Released: January 25, 1997
Featuring: Nutta Butta
Songwriter: Teddy Riley Bink! Chauncey “Black” Hannibal Karen Anderson Nutta Butta The Notorious B.I.G. Easy Mo Bee Bacharach & David Burt Bacharach Hal David
Producer: Teddy Riley Bink!
[Intro: Mark Middleton, Teddy Riley, Eric Williams, Nutta Butta]
If you take your (Uh) love away from me
I’ll go crazy, crazy (Yeah), crazy, insane
(Another level)
If you take your love away from me
I’ll go crazy, I'll go insane
(Blackstreet, take it to the bridge)
(Something's happenin', it's gonna be me)
No baby, no baby, no baby
(Baby, don't leave, I can't take it no more, get down)
No, no, no
(Pump the sounds, Blackstreet's in the house in this town)
No baby, no baby, no baby
(Something's happenin', it's gonna be me)
(Baby, don't leave, I can't take it no more, get down)
No, no, no
(Pump the sounds, Blackstreet's in the house in this town)
(Yeah, yo E, take it to the bridgе)
[Verse 1]
[Eric Williams & Teddy Riley]
You got your problems, baby (No doubt), and I got mine
Let's just spеnd it all by putting it together, yeah
(Yeah, check it out, uh)
When you say you love me it don't mean a thing
If you cared, you'd be there like you used to be, yeah
(Right, right, yo Black)
[Mark Middleton & Teddy Riley]
I'm searchin' for the words to make you realize
That I really, really want you to stay, oh
('Cause I need you baby, uh, in my life)
Tears of frustration I hold inside
But if you walk away, you'll make this grown man cry
(Right, right, right, uh)
[Chorus: Teddy Riley, Eric Williams, Mark Middleton]
(No baby, no baby, no baby)
If you take your love away from me
(If you take your love away)
I'll go crazy (I'll go crazy) (No)
I'll go insane (No, no) (I'll go insane)
(No baby, no baby, no baby)
If you take your love away from me
(If you take your love away)
I'll go crazy (No)
I'll go insane (Yeah oh oh oh yeah)
Yeah, uh, yo E
[Verse 2: Eric Williams, Mark Middleton, Teddy Riley]
Forget my pride, girl (Yeah)
I'm begging you
You're my heart, you're my soul
You've got so much control (Uh, uh, no doubt)
My love runs deeper than the ocean and sea (True, true)
But if you sail away, you'll take the centerpiece of me
(Uh, uh, uh, right) No, don't leave, no no no
[Chorus: Teddy Riley, Eric Williams, Mark Middleton]
(No baby, no baby, no baby)
If you take your love away from me
(Baby, please)
I'll go crazy (I'll go crazy) (No)
I'll go insane (No, no) (Yeah yeah)
(No baby, no baby, no baby)
If you take your love away from me
(Don't take your love away from me, no)
I'll go crazy (No)
I'll go insane
[Verse 3: Nutta Butta, Mark Middleton, Teddy Riley]
Yo, yo, now somethin's happenin' between you and me
Baby, don't leave, I can't take it no more
My heart is sore if you hit the door
Are you leavin' just to even the score?
Well, I ain't cheatin' no more
Girl, I'm wit'cha whether richer or poor (Uh-huh)
I get the picture, girl, I miss it for sure
Yo, man, I can't claim that I won't breathe again
But if you leave my life won't be the same, nah'mean?
