Diplo from Major Lazer worked with M.I.A. on a mixtape called Piracy Funds Terrorism Vol. 1 in 2004
Major Lazer and DJ Snake's Lean On is now the most streamed song ever on Spotify.
It's been listened to 526 million times worldwide and has overtaken Ed Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud.
The track was Spotify's song of the summer this year and made it to number two in the Official Singles Chart in the UK.
The song also features Danish singer MØ, French house producer Martin Bresso and Jr Blender.
But Ed Sheeran is still in front with total streams on Spotify - all his tracks together have been listened a total of around 2.9 billion times.
Major Lazer - Jillionaire, Diplo and Walshy Fire - performed with MØ at the NRJ Awards in Cannes last week
Talking about the track on Facebook, external, Diplo from Major Lazer said: "We wrote this song with MØ from an instrumental Jr Blender created in some sessions in Trinidad.
"It was a strong hook, very big to me but the production was lacking an attitude we needed.
"A year later I remixed the song at a completely different tempo and asked DJ Snake for a signature post chorus.
"After he did his thing me, MØ and Blender rewrote the song at the new tempo in Las Vegas and made something very unique that became our album's lead off single.
"We're super proud of this song."
Trinidadian DJ and music producer Christopher Leacock is better known as Jillionaire
Major Lazer released their third studio album, Peace Is The Passion, earlier this year.
The record features collaborations with artists including Ellie Goulding, Ariana Grande, Travi$ Scott, 2 Chainz and Pusha T.
The band told Australian online magazine, inthemix, external, that they'll be releasing more new music soon.
"For sure, we're gonna release another album," Walshy said.
Watch Major Lazer and DJ Snake's Lean On., external
"We already have a name for it, it's called Music is the Weapon, and it's going to come out later this year or early next year.
"It'll have a few more club songs, a few more festival songs…but it'll be in the same spectrum, just super well- written songs with really great production that the entire world can understand."
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