This feel-good summer track by Synthpop act Owl City, aka Adam Young, is a duet with Canadian pop singer Carly Rae Jepsen. The Minnesota native wrote the song in the early months of 2011, when it was anything but summer outside. He told MTV News that he wanted to craft a tune that "anybody from any walk of life can sing."
Apparently the "Fireflies" singer had a good time collaborating with the "Call Me Maybe" star. Young told MTV News: "I feel like every artist is inherently granted one shot to sing about having a good time in his or her life, and six months ago, I realized I hadn't cashed in my chips yet. So I thought, 'I'm gonna sit down and I'm gonna give this a shot... and get my friend Carly to sing on it'. The final product rarely exceeds your expectations, and this thing just kind of happened."
When asked about working with Jepsen, Young replied, "I love Carly's song 'Call Me Maybe.' I remember hearing it for the first time and immediately became a huge fan of hers – it is absolutely contagious. A bit later, I actually found out that she had known of my music for a while and even went to a couple of shows of mine in Vancouver so I definitely knew I wanted to collaborate with her."
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