The second single from Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines album was produced by Dr. Luke, who has helmed many of Kesha and Katy Perry's hits and was co-written by will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas.
The song features a verse by Kendrick Lamar. An alternative version featuring 2 Chainz as well appears on the deluxe edition of Blurred Lines. Thicke explained to Q magazine how the two rappers both ended up contributing to the cut. "I reached out to 2 Chainz, because I'm a big 2 Chainz fan," he explained. "And I think Kendrick is amazing. So the funny thing was, my management sent it to Kendrick while I had sent it 2 Chainz. So I already had a 2 Chainz version and then suddenly we hear that Kendrick loves the record and already recorded a verse. And I was like, 'Oh my god, this is incredible.' So they're both on the song now, because it's just too good."
Thicke told Radio.com about the song. "It's very exciting," he said. "It's very Michael Jackson, Prince but also pretty hip-hop. It's a big, shiny pop record. It's fun." Thicke added that rather than write about his own life as he has done in the past, he decided to focus on just having fun on Blurred Lines. "I've written so many songs about my insecurities, my fears, my failures, my relationship problems, my personal issues, my issues with God and the universe," he said. "I've written about everything. I think that's why this album I was like, 'I don't want to write about myself anymore. I just want to write stuff that makes people feel good.' This is the most fun, feel-good music I've ever made."
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