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Ordinary People (John Legend song) " Ordinary People " is a song by American recording artist John Legend. It was written and produced by Legend and will.i.am for his debut album Get Lifted (2004). It was released as the album's second single and later certified gold by the RIAA.
Feb 7, 2013 · JOHN LEGEND. ORDINARY PEOPLE. co-written with will.i.am. In Spring 2004, I was going to work with will.i.am at the Hit Factory, a studio on the west side of Manhattan. We’d been writing together ...
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Apr 28, 2024 · When John Legend released his hit song “Ordinary People” in 2005, it immediately became a sensation and cemented his place as one of the most talented and soulful musicians of our time. With its simple and stripped-down melody, the song resonated with millions of people and earned Legend numerous accolades, including a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.
Dec 28, 2020 · August 2, 2021 8:42 am. John Legend was born on this day, December 28, 1978. Happy 42nd birthday. He won the Best New Artist Grammy in 2005 and performed this song which he wrote with will.i.am ...
John Legend and Will.i.am of "The Black Eyed Peas" were in the studio and John heard the track, and it was uptempo, and he came up with the hook "We're just ordinary people, we don't know which way to go.....", but the song wasn't "The Black Eyed Peas" style, so John asked to keep the song for himself, Will.i.am agreed as long as he allows Will.i.am. to produce it, so John went and recorded ...
The song's title itself is taken from its chorus, "We're just ordinary people/We don't know which way to go/'Cause we're ordinary people/Maybe we should take it slow." Legend explained the song's lyrical content in the book Chicken Soup For the Soul : The Story Behind The Song : "The idea for the song is that relationships are difficult and the outcome uncertain.
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The song Ordinary People was written by will.i.am and John Legend and was first released by John Legend in 2004. It was covered by Mark Adams, Kellylee Evans, Sabrina [PH], The Bostonians of Boston College and other artists.
