I Don't Want It at All
"I Don't Want It at All" is the debut international single by German singer Kim Petras, released on 1 August 2017. It was co-written and co-produced by Petras and Aaron Jennings, along with Dr. Luke and Cirkut. It is the first of eleven singles that form the artist's unofficial project "Era 1". The song reached number one on the Spotify Global Viral Top 50 in 2017, and later reached number 54 on the US Dance Club Songs chart in March 2018. A music video was released in October 2017  featuring a cameo appearance by Paris Hilton. Background and composition. Petras and rapper Aaron Jennings, better known as Lil Aaron, came up with the idea for and hook of the song soon after meeting when Petras, who had been on a shopping trip, brought several bags into the studio. Although he was not officially credited, the track was also worked on by songwriter Aaron Joseph, who was signed to Dr. Luke's publishing company Prescription Songs after Luke and his management had heard about Joseph corresponding with a hacker he believed to be Luke. Through this, Joseph was introduced to  Petras and contributed to the track. Reception. AllMusic called the song an "'80s-infused dance-pop tune". "Galore" magazine said it was a "bratty banger", while "Entertainment Weekly" described it as a "shop-'till-you-drop-anthem". "Bakersfield.com" labeled the track a "21st-century pop update of Madonna's 'Material Girl'". "Noisey" writer Colin Joyce called the song a "glitzy paean to consumerist excess". "Billboard" ranked the single as the second best "Era 1" single, noting: "From the effortlessly cool, synth-heavy intro to the song's bratty lyricism, Petras separated herself from her pop peers by dreaming up an expensive  fantasy in this escapist jam." Petras performed the song at Perez Hilton TV and Popdust, the latter along with "Hillside Boys". Music video. The music video, released On October 30, 2017, directed by Charlotte Rutherford. Petras and her friend came up with the concept and pitched it to Rutherford, with Petras calling it a "teen girl's fantasy" and noting it was inspired by the fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea". Paris Hilton makes a cameo appearance in a recreation of "Weird Science".