LMFAO (group)

LMFAO
LMFAO performing in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 2009
Background information
Origin	Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop, hip house, EDM
Years active	2006–2012
Labels	Cherrytree, will.i.am Music, Interscope
Website	lmfaomusic.com
Past members	Redfoo SkyBlu

LMFAO is an American electronic dance music duo which consists of uncle and nephew Redfoo and SkyBlu. Their name was an initialism of "laughing my f*cking ass off". LMFAO's members are descendants of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, Jr.. RedFoo and SkyBlu grew up in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, where they formed the group LMFAO in 2006 and later became part of the electro house scene. LMFAO started building a local buzz through its shows and radio play. In 2010, it was featured on David Guetta's smash hit "Gettin' Over You", which charted all over Europe and the U.S., including reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart.

LMFAO is best remembered for its song "Party Rock Anthem", which reached #1 in the United Kingdom, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, and the United States. "Party Rock Anthem" also reached the top five in Italy and Norway, and was the third best-selling digital single of 2011 with sales of 9.7 million copies worldwide; it is also LMFAO's biggest throughout their career. Following the song's release, LMFAO officially announced that they have gone on hiatus.

LMFAO began their career in 2006 as part of the electro house club scene in Los Angeles, which at the time featured DJ/producers like Steve Aoki and Adam Goldstein. The duo started building a local buzz through its shows and radio play. Once it had recorded some demos, Redfoo's best friend will.i.am introduced them to Interscope head Jimmy Iovine who gave the green light for them to be signed to Interscope/will.i.am Music. Interscope A&R and will.i.am manager Neil Jacobson told HitQuarters that the demos sounded like "finished records" and that so little artist development work was needed it was essentially a "turnkey operation" for the label.