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Savan Kotecha

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
1011 total appearances

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Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

who I kind of knew a little bit before. And she goes to me, look, you know, I'd love you to do, we have Ariana Grande, do you know who she is? And she was like, she just had this hit, The Way, and we're trying to figure out what the next step is for her.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

who I kind of knew a little bit before. And she goes to me, look, you know, I'd love you to do, we have Ariana Grande, do you know who she is? And she was like, she just had this hit, The Way, and we're trying to figure out what the next step is for her.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

who I kind of knew a little bit before. And she goes to me, look, you know, I'd love you to do, we have Ariana Grande, do you know who she is? And she was like, she just had this hit, The Way, and we're trying to figure out what the next step is for her.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

And I was like, I mean, yeah, I mean, I should meet her, you know, because we've got these Swedes are coming from, these new Swedes are coming from Sweden that Max had signed, like, and he was like, yeah, you can work with these guys. Why don't you try working with these guys? And they're coming in like two weeks. So if maybe that's a project for something I do with them.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

And I was like, I mean, yeah, I mean, I should meet her, you know, because we've got these Swedes are coming from, these new Swedes are coming from Sweden that Max had signed, like, and he was like, yeah, you can work with these guys. Why don't you try working with these guys? And they're coming in like two weeks. So if maybe that's a project for something I do with them.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

And I was like, I mean, yeah, I mean, I should meet her, you know, because we've got these Swedes are coming from, these new Swedes are coming from Sweden that Max had signed, like, and he was like, yeah, you can work with these guys. Why don't you try working with these guys? And they're coming in like two weeks. So if maybe that's a project for something I do with them.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

So she sets up a meeting with me and Ariana and me and Ariana just bond right away. And we're talking music and she's talking about, I'd love to do something like Drake. And I had one last time. So I actually have a song because when the demo of that feels a little Drake-y and that, you know, I know what I know, what I know. Especially with me singing it, I guess. And she loved it.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

So she sets up a meeting with me and Ariana and me and Ariana just bond right away. And we're talking music and she's talking about, I'd love to do something like Drake. And I had one last time. So I actually have a song because when the demo of that feels a little Drake-y and that, you know, I know what I know, what I know. Especially with me singing it, I guess. And she loved it.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

So she sets up a meeting with me and Ariana and me and Ariana just bond right away. And we're talking music and she's talking about, I'd love to do something like Drake. And I had one last time. So I actually have a song because when the demo of that feels a little Drake-y and that, you know, I know what I know, what I know. Especially with me singing it, I guess. And she loved it.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

She's like, oh my God, I love that.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

She's like, oh my God, I love that.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

She's like, oh my God, I love that.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

And I go, I also have this idea because you can sing like really, you have an amazing voice, right? Like you can do all the tricks. She was like, yeah, yeah. She was like, I was like, I have this idea where you do like, it's a whisper song, but we do like a big melody, a big, I didn't have it all there at the time. And she's like, yeah, I really liked the idea.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

And I go, I also have this idea because you can sing like really, you have an amazing voice, right? Like you can do all the tricks. She was like, yeah, yeah. She was like, I was like, I have this idea where you do like, it's a whisper song, but we do like a big melody, a big, I didn't have it all there at the time. And she's like, yeah, I really liked the idea.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

And I go, I also have this idea because you can sing like really, you have an amazing voice, right? Like you can do all the tricks. She was like, yeah, yeah. She was like, I was like, I have this idea where you do like, it's a whisper song, but we do like a big melody, a big, I didn't have it all there at the time. And she's like, yeah, I really liked the idea.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

And I go in and it goes like, I got one last problem with that. So Ilya flies in and I go to, and Max is like, you know, you should work with these guys, you know? And I was like, oh, you know, let's, I have this one idea, you know? And I told him the problem idea, you mean something like this? And the drop of the chorus was like, yes.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

And I go in and it goes like, I got one last problem with that. So Ilya flies in and I go to, and Max is like, you know, you should work with these guys, you know? And I was like, oh, you know, let's, I have this one idea, you know? And I told him the problem idea, you mean something like this? And the drop of the chorus was like, yes.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

And I go in and it goes like, I got one last problem with that. So Ilya flies in and I go to, and Max is like, you know, you should work with these guys, you know? And I was like, oh, you know, let's, I have this one idea, you know? And I told him the problem idea, you mean something like this? And the drop of the chorus was like, yes.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

And then we, and I started singing the verse melody, Max came in, we started fixing the melodies. And then, you know, I wrote the lyric and Ilya nailed the track and it became Problem. And Ari came and recorded that, recorded one last time.

Behind The Wall
Savan Kotecha: The Songwriting Genius Behind the Hits That Defined a Generation

And then we, and I started singing the verse melody, Max came in, we started fixing the melodies. And then, you know, I wrote the lyric and Ilya nailed the track and it became Problem. And Ari came and recorded that, recorded one last time.