But she does it in a very gentle, humble, sweet way, to where you just wanna please all of her concerns." Shakira commented that "she really loved working with Black Eyed Peas", saying that "Will knows how detail-oriented I am and was so patient and meticulous with me and making sure we had the absolute best sound possible." "Girl like Me" was finally included in Black Eyed Peas' eight studio album Translation (2020).
Will.i.am in an interview with NME said that he "refreshed it, and called Shakira, and we wrote new lyrics and she helped me with my Spanish." In ETOnline he complimented Shakira by saying "she comes with notes, and it's awesome. In January 2020, on a video studio session with Johny Goldstein, the song began to get a new shape with the "right combination of sonics and rhythm". Will.i.am tried to re-work the song for his fourth studio album #willpower in 2010, but the track again failed to be included.
will.i.am started working on song with Shakira in October 2008. "Girl Like Me" was written by will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo, Shakira, Brendan Buckley, Johnny Goldstein, Albert Menendez, and Tim Mitchell, while being produced by will.i.am and co-pruduced by Shakira and Johnny Goldstein. Commercially, the single reached the top ten in twelve countries. The song was praised for its "anthemic" nature and Shakira's vocals were compared to those she used in her eighth studio album She Wolf (2009). The track was written by the Black Eyed Peas, Shakira, Brendan Buckley, Johnny Goldstein, Albert Menendez, and Tim Mitchell and was produced by the group's member will.i.am, Shakira, and Johnny Goldstein. It was released on Decemalongside a Rich Lee-directed music video. Originally conceived in 2008 and later considered for will.i.am's fourth studio album #willpower (2013), the song was released on the Black Eyed Peas' eighth studio album, Translation (2020). " Girl Like Me" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American group Black Eyed Peas and Colombian singer and songwriter Shakira.