text: hypnotico " hypnotico " is a song recorded by american entertainer jennifer lopez for her seventh studio album love ? ( 2011 ) . it was originally written by redone , lady gaga , aliaune " akon " thiam , claude kelly and tami chynn for chynn 's second studio album prima donna in 2007 . redone and akon flew gaga and kelly to los angeles to write songs for chynn , with " hypnotico " becoming the first song of several songs they had written together . the release of prima donna was cancelled and " hypnotico " was thought to be a " lost cause " by its writers . that was until 2011 , when lopez became interested in recording the song while working with redone , following her move to island records . jimmy joker provided production for lopez 's version of " hypnotico " , while her vocals were produced by kuk harrell . " hypnotico " is an up - tempo dance song that contains a " chunky beat " and retro - 1980s synths , with an " old - school feel " . it received generally mixed reviews from music critics , who cited the song to single - worthy . some critics noticed similarities between " hypnotico " and other lady gaga songs , such as " poker face " ( 2008 ) . writing and recording " hypnotico " was written by redone , lady gaga , aliaune " akon " thiam , claude kelly and tami chynn . in 2007 , gaga and kelly were working with redone in a small recording studio in queens , new york . gaga was writing " what would later become " her debut studio album the fame ( 2008 ) and kelly was writing songs with redone to pitch to other artists . kelly recalled the events by saying : " we were all friends and often rode the train together to get to the studio " . redone began working with akon , who had signed chynn to his record label . akon and redone flew gaga and kelly to los angeles to write songs for chynn 's second studio album prima donna . " hypnotico " became the first of several songs they had written together . from that trip , according to kelly , " akon met , signed and helped launch lady gaga 's career " . kelly credits the trip as also helping to launch his own songwriting career . he states that he and akon became good friends and writing partners . akon gave kelly a cd of working tracks as a basis for composition . from that cd of tracks he wrote songs for leona lewis ( " forgive me " ) , whitney houston ( " like i never left " , " i got you " ) and michael jackson ( " hold my hand " ) . according to kelly , " hypnotico " is a " symbol of how dreams come true if you work hard , and a constant reminder of how far i 've come . i 'm still extremely grateful for all that i 've achieved " . chynn recorded " hypnotico " in early 2008 at a studio in atlanta , georgia with akon and redone producing , as part of her 13 - track prima donna project initially intended for release in august 2008 . " hypnotico " was considered as a possible single release for chynn 's prima donna project , the second single after " frozen " , but after the album was cancelled , kelly thought the song to be a " lost cause " . the song remained unused by any artist until 2011 , when lopez became interested in recording it while working with redone . lopez 's version of the song was produced by jimmy joker . her vocals were arranged by redone , produced by kuk harrell and recorded by harrell and josh gudwin at henson recording studios in los angeles . lopez 's vocals were then edited by harrell and chris " tek " o 'ryan . redone provided instruments for the song . the song was later mixed by trevor muzzy . while working with redone , lopez insists that he brought the best out of her , crediting this to his moroccan , swedish and american heritage . she stated : " he 's awesome . he 's one of the nicest people and has a beautiful spirit . he can create something the whole world will love and that is probably to do with his international background . some people can do dance , others can do urban or pop , but nadir does it all and understand what makes a hit on every level " . lopez and gaga did not work on the song together in person . according to lopez , redone brought gaga into the process because they have worked together a lot in the past . she cited the process as being " kind of cool " and that gaga is a " great songwriter : i don 't just love her lyrics , but also her melodies " . composition " hypnotico " is an up - tempo dance song that contains a " chunky beat " and retro - 1980s synths , with an " old - school feel " . categorized as a " synth - heavy record " , the dancehall - tinged track also contains handclaps and " boy - toying , " with syllables and a " shoutout " , all running at 119 bpm . it opens with lopez calling out : " all the girls that know they sexy , come on ! " . " they love me for my body / i 'm original sexy , " sings lopez over the " bombastic