"motivation" is a song performed by american recording artist kelly rowland, from her third studio album "here i am" (2011). the song was written by jim jonsin, rico love, daniel morris and lil wayne, with jonsin producing the song and lil wayne having featured vocals. the r&b slow-jam serves as the lead single from "here i am" and was released from april 8, 2011. upon release, "motivation" received favorable reviews from critics generally praising the sexiness of the song. official remixes were produced for the song, including a dubstep-inspired electronic mix by diplo and a rap remix by busta rhymes, trey songz and fabolous.