"Run the World" | ||||
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Song by Jennifer Lopez from the album Love? | ||||
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Length | 3:55 | |||
Label | Island | |||
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"Run the World" is a song recorded by American entertainer Jennifer Lopez for her seventh studio album Love? (2011). Written and produced by Terius "The-Dream" Nash and C. "Tricky" Stewart, "Run the World" was one of several songs recorded with the duo following Lopez's move from Epic Records to Island Records. The track originally featured vocals from The-Dream and a rap verse from American rapper Rick Ross however, the rap verse was removed during mastering process and The-Dream was credited with background vocals instead.
According to Lopez, "Run the World" is about a "type of love when you come together you make each other better;" noting that she shared that love with her husband Marc Anthony. Relating the song to Anthony, Lopez said she believes that they have made each other better artists and people. "Run the World" is a midtempo pop song that critics compared to Lopez's 2002 single "Jenny from the Block".
"Run the World" was written and produced by Terius "The-Dream" Nash and Tricky Stewart. Lopez's vocals for the song were produced by Kuk Harrell, who also provided backing vocals alongside Anesha Birchett, Lauren Evans and The-Dream. The vocals were recorded by Jim Annunziato, Josh Gudwin at Record Plant Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, Larrabee Studios in Hollywood, California and MSR in New York City, New York. Brian "B-Luv" Thomas and Chris "Tek" O'Ryan handled audio engineering of "Run the World", with additional engineering from Andrew Wuepper, Pat Thrall, Chris Galland and Chris Soper and assistance from Dustin Capulong, Nick Banns and Steven Dennis. The song was later mixed by Jaycen Joshua with the assistance of Jesus Garnica at Larrabee Studios.