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LMFAO (an initialism for Laughing My Freaking Ass Off) was an American electronic dance music duo consisting of Redfoo and Sky Blu. The duo are best known for their 2011 singles "Party Rock Anthem" (featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock) and "Sexy and I Know It", both of which peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100. They released two studio albums: Party Rock (2009) and Sorry for Party Rocking (2011), before disbanding in 2012; both albums were released on will.i.am Music Group, an imprint of Interscope Records.

Redfoo is the youngest son of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy and Nancy Leiviska. Sky Blu is Redfoo's half-nephew through his father, Berry Gordy IV, who in turn is the eldest son of Berry Gordy and his first wife Thelma Coleman. Redfoo and Sky Blu grew up in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, where they formed the group in 2006 and later became involved in the electro house scene.

The duo's 2008 debut single, "I'm in Miami Bitch", moderately entered both the Billboard Hot 100 and Canadian Hot 100. Its 2009 follow-ups, "La La La" and "Shots" (featuring Lil Jon), both entered the former chart and earned the duo further mainstream recognition. They also featured alongside Fergie on David Guetta and Chris Willis's 2010 single "Gettin' Over You", which peaked at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart and entered the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100.

Their 2011 single "Party Rock Anthem" topped the charts in the United Kingdom, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, and the United States. The song was the third-best-selling digital single of that year, with sales of 9.7 million copies worldwide. In September 2012, the duo announced they would be taking an indefinite hiatus.

History

2006–2010: Early years and Party Rock

LMFAO began their career in 2006 as part of the electro house club scene in Los Angeles, which at the time featured DJ/producers like Steve Aoki and Adam Goldstein. The duo started building a local buzz through its shows and radio play. Once it had recorded some demos, Redfoo's best friend, will.i.am, introduced them to Interscope head Jimmy Iovine who gave the green light for them to be signed to Interscope/will.i.am Music. Interscope A&R and will.i.am manager Neil Jacobson told HitQuarters that the demos sounded like "finished records" and that so little artist development work was needed it was essentially a "turnkey operation" for the label. According to LMFAO, they were originally going to call themselves Sexy Dudes, but changed their name to LMFAO after telling SkyBlu's grandmother.