Testing The Water

Album: Just Feels Good (2012)
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  • Shawna Thompson takes the lead on this funky tune turning in hop-hop influenced verses full of tongue twisters. She told Billboard magazine that the Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, and Hillary Lindsey penned song clicked with her instantly. "That one came in pretty late, and I could not stop listening to the demo," she said. "I played it in my car over and over again, which is kind of rare for me, because I don't really listen to a lot of music - as weird as that might sound. I played it for Keifer. I think he was a little concerned whether I could pull it off, but we gave it to our producers, and it turned out cute."

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