Background
The song was co-written by Lewis, Louis Biancaniello, Ryan Tedder (OneRepublic), Sam Watters and produced by Lewis and Tedder.
Lewis described the song as "funk/soul-inspired" and is influenced by certain musicians:
| “ | It’s an explosion channeling my Michael Jackson, James Brown, and Curtis Mayfield. It’s a real live track with a kind of sinister message that you have to watch yourself. It’s about staying away from the evil side in all of us. | ” |
His friends have also involved in the production of the song:
| “ | The bridge goes into breakbeat funk, featuring my drummer, KJ (Quantize) Sawka. My two really good friends, T.J. Berry and Chris Poage of The Panda Conspiracy on Alto and Barry Sax and my guitarist Ryan Lava. It's so amazing to have my friends be a part of something so special. | ” |
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