Released: December 14, 2009

Songwriter: Shellback Max Martin Dr. Luke Kesha

Producer: Dr. Luke Max Martin

[Verse 1]
Listen to yourself, you're a hot mess
St-t-tutter through your words, breakin' a sweat
What's it gonna take to confess
What we both know?
Yeah, I was out of town last weekend
You were feelin' like a pimp 'round your lame friends
Now your little party's gonna end
So, here we go

[Pre-Chorus]
Whoa, you got a secret
Whoa, you couldn't keep it
Whoa, somebody leaked it
And now some shit's about to go down

[Chorus]
I never thought that you would be the one
Actin' like a slut when I was gone
Maybe you shouldn't, oh-oh, kiss and tell
You really shoulda kept it in your pants
I'm hearin' dirty stories from your friends
Maybe you shouldn't, oh-oh, kiss and tell, oh-oh

[Verse 2]
You're lookin' like a tool, not a baller (Baller)
You're actin' like a chick, why bother? (Bother)
I can find someone way hotter
With a bigger (Wow), well...
'Cause on top of all the ways that you messed up (Messed up)
You weren't smart enough to keep your stupid mouth shut (Mouth shut)
I'm so sick of it, I've had enough
I hope you cry

[Pre-Chorus]
Whoa, you got a secret
Whoa, you couldn't keep it
Whoa, somebody leaked it
And now some shit's about to go down (Oh!)

[Chorus]
I never thought that you would be the one
Actin' like a slut when I was gone
Maybe you shouldn't, oh-oh, kiss and tell
You really shoulda kept it in your pants
I'm hearin' dirty stories from your friends
Maybe you shouldn't, oh-oh, kiss and tell, oh-oh

[Interlude]
Kiss and tell, kiss and tell
Kiss and tell, and, and kiss, and, and tell
Oh-oh
Kiss and tell, kiss and tell
Kiss and tell, and, and kiss, and, and t—
Oh-oh

[Bridge]
Oh, I hope you know you gotta go
Yo, get up and go, I don't wanna know
Who or why, you're gross, you gotta go
Yo, get up and go, 'cause I don't wanna know

[Chorus]
I never thought that you would be the one (No)
Actin' like a slut when I was gone
Maybe you shouldn't, oh-oh, kiss and tell
You, you really shoulda kept it in your pants
I'm hearin' dirty stories from your friends
Maybe you shouldn't (Maybe you shouldn't)
Oh-oh, kiss and tell (Kiss and tell)

[Outro]
Maybe you shouldn't (Maybe you shouldn't)
Oh-oh, kiss and tell, oh-oh

Kesha

Kesha Rose Sebert, whose mononymous stage name was previously spelled Ke$ha, is an American singer-songwriter best known for hits like “Tik Tok” and “Praying.” Her mother, Pebe Sebert is also a songwriter, and the two have worked together on songs like “Learn to Let Go.”

In 2005, at age eighteen, Kesha signed a record deal with Dr. Luke’s Kemosabe Records. Her first major recording was an uncredited feature on Flo Rida’s 2009 hit “Right ‘Round,” which she recorded after walking into a session between Flo and Dr. Luke. She released her debut album, Animal, the next year, after choosing from hundreds of songs, and the record debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart. Lead single “Tik Tok” broke the record for the longest time for a female artist’s debut single to top the Billboard Hot 100.

Nine months after Animal dropped, Kesha rereleased it alongside Cannibal, an extended play featuring hits like “We R Who We R,” which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and “Blow.” In February 2011, Kesha kicked off her Get Sleazy Tour, which travelled through the Americas, Europe, and Australia. During the tour, she began writing for her sophomore album, Warrior, which was released in November 2012. She then embarked on a world tour, and was joined by future “Timber” collaborator Pitbull on the North American leg.