Singled Out: Stephen Jerzak's She Said (featuring Leighton Meester)

My music has always been super acoustic-driven. When I went to California to record my 3rd EP, "Smile, Happy Looks Good on You", my producer, Ian Kirkpatrick, showed me a beat and vocal idea he had started writing. It was very different from all of my previously released music, but it had such a good vibe that we decided to finish writing it together. It was fun and easy to write to, and we finished and tracked a demo of the song in a matter of days. This all happened last September, and from that point on, the release of the "She Said" (originally titled "Looker") has been a really exciting thing to look forward to.

The song is basically about a girl who's looking for some love in the wrong place. Leighton Meester features as the female vocalist in the song. The lyrics in the chorus summarize the story of a girl (Leighton) who would say anything for the attention, and a guy (me) who's looking out for himself and not falling into any traps.

"Ooo do you love me?" (Leighton)
"I wonder why she talks like that." (Me)

"You ain't worth the trouble"

"She Said" is a big step further into the fun, dance-y sound that I've always wanted to achieve. So when you hear it, remember to party :)