ona " ▁was ▁written ▁in ▁ 1 5 ▁minutes . ▁ ▁F ie ger ▁and ▁Al per in ▁were ▁engaged ▁at ▁one ▁point , ▁but ▁never ▁married . ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁interview , ▁F ie ger ▁said ▁that ▁they ▁remained ▁" gre at ▁friends ". ▁Al per in ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁a ▁successful ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁real tor ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁Music ▁and ▁lyr ics ▁The ▁music ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁echo es ▁many ▁elements ▁of ▁songs ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁Tr ou ser ▁Press ▁rev iewer , ▁the ▁song ' s ▁main ▁mel od ic ▁hook ▁is ▁" an ▁in version ▁of ▁the ▁signature ▁r iff " ▁from ▁" G im me ▁Some ▁Lov in ' ", ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁song ▁by ▁the ▁Sp encer ▁Davis ▁Group . ▁F ie ger ▁acknowled ged ▁that ▁the ▁song ' s ▁tom - tom ▁drum ▁rh ythm ▁is ▁" just ▁a ▁rewrite " ▁of ▁" Go ing ▁to ▁a ▁Go - Go ", ▁a ▁song ▁from ▁Sm o key ▁Robinson ▁and ▁the ▁Mira cles ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁Dr um mer ▁Bruce ▁Gary ▁has ▁stated ▁that ▁although ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁particularly ▁like ▁the ▁song ▁when ▁F ie ger ▁introduced ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁band , ▁he ▁came ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁st utter ing ▁beat ▁for ▁the ▁song ▁similar ▁to ▁a ▁sur f ▁st omp . ▁He ▁also ▁decided ▁to ▁incorpor ate ▁a ▁fl am , ▁in