Hypnotize U

Album: Nothing (2010)
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Songfacts®:

  • This is the third single by American funk and hip hop band N.E.R.D, taken from their fourth studio album, titled Nothing. The track was premiered on September 28, 2010 on Late Show with David Letterman.
  • This joint was produced by French electronic music duo Daft Punk. The song came "at the very last minute," Pharrell Williams told Billboard Magazine. "I bumped into those guys and we hadn't worked together in almost 10 years," he added, "so we decided to do something together and it was super cool, like a magical moment out of nowhere happening in the fourth quarter."

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