"A.I." is a song by American rock band OneRepublic featuring English musician Peter Gabriel. The song serves as the second promotional single and seventh track from the band's fourth studio album Oh My My. It was released September 30, 2016.
Background and composition "A.I." was written by band members Ryan Tedder and Brent Kutzle as well as Peter Gabriel and Steve Wilmot. It was produced by Tedder, Kutzle, and Wilmot. The song draws inspiration from the 2001 film A.I. Artificial Intelligence.
In an interview with Rob Copsey, Tedder acknowledged that Gabriel rarely did collaborations with other artists and said that the band spent time forming a rapport with Gabriel before they recorded the song, which Tedder described as "a long process". He also said that the band and the record label singled out "A.I." as their favorite song on Oh My My.
Personnel Musicians Ryan Tedder – lead vocals, background vocals Peter Gabriel – lead vocals Zach Filkins – guitar Drew Brown – guitar Brent Kutzle – bass guitar, guitar Eddie Fisher – drums
Production Tedder – production Kutzle – production Steve Wilmot – production, engineering Richard Chappell – engineering Rich Rich – engineering Tyler Spry – engineering Serban Ghenea – mixing John Hanes – mixing Chris Gehringer – mastering
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