This mid-tempo joint is a single by Asian American group Far East Movement from their first major debut album, Free Wired. The track features Ryan Tedder from OneRepublic and was co-written by Bruno Mars, who had not yet released his debut album.
Kev Nish of FEM explained the song to Complex Magazine: "It's about a girl you love, you want to take her away, and letting her know you love her and want to show her the world. We usually do club songs, but we just wanted to reach in and give 'em some emotions. We're big fans of simplifying things lyrically now, but it's definitely more heartfelt for us to expand things."
The song's music video tells of a guy who builds a makeshift rocket so he can visit his lover after she gets a job in Tokyo. The original Rocketeer was Cliff Secord, a superhero created by writer/illustrator Dave Stevens in 1982, who discovers a mysterious jet pack that allows him to fly. His adventures are set in 1938 Los Angeles.
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