Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
André 3000
Keyboards
Kevin Kendrick
Keyboards
Rabeka Tuinei
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
André Benjamin
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
André 3000
Producer
Greg Price
Assistant Engineer
Jared Robbins
Assistant Engineer
John Frye
Recording Engineer
Josh Monroy
Assistant Engineer
Kevin "K.D." Davis
Mixing Engineer
Neal Pogue
Mixing Engineer
Pete Novak
Recording Engineer
Rabeka Tuinei
Assistant Engineer
Robert Hannon
Recording Engineer
Sean Tallman
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Warren Bletcher
Assistant Engineer
Brian Gardner
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Intro]
One, two, three, uh
[Verse 1]
My baby don't mess around because she loves me so
And this I know for sho'
But does she really wanna
But can't stand to see me walk out the door?
Don't try to fight the feelin'
'Cause the thought alone is killin' me right now
Thank God for mom and dad
For stickin' two together 'cause we don't know how
C'mon!
[Chorus]
Hey ya! Hey ya!
Hey ya! Hey ya!
Hey ya! Hey ya!
Hey ya! Hey ya!
[Verse 2]
You think you've got it
Ooh, you think you've got it
But got it just don't get it till there's nothing at all
We get together
Ooh, we get together
But separate's always better when there's feelings involved
If what they say is (Nothing is forever)
Then what makes, then what makes
Then what makes, then what makes, what makes (What makes? What makes?)
(Huh!) Love the exception?
So why, oh, why, oh
Why, oh, why, oh, why, oh
Are we so in denial when we know we're not
Happy here?
[Chorus]
Y'all don't wanna hear me, you just wanna dance (Hey ya! Hey ya!)
Don't want to meet your daddy (Hey ya!)
Just want you in my Caddy (Hey ya!)
Don't want to meet your mama (Hey ya!)
Just want to make you cumma (Hey ya!)
I'm, I'm, I'm just bein' honest (Hey ya!)
I'm just bein' honest (Hey ya!)
[Bridge]
Hey, alright now
Alright, now fellas? (Yeah?)
Now what's cooler than bein' cool? (Ice cold)
I can't hear ya
I say, what's, what's cooler than bein' cool? (Ice cold)
Woo! Alright, alright, alright, alright
Alright, alright, alright, alright
Alright, alright, alright, alright
Alright, alright
Okay, now ladies?
Yeah?
Now, we gon' break this thing down in just a few seconds
Now don't have me break this thing down for nothin'
Now I wanna see y'all on y'all baddest behavior
Lend me some sugar, I am your neighbor
Ah, here we go, uh
[Bridge]
Shake it, sh-shake it, shake it, sh-shake it
Shake it, sh-shake it, shake it, shake it, sh-shake it
Shake it like a Polaroid picture (Hey ya!)
Shake it, sh-shake it, shake it, sh-shake it (Okay)
Shake it, shake it, shake it, sugar (Okay)
Shake it like a Polaroid picture (Now all Beyoncés and Lucy Lius)
Shake it, sh-shake it, shake it, sh-shake it (And baby dolls)
Shake it, shake it, shake it, sugar (Get on the floor, get on the floor)
Shake it like a Polaroid picture (You know what to do)
Sugar, shake it (You know what to do)
Sugar, shake it
Sugar, shake it, shake it, sugar
Shake it like a Polaroid picture (You know what to do)
[Chorus]
Hey ya! Hey ya!
Hey ya! Hey ya!
Hey ya! Hey ya!
Hey ya! Hey ya!
Written by: André Benjamin