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"André" is a song recorded by American recording artist JoJo, from her second mixtape Agápē. It was written solely by JoJo while the songs production was handled by Mr, Franks. André was one of two songs on the mixtape that were initially recorded for JoJo's then off delayed third studio album, with the other being "Can't Handle The Truth" but was eventually used on the mixtape instead. The song was released on November 30, 2012 as the second single from the mixtape. Musically, "André" is a mid-tempo R&B song with Hip Hop influences. Lyrically the song is based on all the ideals of what qualities JoJo's perfect man would poses and was inspired by rapper André 3000 of OutKast and their 2003 album The Love Below.

Blackground
Following the release of JoJo's debut mixtape Can't Take That Away from Me in September 2010, JoJo continued onward with production for third studio album, previously titled All I Want Is Everything (2008–2010) afterward being renamed to Jumping Trains from (2011–2014) and eventually becoming Mad Love. (2016). Due to ongoing issues with her record label, Blackground Records, which had been reluctant and unable to release any new music (including the album's first single, "Demonstrate", which led to the album's delay many times), JoJo began recording new material to be used specifically for a brand new mixtape as she "didn't wan't to keep the fans waiting for new music any longer". On November 15, 2012, JoJo officially announced that she had been working on her second free mixtape that was scheduled to be released on her 22nd birthday on December 20, 2012. The mixtape's first single "We Get By" was released on the same day.

Music Video
The music video for "Andre" was directed by Patrick "Embryo" Tapu, while the treatment for the video was handled by Blackwell Cooper and produced by Samuel Sanchez. Filming for the video began on January 27, 2013 in Downtown Los Angeles and took fourteen hours for shooting to complete. In a behind-the-scenes photo taken on the set we see JoJo wearing hipster chic looks designed by Joy Rich Clothing as she performs on a rooftop overlooking the city and in front of artwork at The Hive gallery. The music video for "Andre" made its official worldwide premiere on March 21, 2013 exclusively through Complex magazine. The video follows JoJo as she wakes up in her boyfriend's downtown loft and visits him at his job at an art gallery where his identity is a mystery until the end when his actions reveal how he feels towards her as he praises her in a special art exhibit at the gallery. The video includes cameos from her girlfriends including Leah LaBelle, Karina Pasian, Francia Raisa, Leven Rambin, Denise Janae and her guitarist JinJoo Lee. Agápē is show in both the video and on screen at the end with the words below reading "Rescue is the Best Breed ADOPT".

Background
JoJo's third studio release, which was announced in 2007, was originally slated to be titled "All I Want Is Everything" before morphing into "Jumping Trains" in 2011 was originally scheduled for release in early 2009, the album has been delayed for more than five years due to issues with her record label, Da Family Entertainment, and the sorting out of distribution for the album. The album was reported finalized in June 2009, but more recording sessions were done for the album up until January 2011. Her debut mixtape Can't Take That Away from Me was released on September 7, 2010 through Rap-Up.com as a prelude to her third album and to hold over her paitent fans with a video released for the song "In The Dark". Initially the Pop Rock-influenced "Disaster" served as the album's lead single in the United States. following the announcement that JoJo was moving into a new direction with the album she also went on to announce in an interview with 'Billboard magazine' that "'Demonstrate'" will now serve as the albums brand new lead single from the yet-to-be titled third studio album. Before the official announcement was made, in an interview with VIBEvixen.com JoJo did hint at the fact that "Disaster" will no longer be on the album conculding to the idea that "Demonstrate" would in fact be the albums new lead single, saying To be honest, I’m moving in a new direction. I haven’t come out and said it, but if you listen to the difference between “Disaster” and “Demonstrate,” they don’t fit on the same album. So with the release of “Demonstrate” and the feedback it’s been getting, it reconfirmed for me that I’m doing the right thing. I want a very consistent, cohesive body of work and that’s what I’m working on finishing up. It doesn’t really bother me that I’ve been working on something for four years. I just want it to be right. Whatever the timing happens to be, whether it’s the end of this year or early next year, I just pray that it’s right. I’m almost done with the tracks that I would consider the album to be. It’s just about fine-tuning and sitting down with my team and things like that. "Demonstrate" was written by JoJo and produced by Noah "40" Shebib, who is known for his work on Drake's sophomore studio album, Take Care as well as Alicia Keys' "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)", "Demonstrate" is an R&B driven song and is about demonstrating your thoughts, she sings "Baby there’s a lot of freaky shit running my mind that/I can’t say, but I know I can demonstrate". It is set for release through Digital Distribution on August 28th, 2012. following the release of Demonstrate JoJo says "I'm headed in a new direction, so I wanted to start fresh with new everything, 'Demonstrate' just felt like how I want to continue on with this journey and the next step. For me, the third album is a really big moment in someone's career, so I wanted to make sure that we are leading off with the right thing."

Composition
"Demonstrate" is a R&B slow jam song written by JoJo runs for 3 minutes and 30 seconds. The track kicks off with an acoustic guitar intro, then glides into a serene, R&B-leaning slow jam. “I can’t say / but I know I can demonstrate / I can let my body explain / I know I can demonstrate,” JoJo sings Backed by a drum. The lyrics center around JoJo telling her man she has a little something on her mind, but she’d prefer to express herself through actions rather than words, and are accompanied by a "synth-saturated beat" produced by Noah “40″ Shebib. In terms of instruments, "Demonstrate" uses an acoustic guitar, programmed beats and pulsing synths in the chorus. Music critics, noted its similarities to Kelly Rowland's Motivation. JoJo stated the single was recorded and inspired after the praise she got after she released her own version of Drake's Marvins Room "I was a little apprehensive," JoJo said of releasing the track due to its sexually explicit content. "But I think any thoughts were kind of dispelled when people responded so well to my version of 'Marvin's Room' I think that it was reassuring to me of the direction I wanted to go in". When speaking about working with the producer Noah "40" Shebib who is mainly known for his work with Drake she says "It was my dream, I really wanted to get in with him; he's the most exciting producer I've ever worked with. I've never seen a method like his, and it was very, very inspiring and it really kind of reinvigorated my creativity to be in there with him."

