Rainbow ( Kesha album ) - wikipedia Rainbow ( Kesha album ) Rainbow Explicit album cover Studio album by Kesha Released August 11, 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 11 ) Length 48 : 39 Label Kemosabe RCA Producer Kesha ( also exec. ) Brody Brown Rogét Chahayed Stuart Crichton Ben Folds Ryan Lewis Nate Mercereau Rick Nowels Andrew Pearson Ricky Reed Pebe Sebert Kesha chronology Deconstructed ( 2013 ) Rainbow ( 2017 ) Singles from Rainbow `` Praying '' Released : July 6, 2017 Rainbow is the third studio album by American singer Kesha. It was released on August 11, 2017, by Kemosabe and RCA Records. On July 5, 2017, Kesha announced via her Instagram account that she was releasing a single, titled `` Praying ''. The song was released alongside its accompanying music video and the album 's pre-order. Contents 1 Background and recording 2 Composition 3 Promotion 4 Critical reception 5 Commercial performance 6 Track listing 7 Charts 8 Release history 9 See also 10 References 11 External links Background and recording Writing for Rainbow began during and after Kesha spent time in a rehab clinic from January 2014 to October 2016. Kesha also appeared during Zedd 's slot at the 2016 Coachella Festival to perform `` True Colors '', a track from Zedd 's second studio album. The appearance marked her first high - profile public performance since her ongoing legal battle with Dr. Luke. A studio version of the song was released as a single on April 29, 2016. In the summer of 2016, Kesha embarked on her third world tour, the Kesha and the Creepies : Fuck the World Tour. The tour commenced on July 23, 2016, in Las Vegas and ended on October 29, 2016, in Maine. The tour included various covers of songs and several rock and country reworks of her own hit singles. During this time, it was revealed that Kesha had recorded 22 songs on her own and had given them to her label. It was later announced that Kesha was in the process of recording a third studio album. Composition Kesha has said that Rainbow was inspired by her `` true '' musical influences : Iggy Pop, T. Rex, Dolly Parton, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, James Brown, and Sweet. The album contains a combination of both mournful cuts and upbeat dance tracks such as `` Woman '' and `` Bastards ''. The album opens with the country - infused cut `` Bastards '', which, as Katie Baillie of the newspaper Metro analyzed, is `` about not letting the bullies drag you down. '' `` Woman '' was inspired by a `` pussy grabbing comment '' Donald Trump made, which angered Kesha and made her yell `` I 'm a motherfucking woman ! '' This line is included throughout the song. Kesha wrote the title track on a toy keyboard while in rehab. It opens only with vocals and basic chords played on a piano. The first line Kesha sings is, `` Got back the stars in my eyes, I see the magic inside of me. '' Baillie writes that the track `` builds in both sound an emotion (... ) as a full live orchestra kicks in. '' Kesha was inspired to write `` Learn to Let Go '' by one of her friends who went through `` the worst childhood imaginable. '' The track is also based on Kesha 's struggles while making Rainbow. Promotion Kesha plans to perform in Japan at the Summer Sonic Festival on two dates : August 19 in Osaka and August 20 in Tokyo. Following this, Kesha will stage a solo concert in Nagoya on August 21. In September, Kesha is set to perform at the 2017 KAABOO and iHeartRadio festivals. In promotion of the album, Kesha will embark on the Rainbow Tour 2017 beginning on September 26 in Birmingham, Alabama and ending December 16 in Oslo, Norway. Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores Source Rating AnyDecentMusic ? 7.7 / 10 Metacritic 81 / 100 Review scores Source Rating AllMusic The A.V. Club B+ Consequence of Sound Entertainment Weekly A -- The Guardian NME Paste 9.0 / 10 Pitchfork 6.8 / 10 Rolling Stone Slant Magazine Rainbow has received acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 81 out of 100, which indicates `` universal acclaim '' based on 27 reviews. Baillie, who reviewed Rainbow a month before its release, called it a `` powerful, emotional and strongly feminist record that is worth the four - year wait. '' She wrote that the `` vulnerability of some songs will bring a tear to your eye, while others are so close to Kesha 's old sound it 'll have dance floors filled