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"Sleazy" is a song by American recording artist and songwriter Kesha, from her first extended play (EP), Cannibal. The song was written by Kesha alongside Lukasz Gottwald, Benjamin Levin, Shondrae Crawford and Klas Åhlund with production also done by Bangladesh. It was released on October 29, 2010 as an iTunes exclusive countdown single to the release of Cannibal. Critical reception of "Sleazy" has been generally positive, with critics citing the song as a strong club number that draws similar influence to the songs of Jennifer Lopez, Gwen Stefani and Lil Wayne. "Sleazy" charted in both Canada and the United States peaking at forty-six and fifty-one, respectively.

Writing and composition
"Sleazy" was written by Kesha alongside Lukasz Gottwald, Benjamin Levin, Shondrae Crawford and Klas Åhlund. The song was also produced by Bangladesh, Dr. Luke and Benny Blanco with engineering done by Emily Wright, Sam Holland, Chris "TEK" O'Ryan and Chris Holmes. On "Sleazy", Kesha sings over a thundering bass line combined with a ticking beat backing. Vocally, the song follows previous singles footsteps in which Kesha uses her "sing-rap" vocal style present throughout the song. Kesha uses layered vocals that are enhanced in some parts with the use of auto-tune. Production of the song has been cited for drawing influence from multiple songs including; Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl" "swagga", Jennifer Lopez's "Love Don't Cost a Thing" "attitude", as well as combining "a touch of Lil Wayne's "Milli"".

Critical reception
Jocelyn Vena from MTV News met the song with a positive review. Vena wrote that the song was "three minutes and 25 seconds worth of club-banging glory thanks to a killer beat and funky sing-along lyrics". Nadine Cheung from AOL Radio felt that the song followed similar form to that of "We R Who We R", she wrote, "[following] the anthemic lead single, "We R Who We R" [...] [Sleazy is] [i]n true Kesha form, the Nashville native uses her sing-song rapping style to eschew the luxe life: "I don't need you or your brand new Benz, or your bourgie [sic] friends / I don't need love lookin' like diamonds / Lookin' like diamonds."

Chart performance
In Canada, "Sleazy" entered the Canadian Hot 100 on the issue date entitled November 20, 2010 at forty-six. In the same week, "Sleazy" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at fifty-one.

Track listing

 * Digital download
 * 1) "Sleazy" – 3:25

Credits and personnel

 * Songwriting – Kesha Sebert, Lukasz Gottwald, Benjamin Levin, Shondrae Crawford, Klas Åhlund
 * Production – Bangladesh, Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco
 * Instruments and programming – Bangladesh, Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco
 * Background vocals – Rani Hancock, Dr. Luke, Sam Holland, Benny Blanco, Emily Wright
 * Engineering – Emily Wright, Sam Holland, Chris "TEK" O'Ryan, Chris Holmes