"Tea Party" is a song by Estonian singer

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. It is featured on the album ''

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'', a multi-artist compilation album which features music inspired by the 2010 film ''

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'' released on March 2, 2010. "Tea Party" was released as a single from the ''Almost Alice'' soundtrack through a

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featuring the song and six remixes that was released digitally on June 15, 2010. The music video, which is directed by Justin Harder, premiered on March 10, 2010.

Composition

Kerli stated she wanted to create something "

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ndtwisted" and inspired by the ''Alice in Wonderland'' film.

Release

Kerli stated it was intended that the song would never see its proper release as a single as she feels her upcoming second studio album is better and she "didn't want the label to fully go with something like 'Tea Party' as a single and then not push all the other stuff if 'Tea Party' didn't do everything they needed it to." However, a remix single was given a digital release on June 15, 2010.

Critical reception

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'' gave "Tea Party" a positive review while criticizing the ''Almost Alice'' album as a whole, citing it as "curiously meek" and stating the album lacked an ''Alice in Wonderland'' theme with the exception of "Tea Party": a "bouncy, innuendo-packed slice of dance pop that will have parents wondering how it slipped past

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censors."

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opined that the track "meld the styles of

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and

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for an energetic

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number that seems uncharacteristic for her, despite how much fun it is." The ''

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'' gave ''Almost Alice'' a negative review along with "Tea Party", saying the song could have "benefited from a more adventurous arrangement".

Music video

The music video is directed by Justin Harder and debuted on March 10, 2010. It features Kerli throwing a lavish tea party with her guests in abstract make-up and costumes. It is revealed towards the end Kerli added a potion to the tea which causes the guests to turn into dolls which she collects and places on a shelf.

Live performances

Kerli performed "Tea Party", " Walking on Air" and "Strange" at the ''Alice in Wonderland'' Ultimate Fan Event at the

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on February 19, 2010. The performance was a promotion of the ''Alice in Wonderland'' film and its soundtrack. On May 26, 2010, Kerli performed "Tea Party" at the opening night of the

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exhibit for Walt Disney Studios in Los Angeles, California.

Track listing

;Digital maxi single #"Tea Party" – 3:28 #"Tea Party" (

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Radio Remix) – 3:12 #"Tea Party" (Jason Nevins Extended Remix) – 5:55 #"Tea Party" (Jason Nevins Extended Instrumental) – 5:55 #"Tea Party" (Chew Espresso Fix) – 3:49 #"Tea Party" (Chew Espresso Fix Extended) – 5:55 #"Tea Party" (Chew Espresso Fix Extended Instrumental) – 5:55

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2010 singles Kerli songs Music based on Alice in Wonderland Songs written by Kerli Walt Disney Records singles Alice in Wonderland (franchise) 2010 songs