Singled Out: JRandall's Spirit of the Radio

It was a beautiful Sunday morning and the birds were singing as I sat on top of a hill to write what we now know of as "Spirit of the Radio"� Actually it was a Friday night around 6pm at Poe Boy Music Group Studios in Hialeah, Florida. I had a really long day, so my expectations of a successful session were low, but I was quickly introduced to LA hip-hop producer "COZMO," who played me a couple beats as I lethargically danced around waiting for a spark.

I judge my tracks by seeing if I can envision myself performing to them. Cozmo played this 90s/hip-hop beat for my manager Adam Kluger and I, Adam said "You should write some crazy Gaga "Pokerface" s*** to this." I was reluctant at first to attempt something that big, but when I wrote the melody for the pre-hook, "I need a melody to move my feet," that got me inspired, and I realized I had something...although I was thinking that it would be the final hook! Then Jase; singer/songwriter/pimp by night, jumped in and was collabing with me after that, and he had the whole o-o-o-o chant that you hear in the hook.

I was sure that the song would be called Spirit of the something because the music was eerie and mysterious. So let the brainstorming begin; Spirit of the Night, Spirit of the Dance Floor, Spirit of the Darkness, Spirit of the� screw this song already! Then I received a text from my manager that read "Spirit of the Radio!" It felt good so I immediately just wanted to make it about my relationship with the radio. That's where "I need the new Gaga, and Akon give me one more" stemmed from. I just rolled with that vibe for both verses and knocked those out real quick. Now the bridge was a hassle� I can't lie I suck at bridges. I think I laid down three that night and all were unsuccessful.

Around 4am we called it quits, everything was done except for the bridge. I've recorded so many songs that I had no expectations, but around noon the following day I got word that Eric "E-Class" Prince (Poe Boy Music Group CEO) said the record was a "movie" meaning a big event/hit record. I came the next day with Jase and we recorded two bridges, the second one we kept and knew it was special. Now I just thank god I didn't name it Spirit of the Night!

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