 " Turn Up the Music " is a song by American recording artist Chris Brown . It was written by Alexander " Fuego " Palmer , Brown , Damon Thomas , Harvey Mason , Jr . , Michael " Mike J " Jimenez , Terence Cole and Agent X , while production was handled by Fuego and The Underdogs . " Turn Up the Music " was sent to contemporary hit radio playlists in the United States on February 7 , 2012 , as the lead single from Brown 's fifth studio album Fortune ( 2012 ) . It was released for digital download on February 10 , 2012 . " Turn Up the Music " is an uptempo song which draws from the genres of electronic dance and house . Instrumentation consists of pulsating beats , synthesizers , a " throbbing bass " and percussion . According to Mason , Jr . , the song 's inspiration came from visualizing Brown as an artist , " how he dances and how he performs , and giving him something to match that energy . " 
