Looking for You (Justin Bieber song) explained

Looking for You
Cover:Looking for You JB ft Migos.png
Type:single
Artist:Justin Bieber featuring Migos
Recorded:February 2014
Studio:Atlanta, Georgia
Chronology:Justin Bieber
Prev Title:We Were Born for This
Prev Year:2014
Next Title:Foreign (Remix)
Next Year:2014

"Looking for You" is a song by Canadian singer Justin Bieber featuring American trap trio Migos. He shared the song through SoundCloud on May 29, 2014. Written by Kevin Cossom, Bieber and all three members of Migos, it was produced by Danja and Bangladesh. Lyrically, "Looking for You" describes Bieber in partying lifestyle and finding a lover while there at the party. It was the second song released on Bieber's SoundCloud in 2014, the previous being "We Were Born for This" a month earlier in April.

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Background and release

In early June 2014, shortly after the song's release, Migos told MTV about recording the song with Bieber, who visited them in February 2014: "He was in Atlanta, he came to our city and we linked with him. It wasn't no 'send' situation -- we [were] in the booth and working with him was pretty cool. He's laid back, he be chillin', he's a young nigga so it was fun. We knocked it out in about 20 minutes like we'd do any other track," they added. "It wasn't no pressure or nothing like that."[1]

Composition

The track describes Bieber entering a club with Migos at his side, finding a girl there who he is attracted to but can't lose. He reminds her that he'll be looking for her because of this.[2] Quavo, Takeoff and Offset take turns respectively rapping about pulling up to the club with Bieber, their lifestyle and their fame.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Nadeska. Alexis. Migos On Justin Bieber's Racist Joke: 'He Don't Use That Lingo Around Us'. https://web.archive.org/web/20140606184408/http://www.mtv.com/news/1837638/justin-bieber-racist-joke-migos-responds/. dead. June 6, 2014. MTV. June 3, 2014.
  2. News: Lipshutz. Jason. Justin Bieber & Migos Team Up On 'Looking For You' Track: Listen. Billboard. May 30, 2014.
  3. News: Bobb. Maurice. Justin Bieber Taps The Migos For 'Looking For You': Listen Now. https://web.archive.org/web/20140602015328/http://www.mtv.com/news/1834859/justin-bieber-taps-the-migos-for-looking-for-you-listen-now/. dead. June 2, 2014. MTV. May 29, 2014.