Sexy to Me

"Sexy to Me" was written by Marcella Araica, Nathaniel Hills, Joanna Levesque, James Washington and Kenna Zemedkun, with the production helmed by Danja.[1]

In an interview with Idolator she described something about the lyrical references to Michael Jackson: "I had posters of him in my room. He’s incredible. I used to watch his tour DVDs. I think Dangerous was my favorite album of his at the time, and I loved his HiStory double-CD. I was fascinated by him. I mean, for an artist to say that they weren’t inspired by Michael Jackson — what’s wrong with you? He set the precedent."[2] Levesque describes the song as "It's just a sassy record that's empowering and there's this confidence to it."[3][4] It is currently being used for the PerfectaWash campaign for Clearasil as JoJo is the spokesperson.[3][5] The song has been described as a club track with a heavy bass and "squealing, dissonant synths."[5] It plays over a grinding beat and the lyrics feature themes of self-empowerment and female autonomy,[5] present in the lyrics "I don't need nobody cause I'm sexy to me, you keep doing you tonight, cause I'm doing me."[6] Nearly the last forty seconds, the song ends with a wash of synths.

Sam Lansky of MTV Buzzworthy praised "Sexy to Me" for its production and lyrics, describing it as a "major banger".[5] Robbie Daw of Idolator writes " 'Sexy To Me' is a throbbing jam that lives up to its title, but for us the true sexiness arrives with the wash of synths during the last 40 seconds or so."[7] Writers at RapUp.com praised the song as a "confident club-ready cut", writing "JoJo gets her swagger back on the Danja-produced "Sexy to Me".[8] RyanSeacrest.com wrote that "this new club track will make you want to get up out of your seats and drop a few moves!"[9]