"ðə plˈɛʒɚ pɹˈɪnsɪpəl" dᵻpˈɪkts ɐ lˈɛŋθi fɹˈiːstaɪl dˈæns pɚfˈoːɹməns ænd tʃˈɛɹ sˈiːkwəns, wˌɪtʃ ˌɛntɚtˈeɪnmənt tənˈaɪt əbzˈɜːvd tə bˈiː "ɹˈɪpt ˈɔf hˈoʊlseɪl baɪ pˈɑːp ˈækts ˈɛvɚ sˈɪns".
"The Pleasure Principle" depicts a lengthy freestyle dance performance and chair sequence, which Entertainment Tonight observed to be "ripped off wholesale by pop acts ever since".