Released: June 6, 2009

Songwriter: Beyoncé

Producer: Beyoncé

[Intro]
9-4-81
B'Day

[Verse 1]
Mission one; I'ma put this on
When he see me in the dress, I'ma get me some (Hey)
Mission two; gotta make that call
Tell him get the bottles poppin' when they play my song (Hey)
Mission three; got my three best friends
Like we do it all the time, we gon' do it again (Hey)
Mission four; got the vintage Rolls
Drop a couple hundreds tell him "Leave it at the door"

[Chorus]
I ain't worried, doin' me tonight
A little sweat ain't never hurt nobody
While y'all standin' on the wall
I'm the one tonight gettin' bodied
Gettin' bodied, gettin' bodied
Gettin' bodied, gettin' bodied
Want my body
Won't you get me bodied
You want my body
Won't you get me bodied (Hey)
Can you get me bodied?
I wanna be myself tonight
Can you get me bodied?
I wanna be myself tonight
Don't you see my body?
I wanna let it out tonight
Wanna party, wanna dance
Wanna be myself tonight, get me bodied

[Verse 2]
Mission five; skip to the front of the line
Let me fix my hair up 'fore I go inside (Hey)
Mission six; gotta check these chicks
'Cause you know they gon' block when I take these flicks (Hey)
Mission seven; gotta make my rounds
Givin' eyes to the guys, now I think I found him (Hey)
Mission eight; now we conversate
And we can skip small talk, let's get right to the chase (Hey)

[Chorus]
I ain't worried, doin' me tonight
A little sweat ain't never hurt nobody
While y'all standin' on the wall
I'm the one tonight gettin' bodied
Gettin' bodied, gettin' bodied
Gettin' bodied, gettin' bodied
Want my body
Won't you get me bodied
You want my body
Won't you get me bodied
You should see my body
I gotta know enough to know if you can get me bodied
I'm kinda tight, I'm feelin' right, enough to see somebody
I wanna let it off tonight
Wanna dance, wanna party
Wanna be myself tonight
Can you get me bodied?
I wanna be myself tonight
Can you get me bodied?
I wanna be myself tonight
Won't you sing my body
I wanna let it out tonight
Wanna party, wanna dance
Wanna be myself tonight, me bodied

[Verse 3]
Baby, all I want is to let it go
Ain't no worries, oh
We can dance all night
Get me bodied
That means come closer to me
While we grind to the beat
And your body's touching my body
All I need is to let it be
Ain't no worry, no
Boy, dance with me
Feel my body
Don't stop, just come closer to me
While we grind to the beat
With your body touching my body
Get somebody
Ain't no shame 'cause I gotta get mine
I swing my hair and kick off my shoes
Come here, boy, let me work on you

[Chorus]
I ain't worried, doin' me tonight
A little sweat ain't never hurt nobody
While y'all standin' on the wall
I'm the one tonight gettin' bodied
Gettin' bodied, gettin' bodied
Gettin' bodied, gettin' bodied
Want my body
Won't you get me bodied
You want my body
Won't you get me bodied (Hey)

[Break Intro]
Ladies on the floor
All my ladies on the floor
If you ready
Get it ready
Let's get it and drop it

[Break]
Drop down low
And sweep the floor with it
Drop-drop down low
And sweep the floor with it
Drop down low
And sweep the floor with it
Drop-drop down low
And sweep the floor with it
Do the uh-oh
Do the uh-oh
Do the uh-oh-uh-oh, uh-oh-oh-no-no
Do the uh-oh
Do the uh-oh
Do the uh-oh-uh-oh, uh-oh-oh-no-no
Pat your weave, ladies
Pat-pat-pat your weave, ladies (Watch it while he check up on it)
Pat your weave, ladies
Pat-pat-pat your weave, ladies (Watch it while he check up on it)
Tick-tick-tick-tick fight
Now tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick fight
Tick-tick-tick-tick fight
Now tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick fight
Now pose for the camera
Now flick-flick
Pose for the camera
Now flick-flick
Pose for the camera
Now flick-flick
Pose for the camera
Now flick-flick
Do an old school dance
An old school dance
An old school dance
Do an old school--
Do an old school dance
An old school dance
An old school dance
Do an old school--
Stop
Now cool off-cool off
Cool off-cool off
Drop
Now cool-off-cool off
Cool off-cool off
Wind it back, girl
Wind it back, girl
Make your hair touch the floor
Wind it back
Wind it back, girl
Wind it back, girl
Make your hair touch the floor
Wind it back
Drop to your knees
Arch your back, girl
Shake-shake it like that, alley cat
Drop-drop to your knees
Arch your back, girl
Shake-shake it like that, alley cat
Shake your derriere in them Dereon's
Shake-shake your derriere
In the House of Dereon
Shake your derriere in them Dereon's
Shake-shake your derriere
In the House of Dereon
Do the scissor leg
Touch your heels
Touch your toes
Do the scissor leg
Touch your heels
Touch your toes
Do the scissor leg
Touch your heels
Touch your toes
Do the scissor leg
Touch your heels
Touch your toes
Do the Naomi Campbell walk
Naomi Campbell walk
Walk across the room like Naomi Campbell
Do the Naomi Campbell walk
Naomi Campbell walk
Walk across the room like Naomi Campbell
Snap for the kids
Snap for the kids
Snap in a circle three times
Snap for the kids
Snap for the kids
Snap in a circle three times
I touch your body
While you touch my body
We touching bodies tonight
We getting bodied
I touch your body
While you touch my body
We touching bodies tonight
We getting bodied

[Outro]
Gettin' bodied, gettin' bodied
Gettin' bodied, gettin' bodied
Want my body
Won't you get me bodied
You want my body
Won't you get me bodied (Hey)

Beyoncé

In the twenty-first century, no pop star was as poised, as polished, or as generally fierce as Beyoncé. She scored early success with Destiny’s Child, who started out as a sexier and sassier (if less adult) version of TLC, then steadily became more and more of a vehicle for Beyoncé’s operatic vocals and general diva-tude, which may have been the plan all along.

Whether appearing in TV spots, co-starring in films like Dreamgirls, or killing it every night on stadium tours, Beyoncé was omnipresent in the 2000s. Almost everybody, Beygency member or otherwise, loved shiny, hip-hop-fueled hits like “Crazy in Love”, and “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”. Moving into the 2010s, Beyoncé fights on, gaining more and more traction in pop culture with her work and music.

She has made a significant impact upon the music landscape in general with her recent albums 4 and BEYONCÉ, which explored complex themes like motherhood, feminism, marriage, sexuality, and doubt in a greater depth. With Lemonade, she went a step further—the fierce, intimate exploration of marriage, infidelity, and forgiveness was her most personal and musically daring album yet.