bassline " before the chanting chorus kicks in : " all the boys are lovin ' when we do our thing / we just some silly tonight " . dj shane phoenix considered " hypnotico " to be a " dub - style track " . he wrote that it " has some great breaks " , a " serious electro key line " , and he thought the repetitive bassline would be good for dancing . according to emily exton of popdust , the song 's " light and catchy " chorus " declares herself just one among a group of innocent flirts " ; it allows lopez to showcase " some range " and provides a nice counter to the " repetitive , staccato breakdown of the song ’ s title that precedes it " . exton also pointed out that " - not , - not - " is almost identical to " on the floor " ' s " up on the floor , up on the floor " . mcfarlane from named the song as " euphoric " , adding that it was a " true club track . " critical response " hypnotico " received generally mixed reviews from music critics . several journalists noted the similarities between the song and other gaga works , with brad wete of entertainment weekly stating that it sounded like " a watered down version of ' poker face ' " and scott shetler of popcrush elaborating that " like many of [ lady ] gaga 's songs " , it is " likely to stick in your head long after the song has ended " . allison stewart from the washington post further expanded on this view , stating that " without the slightest hint of noblesse oblige " to gaga , " hypnotico " is a synthy , " slip " of a song . eliot glazer of mtv buzzworthy stated that the song seems to continue right where lopez 's 1999 hit single " waiting for tonight " left off , " making us want to put on our short shorts and dance " . in addition , he concluded that " the thump that rides the song 's undercurrent of ethereal echoes and a group chant of the chorus is a pretty solid reminder that this is most definitely a gaga jam , which quickly gained j. lo 's approval " . amos barshad of vulture showcased his displeasure with the song , elaborating that although " you can sort of tell " that gaga wrote the song , that was not an indication that it would become an instant hit , casting it as " bland and half - baked " , and concluding that " it was certainly farmed out for a reason " . shane phoenix of hot spots gave a positive review of the song , stating that " the girls are going to love the lyrics . it brings total sex appeal and groove that starts the hips swinging and is so meant to break the set into a dark drive and into sensual exploration of a grind close contact dance rhythm " . rich lopez of the dallas voice cited the song as being one of the " better " songs of love ? and was surprised it had " yet to be released as a single " . brad wete of entertainment weekly complimented the potential of the song by stating that it is " sure to fit right into club dj mixes and get people dancing " ; however , he criticized that gaga was " all over the song ... as if lopez went into the booth trying to emulate her delivery . " emily exton of popdust agreed , adding that " you 'd be silly not to think " that the song 's chorus will become a dance - floor chant among " slightly intoxicated females ( and males ) in bars across america this summer " . she additionally wrote that it was " impossible to get [ the song ] out of your head after more than one listen " although becoming " increasingly monotonous over nearly three and half minutes " digital spy 's robert copsey roughly expanded on this view , stating that " hypnotico " is not anything " we haven 't heard before , " although elaborating that it is worthy of a standalone release . katie hasty of hitfix was not impressed by the lyrical potential of the song , stating that with lines like " sunburned baby / hurts like crazy , " " we 're just some silly tonight " and rhyming " yum yum " with " some some " won 't get this song " very good scores on the sat " . she concluded by stating that : " in fact , it seems that lopez goes out of her way to sing with a little - girl inflection to her 41 - year - old pipes . but it comes off youthful , upbeat , and a little lighter than the single [ ' on the floor ' ] and her island - inflected collaboration with lil wayne , ' i 'm into you ' . " amos barshad of vulture questioned lopez ' music , stating that " with the other facets of her multimedia empire clicking [ ... ] why does she insist on continuing to make music ? why not sit back , relax , and enjoy the fact that there is something that you do that people like ? [ ... ] well , one can only assume , jennifer lopez keeps making music because jennifer lopez actually loves making music . and that 's admirable " . credits and personnel credits adapted from the liner notes of love ? . locations recorded at henson recording studios in los angeles personnel