<P> In Australia, "Do What U Want" entered the Australian Singles Chart at number 21; also debuting on the New Zealand Singles Chart at number twelve . The song entered the Irish Singles Chart at number nine and in The Netherlands' Mega Single Top 100 at number 27 . It also entered the Finnish Download Chart at number two . In South Korea, the song sold 10,576 digital downloads, reaching number eight in the Gaon Digital Chart . It fell to number 13 the next week, selling a further 7,184 copies . Following the album release, the song sold 20,309 copies and reached a new peak of number two . "Do What U Want" reached the top of the charts in Greece, and also reached the top - ten in Finland, France, Italy, and Spain . The song had debuted at number 50 on the Japan Hot 100, but rose to position 26, after two weeks . "Do What U Want" also debuted at number seven on the Canadian Hot 100 and in its eleventh week on the chart, the song reached a new peak of number three . It was certified gold by Music Canada, for selling over 40,000 digital downloads . </P> <P> In the United Kingdom "Do What U Want" was deemed ineligible to enter the UK Singles Chart . The Official Charts Company released a statement explaining that the song would be allowed to chart only after the associated album's pre-order offer ended . The rules of the Official Chart Company "allow one' instant grat' promotion per album, i.e a single track download given away as an album pre-order incentive .' Do What U Want' is the second track (following' Applause') to be delivered to fans who pre-order Artpop". Thus the song was not eligible to enter the chart until the promotion finished and the album was released . According to Alan Jones from Music Week, in the week following its release the single sold 22,915 copies in the UK; had it been eligible to chart, Jones predicted it would have entered at number ten . After the release of Artpop, "Do What U Want" debuted at number nine on the UK charts with sales of 29,657 copies becoming her 11th top - ten single there . It also entered the Scottish Singles Chart at the same position . "Do What U Want" became Gaga's 11th best selling single in the United Kingdom with sales of 248,000 copies by January 2017, and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for 400,000 copies of streaming equivalent units . It has been streamed 8.5 million times, becoming Gaga's highest streamed song in the country . </P> <P> Gaga performed the song live along with "Venus" on the tenth series of The X Factor (UK) on October 27, 2013, at Fountain Studio in Wembley . Jason Lipshutz from Billboard denoted it as "intoxicatingly weird". ITV, which aired the performance, and Ofcom, the British media regulator, received around 260 complaints regarding the performance, due to Gaga's costume and the suggestive lyrics of the track, which was broadcast before the 9pm watershed . A spokesperson from the channel released a statement that they did not believe the performance to be inappropriate . During her ArtRave party for the release of Artpop, Gaga performed eight songs from the album, closing the set with "Do What U Want". The performance ended with the singer mirroring the pose of the album cover art--a Jeff Koons sculpture--on the stage, by sitting down and spreading her legs apart, while cupping her breasts . On November 16, 2013, Gaga performed "Do What U Want" at episode 751 of the 39th season of comedy show Saturday Night Live . Kelly appeared as the guest vocalist, doing the similar routine with Gaga, and picking her up from the stage on his shoulder . There was also sex simulations, dry humping and they ended the performance in an embrace . According to Zach Johnson from E!, the performance drew mixed reaction from the media . </P> <P> Gaga had revealed during ArtRave that she and Kelly would perform "Do What U Want" at the American Music Awards of 2013 on November 24 . During the performance, Gaga enacted the role of a secretary for the President of the United States, which was played by Kelly . The stage was set up to be reminiscent of the Oval Office . Gaga belted out the final chorus of the song alone, as the backdrops displayed a video of the singer playing a piano as a child . The epilogue featured self - depreciating newspaper headlines in the backdrops, proclaiming "Lady Gaga is Over" and "Lady Gaga is Fat". Jason Lipshutz of Billboard called it "the most elaborate performance" of the ceremony and found parallels with Kelly's own rap opera Trapped in the Closet in its storytelling . </P>

Lady gaga - do what u want (audio) ft. r. kelly