(No, no, no, don't leave) (Right, right)
[Chorus: Teddy Riley, Eric Williams, Mark Middleton]
(No baby, no baby, no baby) (Don't go)
If you take your love away from me
(Don't leave me, girl) (Yeah)
I’ll go crazy (No)
I’ll go insane (No, no)
('Cause I'm just about to lose my mind)
(No baby, no baby, no baby)
If you take your love away from me
I'll go crazy (Yeah) (Crazy) (One two)
(No) (Crazy) (No, no)
I’ll go insane (Please stay)
[Bridge: Blackstreet, Eric Williams, Mark Middleton, Teddy Riley]
(No baby, no baby, no baby)
Stay (Don't go, baby, uh)
Stay (Don't leave me, baby) (Stay with me, baby)
Stay (Yeah) (No, no)
Stay right here with me forever (Stay, don't go nowhere)
('Cause I need you in my life, don't go)
(No baby, no baby, no baby) (Don't go, don't go)
Stay (Stay forever) (Don't go)
Stay (Don't go) (Baby, I'm sorry)
('Cause I need you, baby, uh, in my life)
Stay (No, no)
Stay right here with me forever (Gotta help me, baby)
[Refrain: Mark Middleton, Teddy Riley, Blackstreet]
If you take your love away from me
I’ll go crazy
(Uh, no doubt, Middleman, sing that one more time, come on)
If you take your (Yeah) love away from me (Uh)
I’ll go crazy (No doubt), crazy, crazy (Uh, uh, uh)
Crazy insane (Yeah)
(If you take your love away from me) No baby, no baby, no baby
(I'll go crazy) I'll go crazy (I'll go insane) Yeah
(If you take your love away from me) If you take your love away
(I'll go crazy) I'll go crazy (I'll go insane)
So please stay with me
Stay (Don't leave me, baby)
Please stay, baby
Stay (Don't go, baby)
Please stay, baby
Stay ('Cause I need you, baby)
Stay right here with me forever (Uh, yeah)
Stay (Don't leave, baby)
Forever
Stay (Don't go, baby)
Forever
Stay ('Cause I need you, baby)
Baby, don't you go nowhere, no no no, no no no
Stay right here with me forever, ooh ooh
[Outro: Teddy Riley, Nutta Butta, Eric Williams]
(Something's happenin', it's gonna be me
Baby, don't leave, I can't take it no more, get down)
No, no, no
(Pump the sounds, Blackstreet's in the house in this town)
No baby, no baby, no baby
(Something's happenin', it's gonna be me
Baby, don't leave, I can't take it no more, get down)
No, no, no
(Pump the sounds, Blackstreet's in the house in this town)
No baby, no baby, no baby
No, no, no
No baby, no baby, no baby
Don't go, don't go, don't go, don't go, don't go
No, no, no
Don't go, don't go, uh, don't go, don't go
Don't go, don't go, don't go, don't go
'Cause I need you, baby
Yeah, no doubt, uh
Don't go, don't go, don't go, don't go
'Cause I need you, baby, yeah, in my life, ha
(And we out) Check it out
Uh, don't go, don't go, don't go
'Cause I need you, baby, uh, yeah, in my life, yeah, forever
Uh, don't go, don't go, don't go
'Cause I need you, baby, uh, in my life, yeah, uh
Check it out, uh
If you take your (Uh) love away from me
I’ll go crazy, crazy (Yeah), crazy, insane
(Another level)
If you take your love away from me
I’ll go crazy, I'll go insane
(Blackstreet, take it to the bridge)
(Something's happenin', it's gonna be me)
No baby, no baby, no baby
(Baby, don't leave, I can't take it no more, get down)
No, no, no
(Pump the sounds, Blackstreet's in the house in this town)
No baby, no baby, no baby
(Something's happenin', it's gonna be me)
(Baby, don't leave, I can't take it no more, get down)
No, no, no
(Pump the sounds, Blackstreet's in the house in this town)
(Yeah, yo E, take it to the bridgе)
[Verse 1]
[Eric Williams & Teddy Riley]
You got your problems, baby (No doubt), and I got mine
Let's just spеnd it all by putting it together, yeah
(Yeah, check it out, uh)
When you say you love me it don't mean a thing
If you cared, you'd be there like you used to be, yeah
(Right, right, yo Black)
[Mark Middleton & Teddy Riley]
I'm searchin' for the words to make you realize
That I really, really want you to stay, oh
('Cause I need you baby, uh, in my life)
Tears of frustration I hold inside
But if you walk away, you'll make this grown man cry
(Right, right, right, uh)
[Chorus: Teddy Riley, Eric Williams, Mark Middleton]
(No baby, no baby, no baby)
If you take your love away from me
(If you take your love away)
I'll go crazy (I'll go crazy) (No)
I'll go insane (No, no) (I'll go insane)
(No baby, no baby, no baby)
If you take your love away from me
(If you take your love away)
I'll go crazy (No)
I'll go insane (Yeah oh oh oh yeah)
Yeah, uh, yo E
[Verse 2: Eric Williams, Mark Middleton, Teddy Riley]
Forget my pride, girl (Yeah)
I'm begging you
You're my heart, you're my soul
You've got so much control (Uh, uh, no doubt)
My love runs deeper than the ocean and sea (True, true)
But if you sail away, you'll take the centerpiece of me
(Uh, uh, uh, right) No, don't leave, no no no
[Chorus: Teddy Riley, Eric Williams, Mark Middleton]
(No baby, no baby, no baby)
If you take your love away from me
(Baby, please)
I'll go crazy (I'll go crazy) (No)
I'll go insane (No, no) (Yeah yeah)
(No baby, no baby, no baby)
If you take your love away from me
(Don't take your love away from me, no)
I'll go crazy (No)
I'll go insane
[Verse 3: Nutta Butta, Mark Middleton, Teddy Riley]
Yo, yo, now somethin's happenin' between you and me
Baby, don't leave, I can't take it no more
My heart is sore if you hit the door
Are you leavin' just to even the score?
