Sweet Dreams My LA Ex - Radio Edit

This was written by English songwriter Cathy Dennis. In addition to writing hits for other artists (including Kylie Minogue), Dennis had hits of her own with "Just Another Dream" and "Too Many Walls."

The lyrics of the song were inspired by Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me A River." Cathy Dennis originally offered the song to Britney Spears, who turned it down on the grounds that she felt people would assume she was singing about her ex, Justin Timberlake. A few months later, Dennis still had not found someone to perform the song, so she offered it to Rachel Stevens, whom she had worked with when Stevens was a member of teen band S Club 7. Stevens agreed to record it and released it as her first single.

In the UK, this was held out of the #1 spot by the Black Eyed Peas' "Where Is The Love," which Timberlake helped write.