Sexy Bitch

Harmonically, 'Sexy Bitch' is built for club impact rather than sophistication. The entire track cycles through four roots in B minor using open fifths — no chord extensions, no modulations, no secondary dominants. Stripping out the thirds keeps the sound punchy and avoids any harmonic softness that might undercut the 130 BPM drive. Everything distinctive about the track — the 8-bit texture, the drops, Akon's processed vocal — is a production decision, not a harmonic one.

After Guetta performed 'When Love Takes Over' with Kelly Rowland at a concert, Akon approached him backstage and asked if they could collaborate. Guetta suggested they start immediately. The two rented a London studio that same night and completed the song before morning — an improvised session that became one of the year's biggest hits.

Released as the second single from Guetta's fourth album One Love, 'Sexy Bitch' paired his club-ready production with Akon's smooth falsetto to create one of 2009's biggest global crossover hits. Written and recorded in a single overnight session in a rented London studio after the two artists met backstage at a concert, the song topped charts in six countries and reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100. Its clean-version title 'Sexy Chick' became equally recognizable, earning a U.S. triple platinum certification by 2014.