Lopez described 'On the Floor' as an evolution of her classic sound and as something which sounded very current. Interpolated within the song are recurrent elements of the 1982 Bolivian composition ' Llorando se fue' written by Gonzalo and Ulises Hermosa of Los Kjarkas, a composition that gained notoriety when it was covered by Kaoma in their 1989 single ' Lambada'. The song's development was motivated by Lopez's Latin heritage and pays homage to her career-beginnings as a dancer. Lopez recorded a Spanish-language version of the song titled ' Ven a Bailar' (English: 'Come to Dance'), which includes additional lyrical contributions from Julio Reyes Copello and Jimena Romero. 'On the Floor' incorporates elements of electro house and draws further musical influences from eurodance, Latin music and techno music. It is a dance-oriented up-tempo electro-house and dance-pop song with a common time tempo of 130 beats per minute.

'On the Floor' was written by Kinnda 'Kee' Hamid, AJ Junior, Teddy Sky, Bilal 'The Chef' Hajji, Pitbull, Gonzalo Hermosa, Ulises Hermosa, along with the song's producer RedOne. Featuring American rapper Pitbull, it was released by Island Records on February 8, 2011, as the lead single from the album. ' On the Floor' is a song recorded by American singer Jennifer Lopez for her seventh studio album, Love? (2011). Single by Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull 2011 single by Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull 'On the Floor'

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