Critical Reception
"Demonstrate" received generally positive reviews from music critics who noted its similarities to Kelly Rowland's number 1 single Motivation. Becky Bain from idolator.com reviewed JoJo's song, claiming "This sounds exactly like a song someone like Kelly Rowland might release, and surprisingly, JoJo totally pulls it off. Bain also stated While every other hot young thing is hopping on trend and releasing electro-dubstep-techno-kichen-sink club-stompers in order to get noticed, we appreciate JoJo keeping things slow and sexy". Scott Shetler of PopCrush reviewed the song and gave it a rating of four out of five stars stars, writing "JoJo comfortably moves in and out of falsetto, sounding as sexy and confident as Mariah Carey ever has, when she sings, “I’m arrested by the night, only you can set me free / Guilty, but I’m not ashamed / I’m exactly where I wanted to be / I leave the door open wide in hopes that you would sneak inside." Adelle Platon of VIBE Vixen called the song a "grown and sexy bedroom heater". Katharine St. Asaph of Popdust rated the song four out of five stars, noting JoJo's "Equally unsurprisingly, technically adept, switching between melisma and near-whispers, alto and head voice, with mere seconds between". Asaph also praised "her maturity" and "called demonstrate a stunning bit of interpretation and deserves far better than the “she’s all grown up!” narrative." Laura Sassano of OK Magazine called the song "a definitely more sensual feel than her previous hits" and praised her "killer set of pipes". Jayvee from TheRoundTable stated that "Demonstrate" reminds him a lot of that "slinky, R&B vibe from "Are You That Somebody" which was made famous by R&B singer Aaliyah.

Christina Garibaldi of MTV praised the song of it maturity stating "The sexy, sultry R&B single shows maturity not only in its lyrical nature, but in JoJo's development as an artist." Rich Juzwiak from Gawker.com said "I have mostly ignored this girl, figuring she couldn't possibly have ditched the cheese of her teeny-bopping youth. I can ignore her no longer" also calling the song "Monster". Rick Jeffries from Stupiddope.com priased JoJo's sweet voice and heartfelt lyrics which brought a lot of personality and happiness to the song. Amanda Dobbins from Vulture.com called the song "a spacy, kind of strange sex jam". Marcel Salas from Global Grind applauded JoJo's "angelic and soulful riffs" throughout the song, while Renee Brown from Examiner.com said "Demonstrate" "certainly shows a mature, sexually advance JoJo on this track". Bradley Stern from MuuMuse.com said the song had a similar style to one of JoJo's songs "In The Dark" from her 2010 mixtape "Can't Take That Away from Me", while comparing it to artist like Prince & Beyonce stating "it’s a bit like Prince crossed with Beyonce‘s 4, plus a touch of Kelly Rowland‘s bump ‘n’ grinders with Lil Wayne–”Motivation” and “Ice.” In other words: It’s pure aural sex." Zara Golden from VH1 praised her for capably moving from "a near-whisper to an almost whistle-register and back without overwhelming the patently patient and self-conscious beat."

Live Performances
VIDEO https://www.rap-up.com/2013/03/21/video-jojo-andre/ https://www.complex.com/music/2013/03/video-premiere-jojo-andr https://www.vibe.com/2013/03/new-video-jojo-andre-2 https://thatgrapejuice.net/2013/03/video-jojo-andre/ https://muumuse.com/2013/03/jojo-stays-fly-as-she-wanna-be-in-andre-video-remains-cooler-than-a-mother.html/ https://youknowigotsoul.com/jojo-andre-video http://www.mtv.com/news/2303762/jojo-andre-video/ https://globalgrind.com/1955743/jojo-andre-new-video/ https://www.popjustice.com/videos/jojo-andre/ http://freddyo.com/new-video-jojo-andre-her-reaction-to-receiving-text-message-from-andre-3000/ https://thisisrnb.com/2013/03/video-jojo-andre/ https://theneptunes.org/2013/03/leah-labelle-has-a-cameo-in-the-new-jojo-video-andre/

MUSIC https://www.rap-up.com/2012/11/30/new-music-jojo-andre/ https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5349596/jojo-sues-record-label-after-years-of-disputes https://www.rap-up.com/2012/12/18/new-music-jojo-agape-mixtape/ https://www.idolator.com/7306212/jojo-andre-3000-inspired-listen-stream?firefox=1 https://youknowigotsoul.com/jojo-andre https://ratedrnb.com/2012/12/new-song-jojo-andre/ www.trueexclusives.com/2012/11/30/new-music-jojo-andre/ https://www.theyoungfolks.com/review/15140/new-music-agape-by-jojo/

INTERVIEW https://www.complex.com/music/2013/03/interview-jojo-talks-andre-3000-inspiration-her-agape-mixtape-and-finding-her-new-sound https://muumuse.com/2012/12/jojo-busts-loose-on-new-mixtape-agape.html/ https://globalgrind.com/1956567/jojo-bugs-out-after-getting-text-andre-3000-video/ https://www.theyoungfolks.com/music/15466/interview-jojo/ https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/1537945/jojo-talks-agape-mixtape-touring-and-having-no-relationship-with https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/1560519/gimme-five-jojos-essential-pop-albums

Credits and personnel

 * JoJo – vocals, writing,
 * Noah "40" Shebib – production