The Roots f/ Patrick Stump "Birthday Girl"
Feb 26, 2008 11:16:56 GMT -5
Post by busyboy on Feb 26, 2008 11:16:56 GMT -5
From mtv.com:
Thompson confirmed that "Birthday Girl" will be the band's first single from its forthcoming album, Rising Down, tentatively slated for an April 29 release on Def Jam — the last album on the group's contract with the label.
Thompson revealed just how difficult it was for him and his bandmates to come up with such a straightforward tune.
"Of the lists we always construct together at the top of every album, do you know what the hardest thing to do is?" Thompson asked. "Just a simple song with no tricks."
Although the song itself may be unfussy, it certainly helps matters when you can convince Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump — who guested at the Roots' annual pre-Grammy jam session earlier this month — to get involved.
Stump lends his voice to the chorus of the ultra-catchy track, while Black Thought effortlessly spits verses. "It's just an easy pop song," ?uest said.
Surprisingly, the song almost didn't make the album.
"We had that song kind of as a joke," Thompson said of the track's origin. "It was birthed somehow during the jam session [for the group's 2004 album] Tipping Point."
Thompson revealed just how difficult it was for him and his bandmates to come up with such a straightforward tune.
"Of the lists we always construct together at the top of every album, do you know what the hardest thing to do is?" Thompson asked. "Just a simple song with no tricks."
Although the song itself may be unfussy, it certainly helps matters when you can convince Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump — who guested at the Roots' annual pre-Grammy jam session earlier this month — to get involved.
Stump lends his voice to the chorus of the ultra-catchy track, while Black Thought effortlessly spits verses. "It's just an easy pop song," ?uest said.
Surprisingly, the song almost didn't make the album.
"We had that song kind of as a joke," Thompson said of the track's origin. "It was birthed somehow during the jam session [for the group's 2004 album] Tipping Point."
