I feel like that's a lost art, and just saying 'please' and 'thank you' goes a very long way with me. You know, my mom is a very charitable woman, so I'd want someone who is in line with that kind of thought process. I've basically described what it would be like if I found her." Derulo further elaborated about the concept of the song in another interview with Matt Elias of MTV News:Īn 'It Girl' to me is someone who is selfless, someone who's always thinking about others before she thinks about herself. When speaking of the song, Derulo told The Daily Telegraph, "I wanted to put myself in a position as if I'd found my It Girl, to make myself feel like if I found that one true love. On July 29, 2011, the audio of "It Girl" was uploaded to Derulo's official YouTube account. The song's keyboards, whistle, guitars, bass, percussion and drum programming were provided by Eman, with additional keyboards and drum programming by Koerkmeier and Andrew Goldstein. It was mixed by Serban Ghenea at Mixstar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The engineering process was handled by Jens Koerkmeier. Kidd Bogart, Lindy Robbins and Emanuel "Eman" Kiriakou, who also produced the track. "It Girl" was written by Jason Derulo, E. The official remix of the song premiered online in February 2012, and features Derulo's former girlfriend Jordin Sparks. To promote the song, Derulo performed the song live on televised shows, including America's Got Talent, The Wendy Williams Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The X Factor Australia.
It portrays a fictional relationship between Derulo and his love interest played by actress Tika Sumpter. The accompanying music video of "It Girl" was directed by Colin Tilley and filmed at a mansion in Malibu, California. Outside of the United States, "It Girl" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Denmark, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom, and peaked within the top 20 of the charts in Hungary, Japan, the Netherlands, and Norway. "It Girl" peaked at number 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number six on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart, and at number 10 on the US Pop Songs chart. They also added that it has the potential to overshadow the commercial success of Derulo's debut single, " Whatcha Say" (2009). The song received positive reviews from music critics, who praised its catchy production and radio-friendly lyrics. Lyrically, it revolves around Derulo singing the praises of the perfect girl he found after searching all over. Musically, "It Girl" is a mid-tempo pop and R&B love song, that features a whistling intro and an acoustic guitar melody. Kidd Bogart, Lindy Robbins and Emanuel "Eman" Kiriakou, who also handled the song's production. " It Girl" is a song by American recording artist Jason Derulo, released as the second single from his second studio album, Future History on August 9, 2011.
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