0:01 SWV – Right Here (Human Nature Radio Mix) 0:09 Pharrell feat. Jay – Frontin’ 0:14 Kelis – Milkshake 0:21 Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell – Drop It Like It’s Hot 0:29 Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell & T.I. – Blurred Lines 0:34 Shakira – Why Wait 0:41 Frank Ocean – Sweet Life 0:53 Pharrell & Justin Timberlake – Brand New 1:02 Paloma Faith – Can’t Rely On You 1:10 Pharrell Williams – Happy 1:18 Pharrell Williams – Hunter 1:25 Jay-Z – I Know 1:32 Pharrell Williams – Gust of Wind

THE COMMENTS! THIS IS HILARIOUS I LOVEEE IT

1) SWV – Right Here 2) Jay-Z – Frontin’ 3) Kelis – Milkshake 4) Snoop Dogg – Drop It Like Its Hot 5) Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines 6) Shakira – Why Wait 7) Frank Ocean – Sweet Life 8) Pharrell Williams – Brand New 9) Paloma Faith – Can’t Rely On You 10) Pharrell Williams – Happy 11) Pharrell Williams – Hunter 12) Jay-Z – I Wish 13) Pharrell Williams – Gust Of Wind

he still needs to have a great, catchy song. also the heading is misleading, he doesnt write the song intro then the song, he writes the song, then extras - such as intro, outro, middle 8th, etc

He did this too in "My Drive Thru " with Santigold and Julian Casablancas

Better than going "DJ KHALEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED"

it's more like a count off than an intro, it's kinda dope

Pharrell Williams is a brilliant songwriter - but he doesn't put much effort into his song intros. Here's a selection, from his first production - SWV's Right Here - to four tracks off his latest album GIRL. They all use the same trick to get into the song.

Pharrell Williams - How to write song intros

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