everywhere in no time. '' She described the album as `` a roller coaster of emotions, making you weep at the sadness of Rainbow and fist - pumping the air with Woman, and it was so worth the wait. '' Commercial performance On August 16, Billboard forecasted Rainbow to sell between 100 -- 120,000 album - equivalent units in its first week in the United States. The record ultimately debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 117,000 album - equivalent units -- her second number - one album after Animal ( 2010 ) -- of which 90,000 were pure album sales. Rainbow also opened atop the Canadian Albums Chart, moving 10,000 units. Track listing Adapted from Amazon.com and Apple Music No. Title Writer ( s ) Producer ( s ) Length 1. `` Bastards '' Kesha Sebert Ricky Reed Drew Pearson Nate Mercereau 3 : 51 2. `` Let ' Em Talk '' ( featuring Eagles of Death Metal ) K. Sebert Stuart Crichton James Newman Crichton 3 : 05 3. `` Woman '' ( featuring The Dap - Kings Horns ) K. Sebert Andrew Pearson Stephen Wrabel Brody Brown Pearson 3 : 16 4. `` Hymn '' K. Sebert Eric Frederic Jonny Price Cara Salimando Pebe Sebert Reed Price 3 : 25 5. `` Praying '' K. Sebert Ryan Lewis Ben Abraham Andrew Joslyn Lewis 3 : 50 6. `` Learn to Let Go '' K. Sebert Crichton P. Sebert Reed Crichton 3 : 37 7. `` Finding You '' K. Sebert Frederic Justin Tranter Reed 2 : 52 8. `` Rainbow '' K. Sebert Ben Folds 3 : 38 9. `` Hunt You Down '' K. Sebert Rick Nowels Nowels 3 : 17 10. `` Boogie Feet '' ( featuring Eagles of Death Metal ) K. Sebert Pearson P. Sebert Pearson 2 : 53 11. `` Boots '' K. Sebert Frederic Tranter Rogét Chahayed Reed Chahayed Mercereau 3 : 03 12. `` Old Flames ( Ca n't Hold a Candle to You ) '' ( featuring Dolly Parton ) P. Sebert Hugh Moffatt Kesha P. Sebert 4 : 26 13. `` Godzilla '' P. Sebert Claire Wilkinson Nathan Chapman Reed Pearson 2 : 08 14. `` Spaceship '' K. Sebert Pearson P. Sebert Pearson 5 : 15 Total length : 48 : 36 Japanese edition No. Title Writer ( s ) Producer ( s ) Length 15. `` Emotional '' K. Sebert Pearson Wrabel Pearson 3 : 44 Total length : 52 : 20 Notes signifies a co-producer. signifies an additional producer. Charts Chart ( 2017 ) Peak position Australian Albums ( ARIA ) Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria ) 16 Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders ) 17 Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia ) 56 Canadian Albums ( Billboard ) Czech Albums ( ČNS IFPI ) 55 Dutch Albums ( MegaCharts ) 10 Finnish Albums ( Suomen virallinen lista ) 26 French Albums ( SNEP ) 62 German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100 ) 33 Irish Albums ( IRMA ) Italian Albums ( FIMI ) 39 Japanese Albums ( Oricon ) 42 Japanese Top Albums Sales ( Billboard Japan ) 41 New Zealand Albums ( RMNZ ) Norwegian Albums ( VG - lista ) 13 Polish Albums ( ZPAV ) 28 Scottish Albums ( OCC ) South Korean Albums ( Gaon ) 66 South Korean Albums International ( Gaon ) Spanish Albums ( PROMUSICAE ) 7 Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan ) 25 Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 14 UK Albums ( OCC ) US Billboard 200 Release history List of regions, release dates, showing formats, label, editions and references Region Date Format ( s ) Label Edition ( s ) Ref. Various August 11, 2017 CD LP digital download Kemosabe RCA Explicit clean Japan August 16, 2017 CD Sony Bonus track Brazil September 6, 2017 Sony Explicit See also List of Billboard 200 number - one albums of 2017 List of number - one albums of 2017 ( Canada ) References Jump up ^ `` Rainbow on Google Play ''. Google Play. Retrieved July 8, 2017. Jump up ^ Kreps, Daniel ( April 17, 2016 ). `` See Kesha Perform ' True Colors ' With Zedd at Coachella ''. Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 17, 2016. Jump up ^ Lindner, Emilee ( April 27, 2016 ). `` Zedd Announces Joint Project with Kesha ''. Fuse. Retrieved April 27, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Kesha Announces Kesha and The Creepies : The Fuck the World Tour ''. Pitchfork. Retrieved October 25, 2016. Jump up ^ Spanos, Brittnany ( July 19, 2016 ). `` Kesha Announces Tour, ' Creepy ' New Music Project ''. Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 1, 2016. Jump up ^ McHenry, Jackson ( October 26, 2016 ). `` Kesha Has Already Written and Recorded 22 New Songs That Are Just Waiting to Be Released ; Dr. Luke Claims ' She Exiled Herself ' ''. Vulture. Retrieved December 1, 2016. Jump up ^ McDermott, Maeve ( October 26, 2016 ). `` Kesha wrote a 22 - song album -- and ca n't release it ''. USA Today. Retrieved December 1, 2016. Jump up ^ Ungerman, Alex ( September 13, 2016 ). `` Kesha Sparks Taylor Swift Collaboration Rumors With Cryptic Photo -- See What She Said ! ''. Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved December 1, 2016. Jump up ^ Denham, Jess ( September 13, 2016 ). `` Taylor Swift and Kesha rumoured to be collaborating after mysterious Instagram post ''. The Independent. Retrieved December 1, 2016. Jump up ^ Reed, Ryan ( July 6, 2017 ). `` Read Kesha 's Poignant Essay About Celebratory New Song ' Woman ' ''. Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 14, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Baillie, Katie ( July 6, 2017 ). `` Kesha 's new album Rainbow is a powerful, emotional and strongly feminist record that is worth the 4 - year wait ''. Metro. Retrieved July 6, 2017. Jump up ^ `` サマー ソニック 2017 出演 決定 '' ( Summer Sonic 2017 Appearance Decided ) ( in Japanese ). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. February 6, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017. Jump up ^ `` ケシャ 、 名古屋 単独 公演 が 決定 ! '' ( Kesha plans on a solo billed Nagora concert ) ( in Japanese ). rockin'on holdings inc. June 23, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017. Jump up ^ `` iHeartRadio Music Festival 2017 Lineup Revealed : The Weeknd, Harry Styles, Miley Cyrus & More ''. Jump up ^ `` Rainbow by Kesha reviews ''. AnyDecentMusic ?. Retrieved 1 October 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Rainbow by Kesha ''. Retrieved August 22, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Rainbow - Kesha - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic ''. AllMusic. Retrieved August 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Kesha finds her true colors on her comeback record Rainbow ''. August 11, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Album Review : Kesha -- Rainbow ''. August 9, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2017. Jump up ^ Renner Brown, Eric ( August 7, 2017 ). `` Kesha 's comeback album Rainbow is an artistic triumph ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 7, 2017. Jump up ^ Petridis, Alexis ( August 10, 2017 ). `` Kesha : Rainbow review -- wronged pop avenger makes a captivating comeback ''. Retrieved August 11, 2017 -- via The Guardian. Jump up ^ `` Kesha -- ' Rainbow ' Review -- NME ''. NME. Retrieved August 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Kesha : Rainbow Review ''. Retrieved August 17, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Kesha : Rainbow Album Review -- Pitchfork ''. pitchfork.com. Retrieved August 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Review : Kesha 's Battle Cry of Many Colors on ' Rainbow ' ''. Retrieved August 11, 2017. Jump up ^ Cinquemani, Sal ( August 7, 2017 ). `` Kesha : Rainbow ''. Slant Magazine. Retrieved August 7, 2017. Jump up ^ Weiss, Dan ( August 16, 2017 ). `` Kesha 's First - Week Sales Projections for `` Rainbow '' Prove She Does n't Need Dr. Luke ``. Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2017. Jump up ^ Caulfield, Keith ( August 20, 2017 ). `` Kesha 's ' Rainbow ' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart ''. Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Kesha Has This Week 's No. 1 Album ''. FYI Music Canada. August 20, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Various citations concerning the August 11, 2017, release of Rainbow : `` Amazon.com : Rainbow ( Clean ) : Kesha ''. United States : Amazon.com. Retrieved July 6, 2017. `` Rainbow ( Explicit ) by Kesha on Apple Music ''. iTunes Store. United Kingdom. Retrieved July 7, 2017. `` Rainbow ( Explicit ) by Kesha on Apple Music ''. iTunes Store. United States. Retrieved July 6, 2017. `` Rainbow ( Clean ) by Kesha on Apple Music ''. iTunes Store. United States. Retrieved July 6, 2017. Jump up ^ `` ( CD ) レインボー < 初回 限定 仕様 > Album ''. Tower Records Japan. Japan. Retrieved August 5, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Australiancharts.com -- Kesha -- Rainbow ''. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 19, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Kesha -- Rainbow '' ( in German ). