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==Production and composition==
[[Studio Killers]] wrote, produced and performed "Jenny", with additional songwriting done by Rob Davis.<ref name=linernotesalbum/> Goldie Foxx and Dyna Mink made the instrumental beat, while Chubby Cherry wrote the melody and lyrics and performed the vocals.<ref name ="contactmusicinterview">[http://www.contactmusic.com/interview/studio-killersinterview-june-2013 Interview with Studio Killers]. [[contactmusic]]. June 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.</ref> According to Chubby Cherry, this was one of the songs she wrote before forming Studio Killers. And was inspired by a crush Cherry had on a person named Jenny. She said the lyrics "sort of changed along the way because [Goldie Foxx and Dyna Mink] added some of their feelings with my feelings and it became kind of intriguing." About the song having to do with [[lesbian]] relationships, the most discussed topic in Finland at the time the song was released, the group thought "it should be nothing to shy away from."<ref name ="ylex.fi album week">Shemeikka, Tytti (17 June 2013). [http://ylex.yle.fi/musiikki/viikon-albumi/virtuaaliyhtye-studio-killersin-laulajatar-chubby-cherry-haluaisi-keikoille Virtuaaliyhtye Studio Killersin laulajatar Chubby Cherry haluaisi keikoille] (in Finnish). ylex.fi. Retrieved 1 January 2014.</ref> Lyrically the song describes a relationship with two women, in which one of them, Jenny, has a boyfriend. According to [[Popmatters]] writer Ryan Lathan, "it appears her dearest pal is stealing things out of her room and sleeping with her shirt as if it were a pillowcase. [The narrator] then is suggesting Jenny "forget those amigos" and shack up with her."<ref name = "RyanLythan">{{cite web|last=Lathan|first=Ryan|date=3 May 2013|url=http://www.thesonichive.com/2013/05/single-review-studio-killers-new-single.html|title=Song Review: Studio Killers' New Single "Jenny"|work=The Sonic Hive|accessdate=1 January 2014|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215547/http://www.thesonichive.com/2013/05/single-review-studio-killers-new-single.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Described by a Scandipop writer as a more "straightforward," less eccentric pop song that previous Studio Killer singles,<ref name = "Scandipop"/> "Jenny" is a "half [[Europop]], half commercial [[house music|house]]" [[steel drum]]-filled track, with "a little bit of a Caribbean-meets-Mediterranean flair".<ref name = "MuuMuse"/><ref name = "Scandipop">{{cite web|url=http://www.scandipop.co.uk/studio-killers-jenny/|title=Studio Killers: 'Jenny'|publisher=Scandipop|date=4 May 2013|accessdate=1 January 2014}}</ref> The original track includes an [[accordion]] performed by Le Chien de Paris and [[steel drums]] played by Miguel Barradas. The song was [[audio mixing|mixed]] by James F. Reynolds, and later [[audio mastering|mastered]] by [[Dick Beetham]] at 360 Mastering in London.<ref name=linernotesalbum/> The track lasts for three minutes and 36 seconds, and is performed in [[B major]] at a [[tempo]] of 134 [[beats per minute]].<ref name = "beatport">[http://www.beatport.com/track/jenny-original-mix/4680956 Studio Killers – Jenny (Original Mix)]. ''Studio Killers Records''. Retrieved 1 January 2014.</ref> Writers noted the song's similar groove to [[Edward Maya]]'s "[[Stereo Love]]".<ref name = "MuuMuse">[http://www.muumuse.com/2013/06/studio-killers-an-animated-band-deliver-surprise-electro-pop-debut-of-the-year.html/ Studio Killers, An Animated Band, Deliver Surprise Electro-Pop Debut of the Year]. MuuMuse. June 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.</ref><ref name = "MTVBuzzworthy">{{cite web|last=Stern|first=Brad|date=18 June 2013|url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2013/06/18/kelly-rowland-studio-killers-g-r-l/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624051159/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2013/06/18/kelly-rowland-studio-killers-g-r-l/|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 June 2013|title=Kelly Rowland, Studio Killers, G.R.L. + More: 5 Must-Hear Pop Songs Of The Week|publisher=[[MTV]] Buzzworthy|accessdate=1 January 2014}}</ref>
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