After being nominated for the 2011 Billboard Music Awards, Kesha elaborated on the song's initial inspiration. Production of the song was completed by Luke alongside Blanco and Ammo. Luke, Benny Blanco, Ammo, and Jacob Kasher Hindlin. After reading about the surge of gay teen suicides, Kesha was inspired to write "We R Who We R", along with Dr. In September 2010, at least six adolescents took their lives due to factors related to gay bullying. In mid-2010, there was a sudden surge in suicide rates amongst gay teenagers in the United States.
The song has been performed in North America at the 2010 American Music Awards, and on her worldwide Get Sleazy Tour. The video is presented as an underground party and has been described as showcasing a darker and sexier side of Kesha compared to previous videos. The song's accompanying music video was directed by Hype Williams and was filmed in downtown Los Angeles. The song became Kesha's fifth consecutive solo top ten hit in the United States, Canada, and Australia. It also attained top-five positions on the Canadian, Japanese, and New Zealand charts. The song also reached number one in the United Kingdom, Kesha's first number one solo single there, and topped the charts in Australia for three weeks. "We R Who We R" debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the 17th song in the chart's history to do so. The song has been compared to her debut single " Tik Tok" (2009), as it has a similar musical structure. Kesha's vocals have been described as a talk-singing style that use layered Auto-Tune in some parts and vocoders.
Musically, the song is a dance-pop song that incorporates elements of electropop it uses a synth-infused beat as a backing with sounds interpreted as hand claps. The song is intended to inspire people to be themselves, and as a celebration of anyone deemed quirky or eccentric. In the wake of news that bullying and harassment had led to multiple suicides of gay youth, Kesha wrote the song in hopes that it would become a pride anthem. Production of the song was completed by Dr. It was written by Kesha, with Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Dr. The song was released as the EP's lead single on October 22, 2010. " We R Who We R" is a song by American singer Kesha from her first extended play (EP), Cannibal (2010).