who is amy in if you seek amy
If U Seek Amy "If U Seek Amy" runs through a dance-oriented beat and features many instruments, including keyboards, snare, bass drums, electric guitars and timpani.[5][6] According to the sheet music published at musicnotes.com by Hal Leonard Corporation, the song has a beat of 130 beats per minute and is written in the key of A minor. Spears's vocal range spans from G3-C5.[7] In the song, Spears seems to be looking for a woman named Amy in a club.[8] It has been suggested that Amy is either Amy Winehouse or an alter ego of Spears herself.[9] The verses end with the hookline "Hahahehehahaho", which, according to Poppy Cossins of The Sun, is fitting to "the album's carnivalesque overtone".[6][10] The chorus begins with the lines "Love me, hate me / Say what you want about me", a reference to the public's perception and fascination with Spears' life.[8] This presents Spears both as "an object of desire and a punching bag".[5] According to Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph, this line also alludes to the public image of British singer Amy Winehouse.[10]