Someone compiled a list of interesting factsabout this year’s biggest singles, and here are the highlights: 1. Beyoncé almost recorded Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass.” 2. You know the choirin Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me?” That’s just his voice, layered 20 times. 3. Charli XCX originally penned “Boom Clap” for Hilary Duff, but was it got turned down because it wasn’t “cool enough.” 4. The Ying Yang Twins laid down a track for Ariana Grande’s song “Problem” before she insisted producers reach out to Iggy Azalea. 5. Iggy Azalea and Rita Ora’s duet “Black Widow” was penned by Katy Perry. 6. While filming the music video for Taylor Swift’s “Shake If Off,” producers playedheavy metal music outside the soundstage so no one could hear the song before its official release. 7. The line “If you want, you can pet on my Harley” from Florida Georgia Line’s “Sun Daze” is actually a referenceto Tyler Hubbard’s dog. 8. Katy Perry wanted her song “Birthday,” to sound like ’90s Mariah Carey. 9. Selena Gomez filmed her video for “The Heart Wants What It Wants” a full yearbefore it was released. 10. Remember the flute in Jason Derulo’s “Wiggle?” (How could you not?) He and producer Ricky Reed got the toy at Party City. 11. Taylor Swift is first female artistto replace herself at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It happened when “Blank Space”overtook “Shake It Off.” 12. Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood sang together on “Somethin’ Bad,” and then Miranda boughtCarrie a motorcycle as a thank you. 13. 5 Seconds of Summer’s hit “Amnesia” was co-writtenby Benji and Joel Madden. 14. Pitbull was featured on the album version of Jennifer Lopez’s “Booty,” but was replacedby Iggy Azalea on the single. 15. Ed Sheeran removed the “f word” from the album version of “Don’t” because of a taxi driver’s daughter.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 22:24:24 +0000
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