If you ’ve see a television or stood within 30 feet of a radio in the last 10 long time , you ’ve hear the " I ’m Lovin' It " jingle . If you ’re a McDonald ’s ace - fan , maybe you even listened to Justin Timberlake’sfull - length versionproduced by the Neptunes . But , before today , you probably did n’t get it on this : the attention-getting earworm was allegedly written by knocker Pusha T.
That ’s the story that former record executive and current marketing firm CEO Steve Stoute was telling on Hot 97’sEbro in the Morningshow earlier today . AsXXLpoints out , the revelation descend about four minutes into the interview . " Our first heavy thing was set in motion ‘ I ’m Lovin It ’ for McDonald ’s , that was in 2004 , ” explain Stoute , discuss the early solar day of his company Translation . Then , Ebro mentions the conventional wisdom that Pharrell Williams save the track .
" No , you recognize who did that ? " sound out Stoute . " Pusha - T. That ’s crazy that Pusha T write the song for McDonald ’s . "
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It sound crazy , but it ’s not that harebrained if you pause to think about it . One of the most acclaimed lyricists of his generation , Pusha - T has always had a way with words . Plus , fellow Virginia aboriginal Pharrell was an essential designer of the Hellenic Clipse sound that made track like " Grindin ' " and " Mr. Me Too"coke raptouchstones .
This is a braggy workweek for the secure Music United States President , who recently released the track"Drug Dealers Anonymous,“otherwise hump as the Song dynasty where Jay - Z reference the " Damn Daniel " meme in the last line . Here ’s hoping Pusha finish the week strong with another revelation . Maybe he was the voice of the Aflac duck all along ? Anything is possible now .
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