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Lady Gaga
Writer(s) Lady Gaga
Taja Riley
Producer(s) Teddy Riley
Co-producer(s) Lady Gaga
Background vocals Teyonie Dulan
Stacy Dulan
Length 3:40
The Fame Monster track listing

"Teeth" is a song written and sung by Lady Gaga for her sophomore album, The Fame Monster. The song represents her "Fear of Truth Monster".

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Writing and inspirationEdit

The demo of "Teeth" was written while Gaga was in China in 2009. It is the first known song to have been written with Taja Riley, and to feature a female for the background vocal other than herself. There are two meanings for the song, the first one is a juvenile kind of provocation and oral sex. The meaning behind this fear is when the lines read, "show me your teeth", it's another way of saying, "tell me the truth". Gaga also said it was "the first time in my life I've replaced sex with the truth." At the first show of The Monster Ball Tour, Gaga said the other thing she hated the most after money, was the truth.

PerformancesEdit

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2010
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Concert toursEdit

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Monster Ball: Theater & Arena versions 20092011 (All dates) 201
Total of performances 201

Reference in popular cultureEdit

  • The song was used on October 27, 2010 for a commercial for the CW television series, The Vampire Diaries.
  • The song was used for a Swamp Brothers promo, airing on the Discovery Channel.
  • The song was used for a Shark Week promo, airing on TLC during July of 2011.

LyricsEdit

Don’t be scared, I’ve done this before
Show me your teeth
Show me your teeth
Show me your teeth

Don’t want no money (want your money)
That shit’s ugly
Just want your sex (want your sex)
Take a bite of my bad girl meat (bad girl meat)
Take a bite of me
Show me your teeth
Let me see your mean

Got no direction (no direction)
I need direction
Just got my vamp (got my vamp)
Take a bite of my bad girl meat (bad girl meat)
Take a bite of me boy
Show me your teeth
The truth is sexy

Tell me something that’ll save me
I need a man who makes me alright (man who makes me alright)
Just tell me when it’s alright
Tell me something that’ll change me
I’m gonna love you with my hands tied

Show me your teeth, just tell me when
Show me your teeth, open your mouth boy
Show me your teeth, show me whatcha got
Show me your teeth, teeth, teeth, teeth

Got no salvation (no salvation)
Got no salvation
Got no religion (no religion)
My religion is you
Take a bite of my bad girl meat (bad girl meat)
Take a bite of me boy
Show me your teeth
I’m a tough bitch

Got my addictions (my addictions)
And I love to fix ‘em (and I love to fix ‘em)
No one’s perfect
Take a bite of my bad girl meat (bad girl meat)
Take a bite of me boy
Show me your teeth
I just need a little guidance

Tell me something that’ll save me
I need a man who makes me alright (man who makes me alright)
Just tell me when it’s alright
Tell me something that’ll change me
I’m gonna love you with my hands tied

Show me your teeth, just tell me when
Show me your teeth, open your mouth boy
Show me your teeth, show me whatcha got
Show me your teeth, teeth, teeth, teeth
Show me your teeth

My religion is you,
My religion is you

Help need a man
Now show me your fangs (my religion is you)
Help need a man
Now show me your fangs (my religion is you)
Help need a man
Now show me your fangs (my religion is you)
Help need a man
Now show me your fangs (my religion is you)
Help need a man
Now show me your fangs (my religion is you)
Help need a man
Now show me your fangs (my religion is you)
Help need a man
Now show me your fangs (my religion is you)
Help need a man
Now show me your fangs (my religion is you)

Tell me something that’ll save me
I need a man who makes me alright (man who makes me alright)
Just tell me it’s alright
Tell me something that’ll change me
I’m gonna love you with my hands tied

Show me your teeth, just tell me when
Show me your teeth, open your mouth boy
Show me your teeth, show me whatcha got
Show me your teeth, teeth, teeth, teeth
Show me your teeth, It’s not how big, it’s how mean
It’s not how big, it’s how mean

Show me your teeth
Show me your teeth
Show me your teeth
Show me your teeth
(Open your mouth boy)

Show me your teeth
Show me your teeth
(My religion is you)
Show me your teeth
Show me your teeth, teeth, teeth

Show me your teeth
Show me your teeth
(I just need a little guidance)

Show me your teeth
Show me your teeth
Show me your teeth
(Show me your teeth)
Show me your teeth
(Come on)
Show me your teeth, teeth, teeth, teeth

Charts and certificationEdit

Charts Peak position
U.K. Singles Chart 107

CreditsEdit

Personnel

  • Musicians regiment horns and guitars — Eric Jackson
  • Recorded — Dave Russell at Record Plant (Los Angeles, California, Us.png)
  • Mixed — Dave Russell (Oct. 4) and Teddy Riley at Mason Sound (North Hollywood, California, Us.png)
  • Assisted — Mike Daley

Publishing

  • [BMI] Sony/ATV Songs, LLC/ House of Gaga Publishing / GloJoe Music Inc.
  • [BMI] Sony/ATV Songs LLC / Taja Music

ReferencesEdit

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