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The singer gets back behind the wheel of the gold Trans Am an unfaithful friend stole from her all those years ago and revs up for a nuclear night out

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Betrayal has never looked so nostalgic: Kesha has finally released the music video for “Backstabber,” a deep cut from her second studio album Animal , released in 2010. The singer gets back behind the wheel of the gold Trans Am an unfaithful friend stole from her all those years ago and revs up for a nuclear night out.

The Syndrome-directed video has been in limbo for nearly two decades, with fans clinging onto an unfinished, leaked cut that surfaced online but never materialized as a proper release. Kesha shared on X that she’s been trying to get it released “this whole time,” but says the reason for the hold up is a “longggg storyyyyyyy.”

“Backstabber” has surged on TikTok in recent years, but day one Kesha fans know the record preceded even “Tik Tok,” the debut single she released in 2009.…