The first Asian-American pop act ever to have a Number One record (2010's "Like a G6") returns with another set of thunder-stick-waving electro pop that can make the Black Eyed Peas seem demure and self-doubting by comparison. Justin Bieber and Pitbull party hard over glossy beats that exude a "just got out of jail" feeling, and the subtly floaty ballad "Flossy" shows that Far East Movement can play small-ball, too.

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“Oh Sherrie”

Steve Perry's girlfriend Sherrie Swafford was actually in the studio when Perry began writing this song--his lone Top Ten hit as a solo act--with two co-writers. The trio began at midnight one night with just "Oh, Sherrie!" and "hold on, hold on." Three hours later, they had a complete song. Swafford, however, had to wait until the next day to hear it. "Sherrie actually got tired and went to bed," Perry said. She also appeared in the video, but their relationship did not hold on for long.