THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

63-LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock-Party Rock Anthem.

2011-Number 1 single.

Best Bit-At 2.17. They think they’re sexy, and they think they know it.

LMFAO which is an initialism for ‘Laughing My F..king Ass Off’ are the duo of Skyler Austen Gordy, who was born on August 23rd, 1986, and goes by the stage name of ‘Sky Blu,’ and Stefan Kendal Gordy, who was born on September 3rd, 1975, and uses the stage name ‘Redfoo.’ Skyler Gordy is the grandson of ‘Motown’ records founder Berry Gordy, and Stefan Kendal is the youngest son of Gordy, and therefore that makes them uncle and nephew to each other.

‘Sky Blu’ and ‘Redfoo’ grew up in Pacific Palisades. Los Angeles, California, United States, and formed ‘LMFAO’ in 2006, their first major taste of success came in 2010 when they co-wrote, (with others) and also performed on the UK Number 1 single ‘Gettin’ Over You,’ with David Guetta (see also best songs 909.) The duo remained active until 2012, and have been officially on hiatus since, with both pursuing different solo musical projects since. The discography of LMFAO includes two studio Albums released in 2009, and 2011, and 16 singles issued between 2008-2012. In America on the Billboard Hot 100, three of their singles have made the top 40, with this song, and ‘Sexy and I Know It,’ both reaching Number 1, while in the UK they have achieved six top 40 hits, with this track, and ‘Gettin’ Over You,’ both topping the chart.

‘Party Rock Anthem’ was the first of four singles released from ‘Sorry for Party Rocking,’ which was the second studio Album released by LMFAO, in June 2011. The song was co-written by Sky Blu, and Redfoo, along with David Listenbee, (GoonRock) who also performs on the track, and Peter Schroeder, it was produced by GoonRock and Redfoo. Also performing on the song is Lauren Bennett, who provides the female vocals, she would later go on to find success with the girl group ‘G.R.L.,’ who reached Number 11 in the UK in 2014 with ‘Ugly Heart.’ ‘Party Rock Anthem’ is one of the best selling songs of all time, with sales in excess of 14 million copies worldwide. In Australia it is their best ever selling single, and in the United States it is currently the sixth best seller on Billboard of all time, with sales in excess of 10 million units.

‘Party Rock Anthem’ is accompanied by a very memorable video which on ‘YouTube’ has currently been viewed over 2 billion times, and has no doubt helped enormously with the songs popularity. The video which features choreography by the American Hip-Hop dance act’Quest Crew,’ was produced by Sky Blu and Redfoo, with the assistance of Shinzu Ai. The video is a take on the 2002 British zombie movie ’28 Days,’ in which Sky Blu and Redfoo awake from a ‘party induced coma’ to find the world has been possessed to dance to this song. The video’s director Mickey Finnegan explained,’There’s been a epidemic, the world has gone crazy, as soon as the song came out everyone got possessed, and all they want to do is shuffle.’

The ‘shuffle’ in question is the ‘Melbourne Shuffle’ that is a ‘Rave Dance,’ that developed in Melbourne, Australia, in the 1980’s, and is typically performed to ‘Electronic Music.’ The dance moves include a fast heel-and-toe movement, combined with a variation of the ‘running man,’ coupled with a matching arm action. The dance is improvised and involves repeatedly shuffling your feet inwards, then outwards, while thrusting your arms up and down, or side to side, in time with the beat.

Redfoo has stated that he was not surprised by the songs success,’We made a decision for that to be the first single from the Album for the very reason that we thought it could be a Number 1 song. It’s a song that is quite unique as it’s a party track that actually talks about how to party. It’s like an instruction to dance. We were excited about it when we first finished it, especially as it took over year to make.’

‘Yo, I’m running through these hoes like Drano. I got that devilish flow, Rock and Roll, no halo, we party rock. Yeah, that’s the crew that I’m reppin,’ On the rise to the top, no Led in our Zeppelin.’