"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, from 2017 to 2019, that form Petras' ''

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'' project. The song reached number 54 on the US

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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

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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

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'' writer Colin Joyce called the song a "glitzy paean to consumerist excess". ''

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'' 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 "

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Charts

References

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