On The Jonathan Ross Show! Watch The Performance HERE!. March 30, 2017. March 31, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170331115605/http://perezhilton.com/2013-02-18-kesha-cmon-performance-jonathan-ross-show-video#.WN1uOIWcFPY. dead.
  21. Web site: Deitch. Maud. Ke$ha Rocks Fur And Creepers At The 2013 Kids' Choice Awards. MTV. Viacom. March 24, 2013. May 24, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130524072054/http://style.mtv.com/2013/03/23/kesha-2013-kids-choice-awards/. dead.
  22. Web site: Kesha Average Setlists of tour: Warrior Tour. setlist.fm.
  23. Web site: Ke$ha – C'Mon – Single. iTunes Store. Apple Inc. November 16, 2012. February 27, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150227114614/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/cmon-single/id579408892. dead.
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