All in My Head (Flex)

All in My Head (Flex)

Fifth Harmony (Ft. Fetty Wap)

“All In My Head (Flex)” is the second single off Fifth Harmony’s 7/27. The song was premiered during the 2016 Billboard Music Awards. It’s Dinah’s favorite song of the 7/27 era.

This song credits over 20 people as songwriters. Five of these are Fifth Harmony members. Three are Benny Blanco and StarGate, the Swedish duo who produced this track. One is Julia Michaels—the notable songwriter who penned the major hits of 2015, working with Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, and Gwen Stefani. The Canadian rapper, singer and self-proclaimed ghostwriter Tory Lanez got a writing cred, as well as Fetty Wap, who contributed two verses to the song. Sir Nolan is an LA-based songwriter and producer who’s worked with major acts like Nick Jonas and Pitbull, and Simon Wilcox is a Canadian singer-songwriter who’s written music for television and film.

Besides the onslaught of contemporary pop writers who helped write this song, there are many major reggae songwriters and producers credited, because this song is based on the 1993 Mad Cobra reggae crossover hit “Flex.” This song was originally penned by Mad Cobra, Clifton Dillon, Sly Dunbar (one half of the reggae duo Sly & Robbie) and Brian Thompson. There was a cover of “Flex” made by 2Pistols in 2008, with the reggae producer Handel Tucker and Leroy Romans, a producer who played with the original Wailers. Clifton Dillon is a big producer in Jamaica, and also the mentor of OMI. Richard Foulks is another reggae artist associated with Yellowman records.