Well, I ain't cheatin' no more
Girl, I'm wit'cha whether richer or poor (Uh-huh)
I get the picture, girl, I miss it for sure
Yo, man, I can't claim that I won't breathe again
But if you leave my life won't be the same, nah'mean?
(No, no, no, don't leave) (Right, right)
[Chorus: Teddy Riley, Eric Williams, Mark Middleton]
(No baby, no baby, no baby) (Don't go)
If you take your love away from me
(Don't leave me, girl) (Yeah)
I’ll go crazy (No)
I’ll go insane (No, no)
('Cause I'm just about to lose my mind)
(No baby, no baby, no baby)
If you take your love away from me
I'll go crazy (Yeah) (Crazy) (One two)
(No) (Crazy) (No, no)
I’ll go insane (Please stay)
[Bridge: Blackstreet, Eric Williams, Mark Middleton, Teddy Riley]
(No baby, no baby, no baby)
Stay (Don't go, baby, uh)
Stay (Don't leave me, baby) (Stay with me, baby)
Stay (Yeah) (No, no)
Stay right here with me forever (Stay, don't go nowhere)
('Cause I need you in my life, don't go)
(No baby, no baby, no baby) (Don't go, don't go)
Stay (Stay forever) (Don't go)
Stay (Don't go) (Baby, I'm sorry)
('Cause I need you, baby, uh, in my life)
Stay (No, no)
Stay right here with me forever (Gotta help me, baby)
[Refrain: Mark Middleton, Teddy Riley, Blackstreet]
If you take your love away from me
I’ll go crazy
(Uh, no doubt, Middleman, sing that one more time, come on)
If you take your (Yeah) love away from me (Uh)
I’ll go crazy (No doubt), crazy, crazy (Uh, uh, uh)
Crazy insane (Yeah)
(If you take your love away from me) No baby, no baby, no baby
(I'll go crazy) I'll go crazy (I'll go insane) Yeah
(If you take your love away from me) If you take your love away
(I'll go crazy) I'll go crazy (I'll go insane)
So please stay with me
Stay (Don't leave me, baby)
Please stay, baby
Stay (Don't go, baby)
Please stay, baby
Stay ('Cause I need you, baby)
Stay right here with me forever (Uh, yeah)
Stay (Don't leave, baby)
Forever
Stay (Don't go, baby)
Forever
Stay ('Cause I need you, baby)
Baby, don't you go nowhere, no no no, no no no
Stay right here with me forever, ooh ooh
[Outro: Teddy Riley, Nutta Butta, Eric Williams]
(Something's happenin', it's gonna be me
Baby, don't leave, I can't take it no more, get down)
No, no, no
(Pump the sounds, Blackstreet's in the house in this town)
No baby, no baby, no baby
(Something's happenin', it's gonna be me
Baby, don't leave, I can't take it no more, get down)
No, no, no
(Pump the sounds, Blackstreet's in the house in this town)
No baby, no baby, no baby
No, no, no
No baby, no baby, no baby
Don't go, don't go, don't go, don't go, don't go
No, no, no
Don't go, don't go, uh, don't go, don't go
Don't go, don't go, don't go, don't go
'Cause I need you, baby
Yeah, no doubt, uh
Don't go, don't go, don't go, don't go
'Cause I need you, baby, yeah, in my life, ha
(And we out) Check it out
Uh, don't go, don't go, don't go
'Cause I need you, baby, uh, yeah, in my life, yeah, forever
Uh, don't go, don't go, don't go
'Cause I need you, baby, uh, in my life, yeah, uh
Check it out, uh
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- No Diggity (Radio Version)
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- Girlfriend/Boyfriend (Swizz Beatz Remix)
- Girlfriend/Boyfriend
- Love’s In Need
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- Blackstreet (Intro) / Can You Feel Me
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- Look In The Water
- Joy (New Carnegie Mix)
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- No Diggity (Clean Version)
- No Diggity (All Star Remix)
- Tonight’s the Night (Brand New Remix B3)
- Tonight’s the Night (Brand New Remix B3 - No Rap)
- Tonight’s the Night (Rain Remix Radio Edit)
- Tonight’s the Night (Brand New Remix B2)
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