Give It to Me
Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado
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Is it going, is it going, is it going, is it going? I don't know what you're looking for I'm the type of girl that'll look you dead in the eye (eye) I'm real as they come if you don't know why I'm fly Seen ya try to switch it up, but, girl, you ain't got to I'm the Wonder Woman; let me go get my ropes I'm a supermodel, and, mummy, si mummy Amnesty International got bankrupt (I'm on top, on lock) You love my ass, and my abs, and the video called Promiscuous My style is meticulous If you see us in the club, we'll be acting real nice If you see us on the floor, you'll be watchin' all night We ain't here to hurt nobody So give it to me, give it to me, give it to me Wanna see you work your body So give it to me, give it to me, give it to me When Timbo is in the party, everybody put up their hands I get a half a mill for my beats, you get a couple grand Never gonna see the day that I ain't got the upper hand I'm respected from Californ-i-a way down to Japan I'm a real producer, and you just the piano man Your song gonna top the charts; I heard 'em; I'm not a fan Niggas talkin' greasy, I'm the one that gave them they chance Somebody need to tell 'em they can't do it like I can If you see us in the club, we'll be acting real nice If you see us on the floor, you'll be watchin' all night We ain't here to hurt nobody So give it to me, give it to me, give it to me Wanna see you work your body So give it to me, give it to me, give it to me Could you speak up and stop the mumbling? I don't think you came in clear Sitting on the top; it's hard to hear you from way up here I saw you tryin' to act cute on TV; just let me clear the air We missed you on the charts last week Damn, that's right, you wasn't there If sexy never left, then why's everybody on my shit? Don't hate on me just because you didn't come up with it So if you see us in the club, go on and walk the other way 'Cause our run will never be over; not at least until we say If you see us in the club, we'll be acting real nice If you see us on the floor, you'll be watchin' all night We ain't here to hurt nobody So give it to me, give it to me, give it to me Wanna see you work your body So give it to me, give it to me, give it to me If you see us in the club, we'll be acting real nice If you see us on the floor, you'll be watchin' all night We ain't here to hurt nobody So give it to me, give it to me, give it to me Wanna see you work your body So give it to me, give it to me, give it to me If you see us in the club, we'll be acting real nice If you see us on the floor, you'll be watchin' all night We ain't here to hurt nobody So give it to me, give it to me, give it to me Wanna see you work your body So give it to me, give it to me, give it to me
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Written by: Timothy Clayton, Nelly Furtado, Justin Timberlake, Nate Hills, Timothy Mosley
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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10 facts about this song
Release Information"Give It To Me" by Timbaland was released on the 6th of February, 2007 as part of his second studio album, "Shock Value."
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Chart PerformanceThe song did exceptionally well on the charts, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, and peaking at number one in several other countries including Canada and the United Kingdom. It spent a total of 27 weeks on the chart.
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Star CollaborationThe song features performances by two other well-known artists, Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake. All three artists collaborated on writing the song too, along with Nate "Danja" Hills and Timothy "Attitude" Clayton.
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Grammy Recognition"Give It to Me" was awarded Best Dance Recording at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards in 2008.
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Video ReleaseThe music video for the song was released in March 2007 and was directed by Paul "Coy" Allen and Timbaland.
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Platinum CertificationThe track was certified double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), signifying over 2 million copies sold.
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Record Sales GloballyThe song sold over 4.8 million copies worldwide.
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Song InterpretationMany interpret the song as a diss track, with the lyrics allegedly referencing Timbaland's issues with record producer Scott Storch and Furtado's with Fergie.
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Style and GenreMusically, "Give It To Me" is an electro and hip hop song with elements of Samba.
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Song DurationThe full album version of the song spans four minutes and two seconds long.
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