It was written by Vito Colapietro, Neely Dinkins, Harold Lilly, and produced by Lilly and duo Colapietro and Dinkins under their production moniker The Co-Stars.
ɪt wʌz ɹˈɪʔn̩ baɪ vˈiːɾoʊ kˌɑːlɐpˈaɪətɹoʊ, nˈiːli dˈɪŋkɪnz, hˈæɹəld lˈɪli, ænd pɹədˈuːst baɪ lˈɪli ænd dˈuːoʊ kˌɑːlɐpˈaɪətɹoʊ ænd dˈɪŋkɪnz ˌʌndɚ ðɛɹ pɹədˈʌkʃən mˈɑːnɪkɚ ðə kˈoʊstˈɑːɹz.