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 23, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Kesha -- Rainbow '' ( in Dutch ). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 18, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Kesha -- Rainbow '' ( in French ). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 18, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Kesha -- Chart history '' Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Kesha. Retrieved August 24, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Czech Albums -- Top 100 ''. ČNS IFPI. Note : On the chart page, select 201733 on the field besides the word `` Zobrazit '', and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data. Retrieved August 22, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Kesha -- Rainbow '' ( in Dutch ). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 18, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Kesha : Rainbow '' ( in Finnish ). Musiikkituottajat -- IFPI Finland. Retrieved August 20, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums -- SNEP ( Week 33, 2017 ) ''. Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved August 21, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Offiziellecharts.de -- Kesha -- Rainbow '' ( in German ). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 18, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Irish Albums Chart : 18 August 2017 ''. Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved August 19, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Album -- Classifica settimanale WK 33 ( dal 2017 - 08 - 11 al 2017 - 08 - 17 ) '' ( in Italian ). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved August 21, 2017. Jump up ^ `` レインボー ケシャ '' ( in Japanese ). Oricon. Retrieved September 10, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales ( 2017 / 08 / 28 ) '' ( in Japanese ). Billboard Japan. August 28, 2017. Retrieved September 10, 2017. Jump up ^ `` NZ Top 40 Albums Chart ''. Recorded Music NZ. August 21, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Norwegiancharts.com -- Kesha -- Rainbow ''. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 19, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Oficjalna lista sprzedaży : : OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart ''. OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 24, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 19, 2017. Jump up ^ `` 2017 년 32 주차 Album Chart '' ( in Korean ). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved August 20, 2017. Jump up ^ `` 2017 년 32 주차 Album Chart '' ( in Korean ). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved August 20, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Albumes -- Semana 33 : del 11.08. 2017 al 17.08. 2017 '' ( in Spanish ). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved August 23, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- Kesha -- Rainbow ''. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 18, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Kesha -- Rainbow ''. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 23, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Official Albums Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 19, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Kesha -- Chart history '' Billboard 200 for Kesha. Retrieved August 24, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Rainbow : KESHA ローチケ HMV -- SICP - 5573 ''. Japan : Roachke HMV. Retrieved July 31, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Rainbow, Intérprete : Kesha '' ( in Portuguese ). Livraria Cultura. Archived from the original on August 24, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2017. External links Rainbow at Discogs ( list of releases ) Kesha Discography Videography Songs Awards and nominations Studio albums Animal Warrior Rainbow Compilation albums I Am the Dance Commander + I Command You to Dance : The Remix Album Extended plays Cannibal Deconstructed Concert tours Get Sleazy Tour North American Tour 2013 Warrior Tour Kesha and the Creepies : Fuck the World Tour Rainbow Tour 2017 Television The Simple Life Victorious Robot Chicken Kesha : My Crazy Beautiful Life Rising Star Biography My Crazy Beautiful Life Related articles Dr. Luke Pebe Sebert 3OH ! 3 Kesha v. 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Question: when does kesha's full album come out
Answer: August 11, 2017