Music and Lyrics
"If U Seek Amy" is an uptempo pop song, with influences of electropop and usage of synthesizers. The song runs through a dance-oriented beat and features many instruments, including keyboards, bass drums, electric guitars and timpani. 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. In the song, Spears seems to be looking for a woman named Amy in a club. It has been suggested that Amy is an alter ego of Spears herself. The verses end with the hookline "Hahahehehahaho", that according to Poppy Cossins of The Sun, is fitting to "the album's carnivalesque overtone". 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. This presents Spears both as "an object of desire and a punching bag". According to Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph, this line also hints at the public image of British singer Amy Winehouse. There is a double entendre in the sentence "All of the boys and all of the girls are begging to if u seek Amy". The double entendre was compared to the title of Van Halen's 1991 album, For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, as well as a portion of James Joyce's Ulysses.
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