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909- David Guetta and Chris Willis featuring Fergie and LMFAO-Gettin’ Over You.

2010-Number 1 single.

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The original mix of ‘Gettin’ Over You’ was called ‘Gettin’ Over,’ and was a collaboration between David Guetta, and Chris Willis, and can be found on Guetta’s fourth studio Album ‘One Love’ from August 2009. The version I have chosen, was re-titled ‘Gettin’ Over You,’ and was remixed for Guetta’s ‘Deluxe Edition’ of that Album, now called ‘One More Love,’ which was issued in November 2010, and now featured ‘Fergie,’ and ‘LMFAO.’ Along with the aforementioned artists, the other songwriters for the track were Will.i.am, Jean Claude Sindres, Frederic Riesterer, and Sandy Vee, with the production credited to David Guetta, and the last three named writers.

David Guetta (see also best songs 260 and 234) had produced the ‘Black Eyed Peas’ (see also best songs 899 and 234) 2009 American Billboard, and UK Number 1 single ‘I Got A Feeling,’ and ‘Will.i.am’ of that group wanted to include ‘Gettin’ Over You’ on the Black Eyed Peas Album ‘The E.N.D.,’ but Guetta wanted to use the song himself. Fergie, also of the Black Eyed Peas, was also very keen on the song, and a compromise was reached where the song would be re-recorded with vocals provided by Fergie, Chris Willis, and Red Foo, and Sky Blu of ‘LMFAO’ (see also best songs 63.) ‘Gettin’ Over You’ went on to top the charts in four countries including France, where the song gave Guetta his first Number 1 hit in the country of his birth. Although the song only peaked at Number 31 in America, worldwide it has sold in excess of 800,000 copies to date.

‘Fergie’ was born Stacy Ann Ferguson on March 27th, 1975, in Hacienda Heights, California, United States. Between 1984-1989 she starred in the American television children’s programme ‘Kids Incorporated,’ before becoming a member of the American female ‘R&B’ trio ‘Wild Orchid,’ where she recorded two issued studio Albums between 1997-2001, before leaving the group, Fergie was then invited to join the Black Eyed Peas in 2003. Fergie was a part of the Black Eyed Peas during their most successful period, where she appeared on four of their studio Albums between 2003-2010, she quit the Black Eyed Peas before the release of their seventh studio Album ‘Masters of the Sun Vol. 1’ in 2018. Fergie has also had great success as a solo artist, having released two studio Albums, the first in 2006, and the second in 2017, and she has also released 13 singles between 2006-2017. In America on the Billboard Hot 100, she has achieved seven top 40 solo hits, with three of those tracks making Number 1, while in the UK, she has charted on four occasions, with ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry,’ peaking the highest at Number 2 in 2007. She has also made the top 40 twice as a featured artist, on this song, and on ‘Party People’ by Nelly (Billboard Number 40, and UK Number 14, in 2008.)

David Guetta has spoken about how the collaboration for the song came about,’Even after I refused to let the Peas have it, Fergie was still saying, ‘I love that track!’ So I said, ‘If you still want to do it, then we’ll do it together’. I wanted to keep Chris Willis on there because I’ve been working with him since the beginning. He’s the best singer on the planet.’ Chris Willis has also recalled the collaboration,’I was really intimidated because I was familiar with The Black Eyed Peas, and had followed their career. There was Fergie right there, in all of her glory, singing and being the diva. I hadn’t really had a whole lot of experience with videos, so watching the directors, and all the dancers, and all of that was just really overwhelming. But it was a really good idea, the concept that David had to invite ‘Fergie’ and ‘LMFAO’ on the record. I think that really took it far beyond. Redfoo of ‘LMFAO’ has discussed the songs meaning,’The concept is, you’re in love with a girl, and then you guys separate. She probably got with Lil Jon (see also best songs 982 and 943) or somebody, so I’m gonna party till you come get me.’

‘Wish I could spin my world into reverse, just to have you back again. There’s no gettin’ over, there’s no gettin’ over, there’s just no gettin’ over you.’