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“Teenage Dream” is the third studio album by American recording artist Katy Perry, released on August 24, 2010, by Capitol Records. Its music has pop and rock styles with influences of disco, electronic music, funk, house, gothic rock, Hi-NRG, and hip hop; its themes focus on teenage love, partying, self-empowerment, and personal growth. Perry co-wrote every song on the album, and also worked with a number of producers and writers, including Dr. Luke, Max Martin, Benny Blanco, Tricky Stewart, Stargate, Ryan Tedder, Greg Kurstin, Ester Dean, and The-Dream.
“California Gurls” is a song by American recording artist and songwriter Katy Perry from her third studio album, Teenage Dream (2010). Production was handled by Dr. Luke, Max Martin and Benny Blanco, all of whom contributed to the writing of the song along with Perry and Bonnie McKee. American hip hop artist Snoop Dogg also has a writing credit, and is featured as a guest vocalist on the song. According to Perry, the song is an answer song to “Empire State of Mind” by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys. “California Gurls” is a midtempo disco-pop and funk-pop song with influences of New Wave and electropop, while its lyrics are an ode to the west coast, the state in which Perry was born and raised.
“Ridin’ Solo” is the third single from Jason Derulo’s debut self-titled album, Jason Derülo produced by J.R. Rotem. The demo originally sampled “Bittersweet Symphony” by The Verve, but the sample was not cleared and was subsequently replaced with electronic motifs which are featured throughout the entire song.
On May 16, 2010, “Ridin’ Solo” became Derulo’s third consecutive top three hit on the UK Singles Chart. It is his third consecutive number-one hit on the UK R&B Chart and third top ten hit on the US Billboard Hot 100.“Cuando Me Enamoro” (English: “When I Fall in Love”) is a Latin pop song written and performed by Spanish pop singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias and featuring Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra released on April 26, 2010, as the first single from his ninth studio album. The song is the main-theme of the Mexican telenovela of the same title starring Silvia Navarro and Juan Soler. This is the second time since “Nunca Te Olvidaré” that a song of Enrique Iglesias was chosen as the main-theme of a telenovela. “Cuando Me Enamoro” became a contender for Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year.
“Love the Way You Lie” is a song by the American hip hop recording artist Eminem from his seventh studio album Recovery (2010). Skylar Grey, a singer-songwriter, wrote and recorded the demo alongside the producer Alex da Kid when she felt she was in an abusive romantic relationship with the music industry. Eminem wrote the verses and chose the Barbadian singer Rihanna to sing the chorus; their past experiences in abusive relationships influenced the collaboration. Recording sessions were held in Ferndale, Michigan, and Dublin, Ireland. Backed by guitar, piano and violin, the track is a midtempo hip hop ballad with a pop refrain and describes two lovers who refuse to separate despite being in an abusive love–hate relationship.
“Magic” is the third single from B.o.B’s debut studio album, B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray. The track features Weezer’s lead singer, Rivers Cuomo. It was written by both artists, and produced by Dr. Luke. In the UK the track made Radio 1’s B-Playlist. The Treblemakers, an all male acapella group in the musical comedy Pitch Perfect, sang this song in their finale performance. Rapper Becky G did a new version of the song for The Smurfs 2 soundtrack. Her rendition features singer Austin Mahone.
“Airplanes” is a song by American rapper B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams, lead singer of the rock band Paramore. The song was released as the second official and third overall single from his debut studio album, B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray. The track was produced by Alex da Kid and DJ Frank E, both of whom also co-wrote the song with B.o.B himself and Kinetics & One Love. The song was sent to urban radio on April 27, 2010.
