Little Bit of Love (Kesha song) explained

Little Bit of Love
Cover:Kesha - Little Bit of Love.png
Caption:Remix cover
Type:Promotional single
Artist:Kesha
Album:High Road
Genre:Pop
Label:
Producer:

"Little Bit of Love" is a song recorded by American singer Kesha for her fourth studio album High Road (2020). The virtual house party mix was released as a promotional single in digital download and streaming formats on September 25, 2020.[1]

Background

On July 31, 2020 Kesha posted a screenshot of the song's music video on her social media saying that something was coming soon.

Three days later, she shared an excerpt from the video clarifying that the snippet was from the surprise video for the track and that MTV would transmit it at 12pm ET on August 4.

Critical reception

Mike Wass of Idolator said "Little Bit of Love" is top-shelf Kesha. "You only wanna kiss me when I give you sad eyes, you're gonna miss me when I'm gone 'til the afterlife," she belts on the toe-tapping chorus.[2] PopMatters said that the song "explores more acceptable lyrical territory ("You only wanna kiss me when I give you sad eyes" stands as a genuinely evocative moment), but bogs itself down with glaringly obvious Panic! at the Disco influence, between the smarmy and annoying Vaudevillian piano verses and its unearned booming-by-numbers chorus."[3]

In a review for the album, Nick Smith of musicOMH called the song "a slice of fanfare pop with all the sass of Katy Perry's Roar."[4] Annie Zalenski of The A.V. Club called it "deceptively jaunty" and said that it "addresses a partner who seems disinterested in being supportive or invested."[5] Megan Buerger from Pitchfork said that the song "feels entirely anonymous."[6]

Music video

A music video was released August 4, 2020. The video was shot at her home during quarantine on her phone.

Kesha talked about the video on her social media:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kesha - Little Bit of Love ([Virtual] House Party Mix)]. Spotify. September 25, 2020.
  2. Web site: Mike. Wass. Kesha Belts Out "Little Bit Of Love" On 'Ellen'. Idolator. May 19, 2020 . en-ca. May 19, 2020.
  3. Web site: Malone. Nick. Kesha Makes Partying Sound Like a Chore on 'High Road'. popmatters. May 19, 2020 . en-ca. January 30, 2020.
  4. Web site: Kesha – High Road. Smith. Nick. MusicOMH. January 29, 2020. September 26, 2020.
  5. Web site: Kesha strikes a self-assured pop balance on High Road. Zalenski. Annie. The A. V. Club. January 31, 2020. September 26, 2020.
  6. Web site: Kesha: High Road Album Review. Buerger. Megan. Pitchfork. February 1, 2020. September 26, 2020.