David Guetta reveals the story behind his huge hit 'Sexy Chick' with Akon
It was a massive hit back in 2009
The fantastic 'I'm Good (Blue)' DJ David Guetta joined Majestic on KISS Nights, to talk about his Mainstage Moments, and open up about one of his biggest hits, 'Sexy Chick' featuring Akon.
The French DJ, who is well-known for recent bangers like 'Baby Don't Hurt Me' with Anne-Marie and Coi Leray, and 'Crazy What Love Can Do' with Becky Hill and Ella Henderson, released 'Sexy Chick' back in 2009, and David explained how it all came about from a chance meeting with Akon.
"I was performing at a festival and I was with Kelly Rowland, we did 'When Love Takes Over', which was new at the time," David explained: "He (Akon) was performing after me. I see him on stage, coming out of my show, and I'm like 'Woah Akon! I love you!', and he's like 'You (are) the guy of 'Love Is Gone', I love this record'."
The pair then arranged to meet later that day at a recording studio in London, with David explaining that he told Akon he would wait for him.
"I'm waiting for him, and then, this is a REAL story..." David explained: "I rented Metropolis, an amazing studio in London, it was a Sunday night, I remember, it was hard to find a studio. I told him, 'You told me you want to work, we have the studio tonight', and he's looking at me like I'm crazy, you know? And he's like 'OK, OK, I (will) join you tonight'."
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However, David decided wait in Akon's hotel lobby while the singer went upstairs with a girl! Refusing to leave, David, who was paying for the studio by the hour explained: "(I'm) like a crazy hustler... Don't worry, I'm downstairs, I'm waiting for you.
"I waited for the guy, and I was paying hourly for this studio, at the time it was a lot of money for me, and I'm waiting for him, you know, two hours, three hours, and then he's coming, and he's like 'OK let's go!', and then we did 'Sexy Chick' that day."
David when on to explain how if he had left the hotel and gone to the studio to wait for him that he doesn't think his hit would have been written.
'Sexy Chick' went to Number 1 in the UK in 2009 and was certified 2× Platinum in the UK.
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'When Love Takes Over' featuring Kelly Rowland (2009)
David Guetta scored his first Number 1 in the UK with 'When Love Takes Over' in 2009. The collaboration, featuring former Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland, was released as the lead single from his fourth studio album, 'One Love'.
In an interview with Hits Radio, David revealed how a crazy moment in a nightclub ended up with this Grammy Award-winning hit. He told Hits Radio: "One day, I'm playing in Cannes in the South of France, where they have the Cannes (Film) Festival, and I'm playing an instrumental I made. It's the instrumental of 'When Love Takes Over' and Kelly Rowland is in the club, she comes to me and asks me, 'What is the record?'. I said: 'It's just a beat I made', she's like: 'Can I write on it?'
"She believed in the record. Funnily enough, at the time Nervo who became famous DJs, were songwriters, and they worked together writing 'When Love Takes Over', and that was my first big hit. Also a Grammy winner, and at the time everything became insane."
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'Sexy Chick' featuring Akon (2009)
The French DJ followed up is first UK Number 1 with 'Sexy Chick' which also hit the top spot. The single featured on David's 'One Love' album and was popular around the world. The song was written in just one night after the artists met at a festival.
David told KISS: "I was performing at a festival and I was with Kelly Rowland, we did 'When Love Takes Over', which was new at the time. He (Akon) was performing after me. I see him on stage, coming out of my show, and I'm like 'Woah Akon! I love you!', and he's like 'You (are) the guy of 'Love Is Gone', I love this record'."
The pair then arranged to meet later that day at a recording studio in London, with David explaining that he told Akon he would wait for him.
"I'm waiting for him and then, this is a REAL story. I rented Metropolis, an amazing studio in London, it was a Sunday night, I remember, it was hard to find a studio. I told him, 'You told me you want to work, we have the studio tonight', and he's looking at me like I'm crazy, you know? And he's like 'OK, OK, I (will) join you tonight'."
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'Who's That Chick?' featuring Rihanna (2010)
After working together on her fifth album 'Loud', David teamed up with Rihanna for 'Who's That Chick?' - peaking at Number 6 on the UK singles charts and Number 1 on the dance charts. The track, which contains an interpolation of 'Who's That Girl' by Madonna, appeared on the reissue of David's fourth album 'One Love', 'One More Love', and has been certified 2x Platinum in the UK.
