"Tik Tok" (CD single) (by Ke$ha, Pop)

TIK TOK is Ke$ha's debut single, although the 22-year old singer-songwriter came into the public spotlight earlier this year thanks to her collaboration with Flo Rida on his hit single "Right Round." The brash and bold songstress has her first album due out in early 2010, but this single has topped the charts for several months. Recounting her exploits of hard partying, flirting, and just general misbehavior, "TIk Tok" is all about not letting anything get in the way of a good time.

Ke$ha has proved she has a strong, powerful voice that's backed up by a devil-may-care attitude and swagger that's usually reserved for the boys of hip-hop. This was immediately evident on her world debut "Right Round" collaboration. But "Tik Tok" fails to capture all the high-octane personality that Ke$ha previously brought to the table. Over-production is most obviously to blame, as Ke$ha's voice is consistently garbled and digitized thanks to someone with a heavy hand on the autotune button. The bold, in-your-face attitude is still apparent on this track, but Ke$ha's clear and distinct vocal abilities aren't there to carry the song far enough to stand out from the pack.