When i first heard this song, it was in my car (that seems to be my place of inspiration at the moment) and when i did i said "What the fuck is this?!".
The Beat kicks in with the tidy, electro version of one of the songs from the movie 'Dirty Dancing' and then, out of no where, Will.I.Am decides to proclaim the success of this song, before its even gone into the charts, right at the start! "This is International, big, mega, radio smasher". Thats quite a statement there Will; why don't you let me decide that! So, after Will's ambitious, if not misplaced, Proclamation; the chorus comes in with the dirty dancing lyrics and the song starts to look like it might have some potential.
But then, just as the song is peaking to start the first verse......the whole tempo changes from being this funky, electro, retro track to what can only be described as the biggest ANTICLIMAX of 2010! The whole song changes in terms of pitch, tempo, and style, almost as if i had changed radio staions and was listening to something else. I couldn't believe it, there i was thinking "Maybe Will was right" and then this limp & lazy droning sound takes over and we, as listeners, are exepected to just accept it....oh man! I felt very let down and i'm certain i'm not the only one.
Speaking of fails, i just wanna quickly mention, during Fergie's verse she says "I didn't come to get Boogie, i came here to get crazy" excpet for she doesn't say Boogie, she says "Boojie"! I have no idea why, because you would have to be pretty special to not know how to pronounce 'Boogie'.
Despite this, one good thing on this track, is the rapping. The lyrics stick very much to the black eyed peas 'paint by numbers' style. Simple, yet effective; and i find myself singing along while i wash the dishes in my kitchen, whenever this song comes on the radio.
Overall, i feel like im listening to two songs with this one. On one hand its a kinda poppy electro remake of a classic, and on the other its a real dirty club track. Individually, i feel they would work better. But once they start to grow on you after you've heard it a few times; and you've gotten use to that tempo change from the chorus to the verse; you'll find yourself humming this in your sleep! Very catchy!
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