The best Single Ladies video They were playing the song so loud that their cleaning lady came from downstairs and joined in. The craziness starts at 1:48
The best Single Ladies video They were playing the song so loud that their cleaning lady came from downstairs and joined in. The craziness starts at 1:48
Another day, another song on Beyonce’s new album I Am…Sasha Fierce found to be meant for someone else. You already heard the story behind “If I Were A Boy” and Simon Cowell broke the news that the second single “Halo” was written for his protege Leona Lewis. Now, it’s been discovered that another song from the deluxe edition of the album, “Smash Into You,” was written for someone else, Limelight Spotlight artist Jon McLaughlin.
The song originally called “Smack Into You” was written for McLaughlin’s sophomore album Ok Now by Tricky Stewart and The-Dream. Though, the song was later scrapped from the album, Jon did perform the song live on his summer/fall tour. Not letting an amazing song go to waste, it was presented to Beyonce and changed to “Smash Into You” (that’s the part Beyonce must have “written” in order to receive that coveted writing credit because the two versions are practially identical lyrically otherwise).
Here’s what Jon had to say about the song in his bio:
“Smack Into You,” written and produced by Grammy winners Tricky and The-Dream, is about falling head over heels in love, a combination of the Police’s “Every Breath You Take” and U2’s “With Or Without You,” melding acoustic guitar and McLaughlin’s piano to create a passionate undertow. “This song has such a great groove and is so fun to play live,” says Jon. “It creates such a special moment in the room.”
Listen to the songs below:
There’s no big deal in a scrapped song being passed to another artist, but certainly there is something a little more unsettling about a writing credit being given for changing one word–and more unsettling are the people that will still consider that artist a songwriter. It’s a real shame and real songwriters shouldn’t stand for it. But when it comes to getting a song on a superstar artist like Beyonce’s album, you’d pretty much sell your soul for the bragging rights (and money), too. The exposure you’d get and the potential that the song turns into a hit is so high that it outweighs sharing the hardwork.
They were playing the song so loud that their cleaning lady came from downstairs and joined in. The craziness starts at 1:48 
