Background
"London Bridge" was written by Fergie (credited as Stacy Ferguson), Jamal Jones, Sean Garrett and Mike Hartnett. The song contains a compositional sample of "Down to The Nightclub" by Tower of Power. The song was recorded at two separate locations: at the Chalice Recording Studios in Hollywood, California and at Hit Factory Criteria in Miami, Florida. Jones, credited under his production name Polow da Don, produced the song as well as provided background vocals with Jay Anderson, who also provided additional vocals to the song. Hartnett plays the bass and guitar on the song while Nate Hills, know professionally as Danja, played the drums and percussion. The keys for the song were provided by Elvis Williams while engineering was handled by Demacio "Demo" Castellon and Jason Schweitzer. Phil Tan worked with Josh Houghkirk on mixing the song, which took place at Soapbox Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. A&M Records, in association with will.i.am Music Group and Interscope Records, sent the song to contemporary hit radio on July 18, 2006. Fergie stated in an interview with The Age that the song was about bringing humor to certain subject matters, stating "'It's poking fun at certain things. I'm really not going to spray the paparazzi with mace - I don't know if you know that about me."
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