With Kids, Tedder credits bassist Brent Kutzle for helping with the tracks overarching structure.
Its a big credit to [Brent] for this musical direction on this album.
Later, he adds, we recorded it as a placeholder on this shy laptop.
But we were never able to beat that sound.
It sounded so perfect for that song.
Theres also a collaboration with Pharrell and Peter Gabriel though Tedder admits the latter almost didnt happen.
[Peter and I] had a session that was booked and I didnt know about it!
he says with a laugh.
I inadvertently stood him up!
I called and apologized and we made up for that.
He wrote this entire, beautiful, very-Peter Gabriel outro that will send shivers down your spine.
Its my favorite moment on the album.
