in the usual stargate m.o. — common in pop and hip-hop production — mr. hermansen and mr. eriksen create an instrumental backing track and then let a collaborator write the lyrics and vocal melody.

for ne-yo, stargate’s strength has as much to do with the music ①it makes as the music ②it doesn’t.

“you hear some tracks where the producer is absolutely trying to be the star,” he said, “the way they do so much with the track that it’s almost difficult to write — you can’t find any space to put a song in there. but i never had a problem with these guys. they are the epitome of simple and to the point.”

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