Fit But You Know It
The Streets
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excuse me girl, i know it's a bit embarrasing but, i just noticed some tan lines, on your shirt. See I reckon you're about an 8 or a 9, Maybe even 9 and a half in four beers time. That blue top shop 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 annoyin' 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 dont you know it So when I looked at you standin' there with your hoard, I was waitin' in the queue lookin' at the board Wonderin' 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 Lookin' 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 tryin' to pull you Even though I would like to I think you are really fit You're fit But my gosh dont you know it Whoa! Leave it out Are you smokin' crack or something? Leave it Out Mike just leave it just leave it We cannot have that behaviour in this establishment S'not worth it, Mike, just leave it Don't touch me, s'not worth it Don't touch me, D, look I'm alright Don't touch me For a while there I was thinkin', Yeah but what if? Picturin' myself pullin' with bare white hot wit Snarin' you as you were standin' there opposite Whether or not you knew it I swear you didn't tick And when that bloke in the white behind us lot queuin' Was clockin' onto you too, yeah I had to admit That yeah yeah you are fit, And yeah I do want it, But I stop shark in a minute to get chips and drinks I'm not tryin' 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 now, i bashed my head hard earlier due to the brew but i am digressing slightly, so i'll continue i didn't want to bowl over, all geezer and rude, not rude like good but just rude like uncool. you girls think you can just flirt and it comes to you. well let me tell you see, yes yes you are really rude and rude as in good, i knew this as you stood on cue, and i just did not want to give the statisfaction to you. I'm not tryin' 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 Oy, 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 smilin' hard suggestin' and Gleamin' away with your hearty hearty lookin' 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 shirty man I'm not tryin' 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 (Whoa, we've all had a drink mate) We're all a bit drunk, yeah we've had a few fair play I got this stella I bombed from that last cafe This nights 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 stoppin' play On otherwise a total result of a holiday I'm not tryin' to pull you Even though I would like to I think you are really fit You're fit But my gosh dont you know it ha ha, you're fit but you're fit but you know it you're fit but you know it i think i'm going to fall over i think i'm going to fall ov..
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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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