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'Gettin' Over You' with Chris Willis featuring Fergie and LMFAO (2010)
Despite being French, David didn't get a Number 1 in his home country until he released 'Gettin' Over You' in 2010. The single also topped the charts in a number of other countries, including the UK. It has now been certified Platinum in the UK, selling 600k units.
The song is featured on his album 'One Love' as 'Gettin' Over', which just features Chris Willis, however the version featuring Fergie and LMFAO is the version that most people will know and love. This version was featured on the extended edition 'One More Love'.
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'Where Them Girls At' featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj (2011)
Originally titled 'Where Dem Girls At', this 2011 single was a Number 3 hit for the DJ in the UK. To begin with, Flo Rida was the only collaborator on the song, however after Nicki Minaj was approached, the rapper had a listen and she decided to record some vocals for the song.
This was the first time David and Nicki collaborated, in the same year they also released 'Turn Me On'. Then in 2015, they released 'Hey Mama', followed by 'Light My Body Up' in 2017 and 'Goodbye' in 2018.
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'Little Bad Girl' featuring Taio Cruz and Ludacris (2011)
'Little Bad Girl' was co-written by David Guetta and the featuring artists, Taio Cruz and Ludacris. It featured on David's 2011 album, 'Nothing But The Beat' as well as Taio Cruz's album 'TY.O.' released in the same year. The song was a Top 4 hit for the collaborators, spending a total of 13 weeks in the Top 40 in the UK, being certified Gold in 2020, nine years after its release.
'Little Bad Girl' was the first time David had collaborated with Taio Cruz and Ludacris. He went on to release further tracks with both artists - 'Without You' with Taio and 'Rest of My Life' with Ludacris.
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'Titanium' featuring Sia (2011)
'Titanium' was written by Sia, David Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort and Afrojack, and became yet ANOTHER Number 1 for the French DJ. 'Titanium' was the first released track that David and Sia collaborated on. Since releasing 'Titanium', they have continued to work together on a number of different songs over the years, including 'Flames' and 'Beautiful People'.
The track was actually offered to Katy Perry, but the superstar turned it down. Katy explained in an interview for the virtual Tomorrowland Festival: "I was like, 'Oh my god, this song is so good. Who is the person on the record?! They should stay on the freaking record! This is a hit record! Don't put me on the record - keep this person! Keep Sia on this record!'"
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'Shot Me Down' featuring Skylar Grey (2014)
While it is a departure from many of David Guetta's previous pop-dance tracks, and house anthems, 'Shot Me Down' was popular around the world reaching Number 4 in the UK. It's since been certified Gold here too.
Featuring the vocals of American singer Skylar Grey, the song was a reworking of Cher's original 'Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)' in 1966, which was also covered by Nancy Sinatra in the same year. The iconic song was then reworked by David to bring it to a new generation.
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'Lovers on the Sun' featuring Sam Martin (2014)
'Lovers on the Sun' was another chart-topper for David Guetta. The single was combination of different musical genres, country, folk and electronic dance music. The song was featured on his sixth studio album, 'Listen' and was released as the lead single. 'Lovers on the Sun' was certified Platinum in the UK 2022, selling 600,000 copies.
Inspired by Spaghetti Western film music, 'Lovers on the Sun' was co-written and co-produced by the late Swedish DJ Avicii. Other writers include Pharrell Williams, Nile Rodgers and OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder.
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'2U' featuring Justin Bieber (2017)
With a departure from his dance tunes, '2U' was the lead single from David Guetta's album '7'. The slower hit featured the voice of Canadian singer Justin Bieber and is pop-dance at its best. There are two versions of the music video, one features Victoria's Secrets models lipsyncing to Justin's vocals.
Speaking about the song to press, David said: "Justin has such a unique voice and I have so much respect for his talent but also for his choices. He took some risks reinventing himself lately in such a cool amazing creative way. I'm very proud to finally share a record with him. I feel like '2U' is an incredible combination of emotion energy with a huge melody combined with edgy sounds."
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'Flames' with Sia (2018)
David Guetta has released a number of collaborations including his hit 'Flames', with Australian singer Sia. 'Flames' was written by both David and Sia along with a team of songwriters and has been certified 2x Platinum in the UK.
At the time of the song's release, the DJ told The Independent: "She (Sia) deserves every success that she gets and I'm so excited to be collaborating with her again on 'Flames'. She's very loyal since she's always up for working together, even though she's super big now, which I really appreciate. I'm really proud of 'Flames' and I can't wait for everyone to hear it!"
