A.I. (song)

This article is about the song by OneRepublic. For other uses, see AI (disambiguation).

"A.I."
Promotional single by OneRepublic featuring Peter Gabriel
from the album Oh My My
Released	September 30, 2016
Length	5:09
Label	Mosley Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Ryan Tedder Brent Kutzle Peter Gabriel Steve Wilmot
Producer(s)	Tedder Kutzle Wilmot
Licensed audio
"A.I. (Audio)" on YouTube

"A.I." is a song by American rock band OneRepublic featuring English musician Peter Gabriel. The song serves as the second promotional single and seventh track from the band's fourth studio album Oh My My.[1][2][3] It was released September 30, 2016.

Background and composition

"A.I." was written by band members Ryan Tedder and Brent Kutzle as well as Peter Gabriel and Steve Wilmot. It was produced by Tedder, Kutzle, and Wilmot. The song draws inspiration from the 2001 film A.I. Artificial Intelligence.[2]

In an interview with Rob Copsey, Tedder acknowledged that Gabriel rarely did collaborations with other artists and said that the band spent time forming a rapport with Gabriel before they recorded the song, which Tedder described as "a long process". He also said that the band and the record label singled out "A.I." as their favorite song on Oh My My".[4]

Personnel

Musicians

• Ryan Tedder – lead vocals, background vocals
• Peter Gabriel – lead vocals
• Zach Filkins – guitar
• Drew Brown – guitar
• Brent Kutzle – bass guitar, guitar
• Eddie Fisher – drums

Production

• Tedder – production
• Kutzle – production
• Steve Wilmot – production, engineering
• Richard Chappell – engineering
• Rich Rich – engineering
• Tyler Spry – engineering
• Serban Ghenea – mixing
• John Hanes – mixing
• Chris Gehringer – mastering

References

1. "OneRepublic drop new single with Peter Gabriel". Digital Spy. October 1, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
2. Penrose, Nerisha (October 3, 2016). "OneRepublic Taps Peter Gabriel for 'A.I.'-Inspired Track: Listen". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
3. "OneRepublic – "A.I." (Feat. Peter Gabriel)". Stereogum. September 30, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
4. "Ryan Tedder talks OneRepublic's new album: "It's our responsibility to be the brave ones"". Official Charts. September 10, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2024.