Dooo It!
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| Song by Miley Cyrus from the album Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz | |||||||
| Released | August 30, 2015 | ||||||
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| Length | 3:35 | ||||||
| Label | Smiley Miley Inc. | ||||||
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"Dooo It!" is a song by American singer Miley Cyrus from her fifth studio album Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz (2015). It was premiered on August 30, 2015 with a live performance during the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards, which Cyrus hosted, and was made available for free online streaming without prior announcement alongside the parent album. It serves to promote the project.[2][3]
Composition
Lyrically, "Dooo It!" is "primarily about [Cyrus'] love of marijuana and peace".[4]
Live performance
Cyrus first performed the song as a collaborative effort with The Flaming Lips and dozens of RuPaul's Drag Race contestants in haute couture designs for the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards, which she hosted.[5] RuPaul's Drag Race contestants, including Courtney Act, Willam Belli, Pandora Boxx, Tammie Brown, Carmen Carrera, Violet Chachki, Alyssa Edwards, Monica Beverly Hillz, Laganja Estranja, Alexis Mateo, Gia Gunn, Miss Fame, Pearl, Shangela Laquifa Wadley, and Jessica Wild, were featured in the performance.[1][6] The Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne came to the front of the stage to launch confetti cannons between Cyrus' legs at the end of the song.[7]
Music video
The music video for "Dooo It!" features a close-up shot of Cyrus smoking marijuana, licking glitter off her mouth and pouring home-made facial masks on her face.[2] It was shot in July 2015. Billboard's Erin Strecker said of the video, "It's gross, intriguing, performance art-y and may make you want to take up crafting, stat."[5]
Charts
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] | 60 |
References
- 1 2 "Miley Cyrus Closed the 2015 VMAs With New Album -- Vulture". Vulture.
- 1 2 Brodsky, Rachel (August 31, 2015). "Miley Cyrus Has Got Something on Her Face in 'Dooo It!' Video". Spin. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
- ↑ Kreps, Daniel (August 31, 2015). "Watch Miley Cyrus Make Glittery Mess in 'Dooo It!' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
- ↑ Takeda, Allison (August 31, 2015). "Miley Cyrus Leaves VMAs Crowd Speechless With Wacky Song About Pot After Accidental Nip Slip: Video, GIFs!". Us Weekly. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- 1 2 Strecker, Erin (August 31, 2015). "Miley Cyrus Drops Glittery 'Dooo It' Video After VMAs: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
- ↑ "Meet All 30 Of Miley's Day-Glo Dancers From Her Insane VMA Performance -- MTV". MTV.
- ↑ "Miley Cyrus' Surprise VMA Performance -- What Did You Just Watch?". Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ↑ "Miley Cyrus – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Miley Cyrus.
External links
- Dooo It (Live), MTV (2015)