Composition
"Buttons" is a pop and R&B song that lasts three minutes and fifty-two seconds. According to the sheet music published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, "Buttons" was composed using common time in the key of D minor, and set in a moderate hip hop tempo. The song was written by Sean Garrett, Jamal Jones, Jason Perry, Nicole Scherzinger while the production was handled by Jones under his stage name Polow Da Don. It features "snaky synths" "PG-13 vocal tease" and elements of Middle Eastern music in its production. The lyrics of the song feature the Pussycat Dolls' desire to be undressed. According to Miriam Zendle, "Snoop Dogg's role in the track seems to be as the object of affection for the girls, who ask him to 'loosen up buttons' and to not 'leave asking for more'."
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