I'm Good at Being Bad
TLC
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[Chilli & Left Eye] Sunny days Birds singin' sweet soundin' songs of love (That's so pretty girl) As we walk hand in hand Just kickin' up sand As the ocean lands at our feet (ooh) I'm in your arms And all of your charms are for me (Not for me) Check it [T-Boz] I need a crunk tight nigga Makes seven figgas Laced with a platinum Not the silver shit nigga X to L stigga Ten inch or bigga Know how to lick it and stick it Wha wha T-Boz: Now don't get me wrong cause I'm not a ho But I know what I got you can't handle though Cause only real niggas (wha) You don't know So what you gon' do What you gonna do (wha wha wha) [Chorus: T-Boz] Nigga you must be crazy What you gonna do with a bitch like me I'm so good at being bad I'm the best you never had I epitomize the word sexy Nigga you must be crazy What you gonna do with a bitch like me You're in my shh... so tight Make you cum all night And you can't handle me Baby [T-Boz] Sorry I turned you out (you out) I guess I didn't know That a man could be so soft (hmm) Well I guess I have to give you back The flowers, the candy (what?) The diamonds (Oh no, not the diamonds) Oh, hell no, wait a minute I'ma keep that (Better keep it girl) Hope that you don't mind I'm not the mushy kind (The mushy kind) Never real, never will Unh, check it [T-Boz] I need a crunk tight nigga Makes seven figgas Laced with a platinum Not the silver shit nigga X to L stigga A ten inch or bigga A lick it from the back type nigga Now don't get me wrong cause I'm not a ho But I know what I got you can't handle though Cause nonly real niggas (wha) You don't know So what you gon' do What you gon' gon' do (wha wha wha) [Chorus] I love to love ya baby I love to love ya baby I (yeah) love to love ya baby Oh love to love ya baby [T-Boz] When I'm all alone I touch myself And I always dreamed about someone else Who was so much more than La la la la la A good man is so hard to find Well, actually, a hard man is so good to find Yo, yeah baby! [Left Eye] I understand you want a tour of what's inside Brief my safety guide before I take you on this ride Straight into the center You enter my dimension The question is protection Selected in my session I'm on a quest I will not rest till I break it But if it's naked I'll take it with the batteries and fake it Cause I gotta get mine and you gotta get yours But never endin' it by sendin' it through shakin' door You must be crazy to think That you can hang with me I try to escape the imprisonment of those defiant to me The epitome of your every dream it seems to me For intangible fantasy You know what I mean [Chorus: x2] I love to love ya baby I love to love ya baby I (yeah) love to love ya baby Oh love to love ya baby [T-Boz] Ha ha ha ha ha That's right Watch out there now You can't hear me Huh huh So what you gonna do What you gonna do wit a bitch A bitch like me nigga (huh) A bitch like me nigga (what) A bitch like me A bitch like moi! Dats a rap baby!
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Written by: GIORGIO MORODER, JAMES HARRIS III, JAMES SAMUEL III HARRIS, LISA NICOLE LOPES, TERRY LEWIS, TIONNE WATKINS, TIONNE TENESE WATKINS, TONY TOLBERT, TONY L TOLBERT
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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10 facts about this song
Release Information"I'm Good at Being Bad" is a song by American R&B girl group TLC. It's part of their third studio album, "FanMail", which was released in 1999.
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Song CompositionThe song is noted for its explicit lyrical content and the contrast between its slow, sultry verses and its uptempo, bass-heavy chorus.
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SongwritersThe song's credits list four songwriters, including TLC's own Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, along with Kandi Burruss and Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs.
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Sample UsageThe racy song contains an interpolation and samples from Donna Summer's "Love to Love You Baby".
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Album SuccessAlthough the song wasn't released as a single, "FanMail" which contained "I'm Good at Being Bad", notched a double-platinum and peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart.
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Song LyricsThe song's lyrics discuss women's desire for financial security, intimacy and desire for bad boys.
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Explicit Version"I'm Good at Being Bad" also has a clean alternative which is called "I'm Good at Being Good".
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Style"I'm Good at Being Bad" is considered a break from TLC's usual hip hop-infused R&B style, with elements of trap music and crunk in the chorus.
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Music VideoDespite not being released as a single, "I'm Good at Being Bad" had a music video directed by Joseph Kahn, which was featured in TLC's 2000 video compilation "Now & Forever: The Video Hits".
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ControversyThe song's language and subject matter drew criticism from some quarters, but TLC defended it as a celebration of women's sexuality.
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