RedOne, who started out himself as a singer, said his creative process changes per track. Originally the song was called You, but as the pair crafted the song it became Boom Boom after the sound the song took on. ‘Some songs you can write in an hour, and some the body of work starts a long time, like to finalise the details and make it perfect it takes longer – this one took longer,’ he said. He began working with Daddy Yankee on the track a year ago, and together they’ve crafted it into the banger it is now. Akon said in 2018 that he was originally the featured artist on the song, and the version with him was the one originally sent to radio stations. I’ve been a huge fan of his for so many years.’ In March 2010, the song was released as downloadable content for the music-based videogame series Rock Band, alongside 'Poker Face', 'Monster' and 'Bad Romance' as part of 'Lady Gaga Pack 01'.
So I was like “I’m going to reach out to Daddy Yankee”. ‘So then I thought if I’m going to use someone from the reggaeton world it better be the king of reggaeton.
She stepped on the sogn and as I was working on the production, it became more global sonically. ‘Then Dinah Jane came by the studio, she loved it, and she was like ‘I’d love to jump on it.’ It was perfect for her. RedOne (Far left) has worked with some of the biggest artists in the industry (Picture: Lester Cohen/WireImage)
