"Teeth" is a song recorded by American singer Lady Gaga. The track appears on The Fame Monster (2009), her second major release and her third EP. The song was written by Gaga, Taja Riley, Pete Wyoming Bender, and Teddy Riley, and produced by Gaga and Teddy Riley. It has an oral theme and has been called a "perverse" march and an ode to sadomasochism. "Teeth" peaked at number 107 on the UK Singles Chart and received a mixed reception from critics. Gaga performed the song during The Monster Ball Tour (2009–2011) and her 2017 Coachella set. In 2013, Riley sued Gaga for and punitive damages over the songwriting credits, saying he was not given 25 percent of royalties as he had been promised. Background and composition "Teeth" was written by Lady Gaga, Taja Riley, Pete Wyoming Bender, and Teddy Riley, and was produced by Gaga and Teddy Riley. It has been described as a "perverse march" and a "gospel ode" to sadomasochism. Bradley Stern of MuuMuse said the song is "part musical, part country, and a little bit tribal in spots". Popjustice described "Teeth" as a "wobbly, stompy, bouncy marching song" that opens with the lyric "don't want no money, just want your sex" and later chants, "show me your teeth!" Lyrically, Gaga asks her lover to display his teeth for her. According to MusicOMH, "In the background another voice intones strange messages, which may or may not revolve around dentistry". Music Times said the "skank-y" horns in the track exhibit Riley's work. In an interview with MTV, Gaga explained the meaning behind the song and its lyrics: "It is meant to mean two things, the first one kind of juvenile sexual provocative connotation is about oral sex, but also the monster in the song is fear of the truth. 'Show me your teeth' means 'tell me the truth' and I think that for a long time in my life that I replaced sex with the truth." In 2013, Teddy Riley sued Gaga for US$500,000 and punitive damages over the songwriting credits, and said his daughter Taja "committed fraud and copyright abuse by earning a deal with EMI for her role in the song". Riley said he was not given the 25 percent of royalties he had been promised. He also tried to sue his daughter and said, "her participation in the creation of the composition, authorship, and ownership [of