(Tell me what you wanna do, babe) I'm willing to try (Tell me what you wanna do, babe) I'm willing (Tell me what you wanna do, babe) 'Cause you've been so sweet, yeah, yesĪnything that you want, anything that you need (Tell me what you wanna do) I wanna give you a special treat (Tell me what you wanna do, babe) Something I've been wanting to do all the time, yeah, yes (Tell me what you wanna do) I got something in my mind (Tell me what you wanna do, babe) There's something I, something I wanna do to you, baby, yeah (Tell me what you wanna do) There's something I You can get what you want any time you want itĬome get what you need, give me what I need You see, there's somethin' I, somethin' I You're the only one in this whole wide world that I ever need I wanna give you a special treat, you've been so sweet I swear I would do the same thing, the same thing to you, baby Would you rub me down in some, in some burnin' hot oils, baby, yeah? Girl, there's something that I, I wanna to do to you Show you I much I missed you, missed you, my dear Over and over and over and over and over and over and over again I wanna love you, love you all over, yeah See, you're the only one in the world that I need Girl, I wanna give you a special treat, you're so sweet That same year, British rapper, Skepta, also came out with his interpretation of this hit.I'll wash your body and you'll wash mine, yeah One such notable example is Childish Gambino’s version of 2011. Since Kanye dropped this song in 2011, several artists have covered and sampled this song. In 2020, “All of the Lights” was certified 5x Platinum by the RIAA. Sales in the US, currently stand at over 5 million units. In the US, the figure is even more extraordinary. Here, it has sold over half a million units. In the United Kingdom, “All of the Lights” currently holds a platinum certification from the BPI. “All of the Lights” was a top-20 hit for Kanye in the United States as well as the UK. This hip-hop song won two Grammy awards in 2012 – one for “Best Rap/Sung Collaboration” and the other for “Best Rap Song”. It was issued as single number 4 from West’s “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy”. On 18th of January, 2011, Roc-A-Fella Records in association with Def Jam Records officially released “All of the Lights” as a single. The writing of “All of the Lights” is officially credited to Kanye West, Fergie and the following:įYI: West produced this track, with support from co-writer, Bhasker. are actually speaking to are the kinds of situations they could have faced before their pre-fame days.įeatured Artist(s): Rihanna, Fergie, and Kid CudiĪlbum/EP: “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” Who wrote “All of the Lights” So with that idea in mind and also combining the theory that this is supposed to be about the vocalist’s real-life or what have you, perhaps what Kanye and co. Fergieįergie, the main vocalist of the third verse, then proceeds to beef about being on the “ unemployment line” and having her “ credit card declined”. Well considering that in reality she’s a celebrity singer, especially back during the time this song was dropped, we can take it that her tale is also fictitious. And likewise we can presume, going back to the term “ghetto university” which is mentioned a couple of times in this track, that “All of Lights” was originally intended to be one of those tales-from-the-‘hood kinda songs. To note, this story is obviously fiction, at least as far as Kanye was personally concerned at that time, as this was prior to his relationship with Kim Kardashian and having his first child through her in 2013. However, looking back now, these lyrics sorta read as if they are prophetic. For instance, as for Kanye, he claims to have ‘slapped his girl’ and resultantly getting in trouble with the law. This also causes him to be hated by her family, being separated from their daughter and having a strained relationship with said ex, who has now moved on to another guy. Moreover, the whole legal process has ended up sucking him dry and now has the vocalist lamenting that he cannot be with his daughter, who “need(s) her daddy”.
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