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"Dirty Picture" is a song performed by Taio Cruz featuring Ke$ha. It serves as the second track on Cruz's sophomore album Rokstarr.

The song was re-released on the deluxe version of Ke$ha's debut album, Animal. It was re-recorded with Ke$ha singing the first verse with a few lyrical differences. It is dubbed either "Ke$ha edit" or "Dirty Picture, Pt. 2".

Background[]

"Dirty Picture" was written and produced by Taio Cruz, in along with with Fraser T Smith. While creating the track Cruz stated that he originally had wanted American singer Lady Gaga to feature on the track alongside himself. Following a meeting with Dr. Luke, Cruz agreed to switch to then upcoming Ke$ha. Luke had been working with Ke$ha and Cruz found Ke$ha's voice to be distinctive and opted to switch to her featuring on the track. Cruz commented on his decision, stating: "I was thinking about Lady Gaga at first, then I went to a meeting with Dr. Luke and he was telling me about this new girl he was working with. She hadn't done 'Tik Tok' or anything like that at that point. But I just thought she sounded really cool. A very unique-sounding voice. I like that with artists, that as soon as you hear them on a song on the radio, you know immediately who that is without having to be told. She looked really sexy, and I just thought she was talented. Her voice was awesome. It had this — I hope she won't mind me saying this, but her voice has this kind of yodely quality to it, the way that she does things and the way that she ends words. I just loved that quality about it."[1]

Cruz explained the song's message to be, "about sending sexy pictures to your significant other, if you miss each other and you can't see each other, you're far away from each other, you send pictures to remind each other of how sexy you are."[2]

Ke$ha edit[]

Ke$ha re-recorded "Dirty Picture" for her debut studio album, Animal.[3] The song was selective in its release only being sold as an album bonus track in United Kingdom and Ireland, and was dubbed "Ke$ha edit"[4] or "Dirty Picture, Pt. 2". The song is similar to the original recording of the song with the only noticeable change being that Ke$ha now sings the song's first verse. While being interviewed by Digital Spy Cruz explained how the cover initially came about and his view on the cover, "she asked me if she could do a version of the song where she sang the first verse and I thought that was a really cool idea. I really like both versions, and it's good that there are these two different versions out there, because fans of me get more of me on mine and [Ke$ha] fans get more of her on hers."[3]

Official versions[]

  • Album version - 3:41
    • Instrumental vesion - 3:41
  • Pt. 2 - 3:41
  • Clean version - 3:14
  • Wizzy WOW Remix (feat. Ke$ha and Scorcher) - 3:45
  • RedTop Extended Remix - 5:23
  • Remix featuring Fabolous - 3:41
  • Paul Thomas Remix - 3:37
  • Dave Audé Club Remix - 7:54
  • Jason Nevins Club Remix - 6:54

Music video[]

The music video for "Dirty Picture" was directed by Alex Herron and it premiered online on 24 May 2010. Recording of the video was done in both Los Angeles and in London. Cruz explain the video's simplistic theme and recording saying, "It was shot in this really cool basement in LA. We wanted it to look like a party scene, but not in a typical club, and it was really good fun. Ke$ha's shots were recorded in London because our schedules were all over the place, and then I shot the rest in LA."

Music video Information
Taio_Cruz_-_Dirty_Picture_ft._Ke$ha Released May 24, 2010
Length 3:34
Director Alex Herron
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Lyrics[]

I could dream of ways to see you
I could close my eyes to dream
I could fantasize about you
Tell the world what I believe

But whenever I'm not with you
It's so hard for me to see
I need to see a picture of you
A special picture just for me yeah

So take a dirty picture for me
Take a dirty picture
Just take a dirty picture for me
Take a dirty picture
Just send a dirty picture to me
Send a dirty picture
Just send a dirty picture to me
Send a dirty picture, picture, picture, picture, picture, picture

Snap, snap uh
Whenever you are gone
I just wanna be witcha
Please don't get me wrong
I just wanna see a picture

Take a dirty picture for me
Take a dirty picture
Take a dirty picture for me
Take a dirty picture

Whenever you are gone
I just wanna be witcha
Please don't get me wrong
I just wanna see your picture

Take a dirty picture for me
Take a dirty picture
Take a dirty picture for me
Take a dirty picture

The dream of ways to see you
I could close my eyes to dream
Fantasize about this with you
But the way is never seen oh

Take a dirty picture for me
Take a dirty picture
Take a dirty picture for me
Take a dirty picture
Just send a dirty picture to me
Send a dirty picture
Send a dirty picture to me
Send a dirty picture

Oh snap, snap, snap
Whenever you are gone
I just wanna be witcha
Please don't get me wrong
I just wanna see your picture

Take a dirty picture for me
Take a dirty picture
Take a dirty picture for me
Take a dirty picture

When you're all alone boy
I got somethin' to give ya
Will ya play along
If I take a dirty picture

I'll take a dirty picture for ya
Take a dirty picture
I'll take a dirty picture for ya
Take a dirty picture

Take a dirty picture for me
Take a dirty picture
Take a dirty picture for me
Take a dirty picture
Send a dirty picture to me
Send a dirty picture
Send a dirty picture to me
Send a dirty picture, picture, picture, picture

Snap uh snap, snap
Click, click snap

I could think of ways to see you
I could close my eyes to dream
I could fantasize about you
But just do one thing for me

'Cause whenever I'm not with you
All I need is just to see
So just send a picture of you
A special picture just for me yeah

So take a dirty picture for me
Take a dirty picture
Just take a dirty picture for me
Take a dirty picture
Just send a dirty picture to me
Send a dirty picture
Just send a dirty picture to me
Send a dirty picture, picture, picture, picture, picture, picture

Snap, snap uh
Whenever you are gone
I just wanna be witcha
Please don't get me wrong
I just wanna see a picture

Take a dirty picture for me
Take a dirty picture
Take a dirty picture for me
Take a dirty picture

Whenever you are gone
I just wanna be witcha
Please don't get me wrong
I just wanna see your picture

Take a dirty picture for me
Take a dirty picture
Take a dirty picture for me
Take a dirty picture

I could dream of ways to see you
I could close my eyes to dream
Fantasize about this with you
But the way is never seen oh

Take a dirty picture for me
Take a dirty picture
Take a dirty picture for me
Take a dirty picture

Just send a dirty picture to me
Send a dirty picture
Send a dirty picture to me
Send a dirty picture

Uh snap, snap, snap
Whenever you are gone
I just wanna be witcha
Please don't get me wrong
I just wanna see your picture

Take a dirty picture for me
Take a dirty picture
Take a dirty picture for me
Take a dirty picture

When you're all alone
Boy I got somethin' to give ya
Will you play along
If I take a dirty picture

I'll take a dirty picture for ya
Take a dirty picture
I'll take a dirty picture for ya
Take a dirty picture

Take a dirty picture for me
Take a dirty picture
Take a dirty picture for me
Take a dirty picture

Send a dirty picture to me
Send a dirty picture
Send a dirty picture to me
Send a dirty picture, picture, picture, picture

Snap uh snap, snap
Click, click snap

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