Pray (Justin Bieber song) Pray (Justin Bieber song) "Pray" is a song performed by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber. The song was written by Bieber along with Omar Martinez, and Adam Messinger and Nasri of The Messengers, with the latter duo producing the track. The song is taken as a single in several European countries from his first compilation album, "". In the United States and Canada, the song is included on "My Worlds Acoustic". According to Bieber, he was inspired by Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror" (1988) when writing the song. The song is a contemporary Christian song, while deriving from pop
Justin Bieber a collaboration with Diplo, DJ Snake and Major Lazer. Bieber has cited Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Boyz II Men, Mariah Carey, Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wonder, Tupac, and Usher as his musical inspirations. Bieber stated "My World 2.0" was influenced by Timberlake. Bieber initially sang with a boy soprano voice, before his voice broke, as was evidenced during a performance of "Pray" at the 2010 American Music Awards. Sean Michaels of "The Guardian" described puberty as "the biggest threat to his career" at the time. Jody Rosen commented that Bieber sings with "swing and rhythmic dexterity" on his debut album, noting