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'Don't Leave Me Alone' with Anne-Marie (2018)
In July 2018, David Guetta and Anne-Marie dropped their fantastic collaboration 'Don't Leave Me Alone'. Nearly a month after its release, the pair dropped their official music video for the hit song which featured Anne-Marie in her apartment when she receives a parcel.
On opening it, the parcel turns out to be a VR headset which she puts on. Once in a new dimension, Anne-Marie finds herself experiencing a strobe-lit dance floor, then a picturesque forest with and bitter mountaintops, she eventually 'sees' her ideal partner.
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'Heartbreak Anthem' with Little Mix (2021)
In May 2021, David Guetta, Swedish DJ duo Galantis and Little Mix teamed up on their epic collab 'Heartbreak Anthem'. The song hit the Number 1 spot on the UK Dance Chart and the Number 3 spot on the UK Singles Chart.
The song was also one of the most played songs of the year, along with another collab from the year with Joel Corry and RAYE 'Bed'.
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'Crazy What Love Can Do' with Becky Hill and Ella Henderson (2022)
In March 2022, David Guetta teased a new track with Becky Hill and Ella Henderson. The track was titled 'Crazy What Love Can Do', and was later released on 8th April of that year. The song's music video came in the form of a 'mini movie', starring David, Ella and Becky. The song hit the Number 5 spot in the UK chart, as well as Number 2 in the UK Dance Chart. In August 2024, it received 2x Platinum certification, selling more than 1.2 million copies.
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'I'm Good (Blue)' with Bebe Rexha (2022)
Years after the song was recorded, and after it went viral on TikTok, David Guetta and Bebe Rexha released 'I'm Good (Blue)' - and it's fair to say it became a massive hit! Sampling the 90s classic 'Blue' by Eiffel 65, January 2023 saw the song nominated for a BRIT Award for International Song of The Year - however the track lost out to Beyoncé for 'Break My Soul'.
Given the song's insane popularity on TikTok, it's no surprise the bop hit the Number 1 spots on both the UK Singles and Dance charts, and is now certified 3x Platinum in the UK.
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David Guetta, Anne-Marie and Coi Leray - 'Baby Don't Hurt Me' (2023)
David Guetta sent fans wild back in March 2023 when he premiered a new song called 'Baby Don't Hurt Me'. The DJ was joined on stage at Ultra Music Festival in Miami by Coi Leray, who features on his collab along with Anne-Marie. Hitting the almighty Number 4 spot on the UK Dance Chart, the song also entered the UK Singles Chart at Number 13. It's since been certified Platinum.
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David Guetta, Clean Bandit and Anne-Marie - 'Cry Baby'
In 2024, David Guetta teamed up with Clean Bandit and Anne-Marie on 'Cry Baby'. The DJ told fans how the collab came about saying: "The way it happened is, we have Anne-Marie as a common friend and you know that she sent me this song, and I was like what is this? This is fire, so the music wins over anything and your music has always been so beautiful, so I'm super happy we can make this record together finally."
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David Guetta and Sia - 'Beautiful People'
In 2025, David Guetta and Sia reunited to release another song together, 'Beautiful People'. Although the song was actually recorded some time ago, it wasn't released until March 2025. The French DJ explained in an Instagram video: "Guys, this is so crazy, Sia and myself back to working together. There's always been a special connection since 'Titanium' between us, and I'm so happy we're working again. We made a few songs already, and I'm about to put out the first one called 'Beautiful People'."
"It was a little of a leak, because we did that a while ago and I couldn't finish it and we nailed it finally. I know a lot of you have heard of it, and heard it on YouTube, some leaks, and asking me to release it and it's finally happening! 'Beautiful People', David Guetta, Sia, go check it out."
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David Guetta with Teddy Swims and Tones and I
In October 2025, David Guetta, Teddy Swims and Tones and I released their song 'Gone Gone Gone'. The song was described as David as 'special'. Before the song's release, David told fans: "So I really wanted us to work together and from day one it was like 'yeah, yeah sure, why not? I'm cool!'."
He continued: "Finally there was a record that he loved, I loved and here we are!" The DJ went on to reveal how he originally had the idea of having Teddy feature, but then loved the sound of Tones and I, so now both artists are involved.
When was David Guetta on KISS?
David joined Majestic on KISS Nights, which is on Fridays and Saturday from 7pm on KISS FM UK.
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