Fit But You Know It
The Streets
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See, I reckon you're about an eight or a nine Maybe even nine and a half in four beers' time That blue Topshop top you've got on is nice Bit too much fake tan, though, but yeah, you score high But there's just one little thing that's really, really Really, really annoying me about you, you see Yeah, yeah, like I said, you are really fit But my gosh, don't you just know it? I'm not trying to pull you Even though I would like to I think you are really fit You're fit, but my gosh, don't you know it? So when I looked at you standing there with your horde I was waiting in the queue, looking at the board Wondering whether to have a burger or chips Or what the shrapnel in my back pocket could afford When I noticed out the corner of my eye Looking toward my direction, your eyes locked onto my course I couldn't concentrate on what I wanted to order Which lost me my place in the queue I waited for, yeah I'm not trying to pull you Even though I would like to I think you are really fit You're fit, but my gosh, don't you know it? (Whoa! Leave it out) Are you smoking crack or something? Mike, just leave it, just leave it We cannot have that behaviour in this establishment It's not worth it, Mike, just leave it Don't touch me It's not worth it Don't touch me, look, I'm alright, don't touch me For a while there I was thinking, yeah, but, what if? Picturing myself pulling with bare white hot wit Snaring you as you were standing there opposite Whether or not you knew it, I swear you didn't tick And when that bloke in the white behind us lot queuing Was clocking onto you, too, yeah, I had to admit That yeah, yeah, you are fit and yeah, I do want it But I stop sharking a minute to get chips and drinks I'm not trying to pull you Even though I would like to I think you are really fit You're fit, but my gosh, don't you know it? I'm not trying to pull you Even though I would like to I think you are really fit You're fit, but my gosh, don't you know it? And just as you started to make your big advance With the milkshake and that little doughnut in hand I was like, nah, I can't even though you look grand But you look sharp there smiling hard suggesting and Gleaming away with your hearty, hearty-looking tan But I admit the next bit was spanner to my plan You walked towards my path but just brushed right past And into the arms of that fucking white shirted man I'm not trying to pull you Even though I would like to I think you are really fit You're fit, but my gosh, don't you know it? Oh, what do I give a f*ck? I've got a girlfriend anyway We're all a bit drunk, we've had a few, fair play I got this Stella I bummed from that last cafe This night's not even begun, yes, yes, oh yay I did fancy you a bit, though, yeah, I must say I would rather I hadn't mugged myself on display But this is just another case of female stopping play In an otherwise total result of a holiday I'm not trying to pull you Even though I would like to I think you are really fit You're fit, but my gosh, don't you know it?
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Written by: Michael Geoffrey Skinner
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10 facts about this song
Song Creation"Fit But You Know It" is notably a creation of "The Streets," the musical project led by the popular British artist, Mike Skinner.
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Album NumberIt's the fourth track and the second single taken from his second studio album, "A Grand Don’t Come for Free."
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Year of Release"Fit But You Know It" was officially released in the year 2004.
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Chart PerformanceThe song peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart, signaling a commercial success.
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GenreIt's largely categorized within the genres of UK Garage and alternative hip hop.
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Song ThemeThe lyrical content of "Fit But You Know It" is a unique commentary on British 'lad culture' and male attitudes towards beauty.
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Music VideoThe music video, directed by Dawn Shadforth, is set in any typical British holiday destination, with Skinner being distracted by a group of girls while on holiday.
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Notable MentionSkinner emphatically emphasizes "I'm not trying to pull you" at the beginning of the track's Royksopp remix, contrasting the usual approach in such songs.
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Cover VersionsThe track has inspired its share of covers, including one by the Kids of Widney High, a music group of Los Angeles-based high school students with developmental disabilities.
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Cultural ImpactIt is considered one of The Streets' signature songs and a classic in British music from the early 2000s.
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