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MKTO Is A Californian Music Duo Consisting Of Malcolm Kelley And Tony Oller. The Two Met In 2010 While Filming The Nickelodeon Television Series Gigantic In Which They Played Best Friends. They Later Formed A Musical Duo And Came Up With The Name MKTO Which Represents Their Combined Initials. They Elaborated Upon The Inspiration For Their Group Name Saying "it Also Stands For What Our Album Kind Of Is Misfit Kids And Total Outcasts – Just Like The Kids We Were In High School". Oller's Previous Acting Career Included A Role On The Disney Television Series As The Bell Rings While Kelley Appeared On The Show Lost. The Group Signed To Columbia Records And Released Their Debut Single Thank You On January 15 2013. The Song's Music Video Was Released Onto YouTube Via VEVO On January 4 2013 And Garnered Over 500 000 Views In Two Days. The Song Has Attained Commercial Success Reaching The Top Ten On The Singles Charts Of Australia And New Zealand.
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"Bad Girls" Is A Single By American Duo MKTO Released As A Digital Download On June 2 2015 By Columbia Records. It Serves As The First Single From Their First Extended Play Bad Girls EP. The Song Is A Pop Song With Heavy Funk Influences Featuring Predominant Saxophone Instrumentation In Its Production. The Duo Performed The Song For The First Time On June 2 2015 During Good Morning America As Well As On The Late Late Show On June 4 2015. The Song Was Written By Emanuel Kiriakou Evan Bogart Andrew Goldstein Lindy Robbins Clarence Coffee Jr. As Well As MKTO's Own Malcolm Kelley And Tony Oller Whilst Produced By Kiriakou Bogart And Goldstein.The Track Is A Pop Song With Strong Funk Influences Featuring A Predominant Horn Sound. Oller Told Teen Vogue "We Just Want To Make Music That's Current And Consistent With What Everyone Is Vibing To. For 'Bad Girls' We Recorded A Real Horn Section Which Isn't Something A Lot Of People Do These Days. We Really Wanted To Go Back To That And Go Back To The Roots Of Making Music." Speaking To J-14 The Duo Said Of The Song's Overall Sound "It Has An "Uptown Funk" Feel To It It's Awesome We Have Real Instruments In It We Have Unbelievable Background Singers On It. It's Going To Be A Way Different Sound Than The First Album. We're Proud To Play It For Our Friends. It's Not So Poppy But Still Has That Element. We're Excited For It." The Music Video Was Directed By Hannah Lux Davis It Was Filmed On April 30 2015 And Released On June 5 2015. Kelley Described The Video As A "mini-Movie". It Features Oller And Kelley Being Abducted By A Group Of "bad Girls" And Being Held Hostage. They Later Escape And Are Captured. The Video's Initial Conception Featured Ideas Of Parties However MKTO Wanted Something Cinematic. Oller Said “Us Having The Acting Backgrounds We Have We Wanted To Do Something Cinematic. We Always Look For Any Excuse To Be Able To Do That Kind Of Stuff. We Came Across One That Was Great And Had A P.O.W. Camp Where These Gorgeous Women Would Take Us Hostage In Very Sexy Outfits But With A Twist These Are Women Who Are Not Only Sexy But Who You Don’t Want To Mess With. There’s A Mad Max Kind Of Theme.” In Addition A Lyric Video To The Song Was Released On May 29 2015 On YouTube.
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MKTO Is A Californian Music Duo Consisting Of Malcolm Kelley And Tony Oller. The Two Met In 2010 While Filming The Nickelodeon Television Series Gigantic In Which They Played Best Friends. They Later Formed A Musical Duo And Came Up With The Name MKTO Which Represents Their Combined Initials. They Elaborated Upon The Inspiration For Their Group Name Saying "it Also Stands For What Our Album Kind Of Is Misfit Kids And Total Outcasts – Just Like The Kids We Were In High School". Oller's Previous Acting Career Included A Role On The Disney Television Series As The Bell Rings While Kelley Appeared On The Show Lost. The Group Signed To Columbia Records And Released Their Debut Single Thank You On January 15 2013. The Song's Music Video Was Released Onto YouTube Via VEVO On January 4 2013 And Garnered Over 500 000 Views In Two Days. The Song Has Attained Commercial Success Reaching The Top Ten On The Singles Charts Of Australia And New Zealand.
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"Bad Girls" is a single by American duo MKTO, released as a digital download on June 2, 2015, by Columbia Records. It serves as the first single from their first extended play, Bad Girls EP. The song is a pop song with heavy funk influences featuring predominant saxophone instrumentation in its production. The duo performed the song for the first time on June 2, 2015, during Good Morning America as well as on The Late Late Show on June 4, 2015.
The song was written by Emanuel Kiriakou, Evan Bogart, Andrew Goldstein, Lindy Robbins, Clarence Coffee, Jr., as well as MKTO's own Malcolm Kelley and Tony Oller whilst produced by Kiriakou, Bogart, and Goldstein.The track is a pop song with strong funk influences, featuring a predominant horn sound. Oller told Teen Vogue: "We just want to make music that's current and consistent with what everyone is vibing to. For 'Bad Girls', we recorded a real horn section which isn't something a lot of people do these days. We really wanted to go back to that and go back to the roots of making music."
Speaking to J-14, the duo said of the song's overall sound: "It has an "Uptown Funk" feel to it, it's awesome, we have real instruments in it, we have unbelievable background singers on it. It's going to be a way different sound than the first album. We're proud to play it for our friends. It's not so poppy, but still has that element. We're excited for it."
The music video was directed by Hannah Lux Davis, it was filmed on April 30, 2015, and released on June 5, 2015. Kelley described the video as a "mini-movie". It features Oller and Kelley being abducted by a group of "bad girls" and being held hostage. They later escape and are captured. The video's initial conception featured ideas of parties, however, MKTO wanted something cinematic. Oller said: “Us having the acting backgrounds we have, we wanted to do something cinematic. We always look for any excuse to be able to do that kind of stuff. We came across one that was great and had a P.O.W. camp where these gorgeous women would take us hostage in very sexy outfits, but with a twist: these are women who are not only sexy but who you don’t want to mess with. There’s a Mad Max kind of theme.” In addition, a lyric video to the song was released on May 29, 2015, on YouTube. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.