The so-called beef between "F It (I Don't Want You Back)" singer Eamon and his supposed ex-girlfriend, Frankee, got plenty of radio airplay, as stations across the U.S. would follow up his track with her dis track, "FU Right Back." Frankee's song uses the exact same music as Eamon's "F It (I Don't Want You Back)," and it offers its own profanity-laden response. Eamon, who initially said he had no idea who Frankee was, has come clean--telling mtv.com that Frankee was actually recruited by his staff to record a response to "F*** It (I Don't Want You Back)" in order to create the illusion of a feud.
"There was a big tryout, and I actually know some of the girls who wanted to do the song, but I never met Frankee in my life," Eamon told mtv.com. "I think it's corny to death, but it's funny."
Eamon says that after Frankee was chosen to sing the track, she and a songwriter penned the lyrics, then sent an MP3 of the finished cut to Eamon, who gave Frankee permission to release the track to radio after listening to it. He told mtv.com that he was caught off-guard when Frankee started doing interviews. "I never knew she was going to say she was my ex-girlfriend," Eamon explained. "It's the funniest thing because even my aunt called me and said, 'Is this really your ex-girlfriend?' It's all good, though. Every time it gets played, I get paid."
Frankee still insists that she did go out with Eamon for about two months. She is currently working on her own debut album.
The so-called beef between "F It (I Don't Want You Back)" singer Eamon and his supposed ex-girlfriend, Frankee, got plenty of radio airplay, as stations across the U.S. would follow up his track with her dis track, "FU Right Back." Frankee's song uses the exact same music as Eamon's "F It (I Don't Want You Back)," and it offers its own profanity-laden response. Eamon, who initially said he had no idea who Frankee was, has come clean--telling mtv.com that Frankee was actually recruited by his staff to record a response to "F*** It (I Don't Want You Back)" in order to create the illusion of a feud.
"There was a big tryout, and I actually know some of the girls who wanted to do the song, but I never met Frankee in my life," Eamon told mtv.com. "I think it's corny to death, but it's funny."
Eamon says that after Frankee was chosen to sing the track, she and a songwriter penned the lyrics, then sent an MP3 of the finished cut to Eamon, who gave Frankee permission to release the track to radio after listening to it. He told mtv.com that he was caught off-guard when Frankee started doing interviews. "I never knew she was going to say she was my ex-girlfriend," Eamon explained. "It's the funniest thing because even my aunt called me and said, 'Is this really your ex-girlfriend?' It's all good, though. Every time it gets played, I get paid."
Frankee still insists that she did go out with Eamon for about two months. She is currently working on her own debut album.