Maybe for the Grammys or something huge like that?' I'd love to perform the song with her as soon as we get chance. It's really refreshing to see someone like Imogen Heap getting commercial success now because she's just such an incredible talent. 'She's in love with the song and she's pleased that 'Hide and Seek' is still taking on a life of its own and making magic around the world. You know, Imogen's being sort of sarcastic on that line â€“ 'Whatcha say, mmm that you only meant well? Well, of course you did' â€“ so it made a perfect marriage.'ĭo you know what she thinks of your song? It just so happened that my brother had just been telling me his story. One day I picked up Imogen Heap, brought it into JR and we both loved it, so we started to experiment. My producer JR Rotem is a music lover, and I'm a music lover too, so I'll often go into a record store and grab a CD I've never heard before. Whose idea was it to sample Imogen Heap's 'Hide and Seek'? She did take my brother back though and they're actually engaged now, so it all worked out good in the end.' You know, people go through that kind of thing every day, which is why the song is so relatable. I found his story really compelling, so I just went into the studio and tried it out. 'Basically my brother called me one day and said, 'I cheated on my girl, but I love her so much and I hope she'll give me one more shot'. It was celebration enough for me to be able to call my mom and hear how excited she was for me.' I had no celebration at all really, because I've just got so much stuff going on.

I've been working towards this since I was five years old - just trying to build and build and build - so to see it come to fruition like this is just incredible.' 'Oh my goodness, it was surreal and amazing.

What was it like when 'Whatcha Say' made No.1? How does Jason, still only 20, feel about achieving so much with his first single? We met up with the singer, songwriter and all-round gent from Miramar, Florida to find out. It's already made No.1 across the pond, on two separate occasions no less, and now Jason Derulo's 'Whatcha Say' - a catchy R&B make-up song based on a sample from Imogen Heap's 'Hide and Seek' - is about to storm the UK top three.

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