

Payne croons over "pulsating" synth-bass, a finger-click beat and chants with minimalist production style. "Strip That Down" is a trap, snap and hip hop-influenced pop and R&B track. But, we got it, played it straight away, and we were like, 'We absolutely love it.' He's a great man to have on the team." Composition Įd Sheeran ( pictured) co-wrote the song and provided uncredited vocals to it. While talking about how that collaboration came together in an interview with iHeartRadio, Payne said "I was thinking, like rapper time, it was going to take two or three weeks. After working with Sheeran and producer Steve Mac, Payne decided to add Migos member Quavo into the mix as the song's featured artist. The singer met Ed Sheeran in London in the late summer of 2016, "We went in, sat around and discussed a bunch of things about life, and basically just came together," said Payne. You would be ridiculously stupid to turn down the option to have a deal.' Coming out of the band, we had some pretty good opportunities around us. But then I was like, 'You've been trying to do this since you were 14 years old. I was just going to go into songwriting and carry on and do that. To be honest with you, I wasn't going to do a solo venture. "Strip That Down" features a guest appearance from Quavo (pictured), from the Atlanta-based hip hop group, Migos.Īfter One Direction went on a hiatus, Payne, who co-wrote songs on each of the group's five albums, intended to focus only on songwriting. To date, it has sold 11.5 million units worldwide. The song appears as a bonus track on Payne's debut studio album LP1. The lyrical content is supposed to reflect Payne's freedom to venture into raunchy musical elements after departing from the British-Irish boy band One Direction.

The song's accompanying music video was released on 2 June 2017. It was serviced to US contemporary hit radio on. The song was written by Payne, Ed Sheeran-who contributes uncredited vocals to the song, Steve Mac and Quavo. It was released on, via Parlophone Records in the UK and Fueled By Ramen in the US. " Strip That Down" is the debut solo single by English singer and songwriter Liam Payne featuring American rapper Quavo. 2017 single by Liam Payne featuring Quavo "Strip That Down"
