Kesha Brushes Her Teeth with a Bottle of Jack Daniel's to Celebrate 15 Years of Her No. 1 Hit 'TiK ToK'

Mar. 15, 2025

Kesha.Photo:Kesha/TikTok

Kesha/TikTok

BeforeKeshaleaves, she still brushes her teeth with a bottle of Jack.

At the start of the clip, Kesha walks into the bathroom with a Spotify plaque commemorating 1 billion streams of her 2013 chart-topper “Timber” before cheekily exclaiming, “S—. Wrong one,” and grabbing her nearly identical plaque marking 1 billion streams of “TiK ToK.”

She then pours Jack Daniel’s into the silver Spotify logo saucer on the plaque, dips her toothbrush in the whiskey and brushes her teeth, referencing the song’s iconic first verse lyric: “Before I leave, brush my teeth with a bottle of Jack / ‘Cause when I leave for the night, I ain’t comin’ back.”

The video arrived after Keshaposted a heartfelt messageabout the creation and success of “TiK ToK,” which spent nine weeks atop theBillboardHot 100 and has sold over eight million units in the U.S. since its 2009 release as the lead single from her first album, 2010’sAnimal.

“TiK ToK was the first single that I put into this world that had my voice AND my name credited!!!! I remember making it fun and happy because that’s how I felt and wanted others to feel,” she wrote.

“What I’m so proud of is that’s how this song STILL makes me feel, through it all, and those are emotions I want all of us to connect to,” continued Kesha. “15 (!!!!!!) years later, I see this song as a snapshot into the way I saw the world at the time. That girl was naïve and wild and playful. This song eternalizes a side of myself that I love very much, and now see I have to protect fiercely. The world has changed so much and so have I.”

Kesha performs at Lollapalooza in Chicago on Aug. 1, 2024.Joshua Applegate/WireImage

Joshua Applegate/WireImage

The musician then spoke in favor of changing the song’s opening lyric — “Wake up in the morning feeling like P. Diddy” — in the wake ofSean “Diddy” Combs' numerous sexual abuse allegations. Since joiningReneé Rappon stage at Coachella in April to perform the song, she’s altered the first line to say,“Wake up in the morning, like, ‘F— P. Diddy,'“at several concerts.

“I absolutely love the new lyric change. (Shout out to@reneerapp) Yes it is permanent,” added Kesha. “I will re-record it when I have legal rights to!”

source: people.com