▁Mal ib u , ▁California ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁Eth an ▁Lad der . ▁Lewis ▁also ▁performed ▁the ▁song ▁on ▁the ▁game ▁show ▁Red ▁or ▁Black ? ▁and ▁at ▁London ▁night club ▁G - A - Y , ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁songs . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Gram my ▁Awards , ▁the ▁Af ro jack ▁rem ix ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁Best ▁Rem ixed ▁Rec ording . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁release ▁Lewis ▁began ▁planning ▁her ▁third ▁studio ▁album ▁G lass heart ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁shortly ▁after ▁comple ting ▁her ▁first ▁head line ▁tour : ▁The ▁Lab yr inth . ▁" Col lide " ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Ar ash ▁P ourn ouri , ▁Aut umn ▁R owe , ▁Sand y ▁Wilhelm , ▁Simon ▁Jeff es ▁and ▁Tim ▁Berg , ▁with ▁production ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁hel med ▁by ▁Wilhelm ▁( under ▁his ▁production ▁name ▁Sand y ▁V ee ) ▁and ▁Young bo yz . ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Lewis ▁announced ▁via ▁her ▁official ▁Twitter ▁account ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁would ▁premi ere ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁on ▁The ▁Scott ▁M ills ▁Show ▁radio ▁talk ▁show ▁the ▁following ▁day ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁July , ▁saying ▁" So ▁excited ▁to ▁let ▁u ▁know ▁to ▁t une ▁into ▁Scott ▁M ills ▁show ▁on ▁Radio ▁One ▁tom orrow ▁for ▁the ▁world wide ▁exclusive ▁play ▁of ▁my ▁summer ▁single ▁' Col lide ' ▁( s ic ). " ▁With ▁regard ▁to ▁the ▁song , ▁Lewis ▁spoke ▁about