Lean On (feat.\u00a0M\u00d8 and DJ Snake) by Major Lazer<\/a>. Lean On, released on Mad Decent in the US and Because Music in Europe, made it to 4th place in the US charts and 2nd in the UK, topping other charts, when it released in March. The song has since managed to receive 528-million plays.<\/p>\nLean On was recorded by Major Lazer after being turned down by Rihanna and Nicki Minaj when Diplo\u00a0(one half of Major Lazer with Switch) wrote the song with\u00a0M\u00d8 as a slow reggae track. A year later Diplo\u00a0regards it as a blessing in disguise that it was turned down so that\u00a0M\u00d8 provided the vocals, saying: “M\u00d8 sounds better than anybody was going to sound on that record.”<\/p>\n
Speaking on the production process Diplo said: “We wrote this song with\u00a0M\u00d8 very early from an instrumental Jr Blender created in some sessions in Trinidad. It was a strong hook. Very big to me but the production was lacking an attitude we needed. A year later I remixed the song at a completely different tempo and asked DJ Snake for a signature post chorus.<\/p>\n
“After he did his thing me,\u00a0M\u00d8 and Blender rewrote the song at the new tempo in Las Vegas and made something very unique that became our album’s lead-off single. We’re super proud of this song.”<\/p>\n
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