This funky R&B track was co-written by Janelle Monáe with Julia Michaels (Justin Bieber's "Sorry," Selena Gomez's "Good For You"). The track finds the singer voicing her feelings for someone special. "It's a celebratory song," Monáe explained to The Guardian. "I hope that comes across. That people feel more free, no matter where they are in their lives, that they feel celebrated. Because I'm about women's empowerment. I'm about agency. I'm about being in control of your narrative and your body. That was personal for me to even talk about: to let people know you don't own or control me and you will not use my image to defame or denounce other women."
The song has a definite Prince influence. The late Minneapolis star was both a friend to and a heavy influence on Monáe, remixing The Electric Lady's lead single "Q.U.E.E.N" and appearing on another of its tracks "Givin Em What They Love." The Purple One worked closely with the songstress on Dirty Computer prior to his death in April, 2016. "It's difficult for me to even speak about this because Prince was helping me with the album, before he passed on to another frequency," Monáe said.
According to Prince's DJ, Lenka Paris, the Minneapolis icon contributed to this song. She wrote in a subsequently deleted Facebook post that Prince had played her the synth line before his passing. Describing it as "so futuristic and so good," Paris said: "Last night I hear Janelle Monae's new song. As soon as the synth came in, I went, 'Oh s--t! That's it!' He gave that to her."
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