Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
R. Kelly
Performer
Donnie Lyle
Guitar
Bigg Makk
Bass Guitar
Larry Gold
Strings
Emma Kummrow
Violin
Luigi Mazzochi
Violin
Ghislaine Fleishman
Violin
Blake Espy
Violin
Gared Crawford
Violin
Samantha Crawford
Violin
Jonathan Kim
Viola
Jennie Lorenzo
Cello
Abel Garibaldi
Programming
Ian Mereness
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
R. Kelly
Composer
Larry Gold
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
R. Kelly
Producer
Abel Garibaldi
Recording Engineer
Ian Mereness
Recording Engineer
Jaycen Joshua
Mixing Engineer
Ryan Kaul
Assistant Engineer
Maddox Chhim
Assistant Engineer
Jeff Chestek
Engineer
Karl Petersen
Assistant Engineer
Vern
Assistant Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Everyone's happy, finally it's the weekend
All the hard work's behind me, yeah
And I just invited all my friends
I'm 'bout to throw something on the grill (Yeah, grill)
And get together and play some cards, yeah
A couple of drinks, something to smoke, and do our thing, yeah
No one's got hatin' in their hearts, whoa
[Verse 2]
A backyard party
A backyard party
(We're just havin') A backyard party
Yeah (We're just havin') a backyard party
[Verse 3]
Whoa, oh, I thank God it's summer
(Thank God it's summer)
'Cause it feels so good to be outside, yeah
And the music sounds like heaven (Music's like heaven) yeah
Make me wanna grab a towel and clean my ride
Oh, first I'ma throw something on the grill, yeah (On the grill)
And then mingle with the girls (Mingle with the girls)
And I wish that they could feel this celebration
All around the world, hey, hey, it's
[Verse 4]
A backyard party
Oh, a backyard party
(We're just havin') A backyard party
Yeah (We're just havin') A backyard party
[Verse 5]
And even if (Even if it looks like rain) oh-ho
If it looks like rain
(I believe that joy's gonna chase the rain away)
Rain, rain, go away
('Cause we're gonna take some shots) We'll take some shots, yeah
(And just hope for a brighter day) Oh, and just hope for a brighter day
[Verse 6]
I feel like yeah
I feel like whoa
I feel like yeah
I feel like whoa
[Verse 7]
All we're doin is havin' a backyard party
Yeah, a backyard party
We're just havin', oh
A backyard party
Everyone's invited too
(Oh) A backyard party
I wanna know
(Oh) A backyard party
Listen, the music is loud and the atmosphere's cool
A backyard party
And loud is this, you know how we do
A backyard party
I got table drink and potato chips, and barbecue (Hey, hey)
A backyard party
The sun is shining and the sky's so blue (Hey)
A backyard party (Whoa)
Written by: Robert Kelly