Released: November 16, 2001
Songwriter: Pharrell Williams Chad Hugo
Producer: The Neptunes
[Intro]
(Are you ready?)
(Are you ready?) (R-R-R-Ready?)
(Are you ready?)
(Are you ready?) (R-R-R-Ready?)
(Are you ready?) (Get it, get it)
(Are you ready?) (R-R-R-Ready?)
(Are you ready?) (Get it, get it)
(Are you ready?) (R-R-R-Ready?)
(Are you ready?) (Get it, get it)
(Are you ready?) (R-R-R-Ready?)
(Are you ready?) (Get it, get it)
(Are you ready?) (R-R-R-Ready?)
(Are you ready?) (Get it, get it)
(Arе you ready?) (R-R-R-Ready?)
(Are you rеady?) (Get it, get it)
(Are you ready?) (R-R-R-Ready?)
(Are you ready?) (Get it, get it)
(Are you ready?) (R-R-R-Ready?)
(Are you ready?) (Get it, get it)
(Are you ready?) (R-R-R-Ready?)
All you people (Are you ready?)
All you people (You ready?)
All you people (Are you ready?)
All you people (R-R-R-Ready?)
All you people (Are you ready?) (Get it, get it)
All you people (You ready?) (Get it, get it)
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All you people (R-R-R-Ready?) (Get it, get it)
All you people- All you people
(Are you ready?) (You ready?) (Get it, get it)
All you people- All you people (Get it, get it)
All you people- All you people
(Are you ready?) (Get it, get it)
All you- All you- (R-R-R-Ready?) (Get it, get it)
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(Get it, get it, get it, get it)
I know I may be young, but I’ve got feelings too
(Get it, get it, get it, get it get it, get it, get it, get it get it, get it, get it, get it)
And I need to do what I feel like doing
(Get it, get it, get it, get it get it, get it, get it, get it)
So, let me go, and just listen (Get it, get it, get it, get it)
[Verse 1]
All you people look at me like I’m a little girl
Well, did you ever think it'd be okay for me to step into this world?
Always saying, "Little girl, don’t step into the club"
Well, I’m just tryna find out why, 'cause dancing’s what I love, yeah (Now watch me)
[B-Section]
Get it, get it, get it, get it
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Get it, get it, get it, get it, oh
Get it, get it, get it, get it, woah (Do you like it?)
Get it, get it, get it, get it, oh
(This feels good)
[Verse 2]
I know I may come off quiet, I may come off shy
But I feel like talking, feel like dancing when I see this guy
What’s practical? What's logical?
What the hell, who cares?
All I know is I’m so happy when you’re dancing there
I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- (Are you ready?)
I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- (Are you ready?)
(R-R-R-Ready?)
I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- I’m a-
(Are you ready? Are you ready?)
I’m a- I’m- I’m- I’m- I’m- I’m- I’m-
(Ready? Ready? Ready? Lo-o-o-ove, yeah)
[Chorus]
I’m a slave for you
I cannot hold it, I cannot control it
I’m a slave for you
I won’t deny it, I’m not tryna hide it
Slave
Slave
[Refrain]
Baby, don’t you wanna dance up on me? (I just wanna dance next to you)
To another time and place
Oh, baby, don’t you wanna dance up on me? (Are you ready?)
Leaving behind my name and age (Let's go)
[Break]
Like that
You like it?
Yeah
Now watch me
Like that
You like it?
Yeah
Now watch me
[B-Section]
Get it, get it, get it, get it, oh
Get it, get it, get it, get it, woah (Do you like it?)
Get it, get it, get it, get it, oh
(This feels good)
Get it, get it, get it, get it, oh
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Get it, oh, get it, oh, get it, oh, get it, oh
Oh, oh, get it, oh, get it, oh
Get it, get it
Slave
Get it, get it
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Slave
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Slave
Get it, get it
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Slave
Get it, get it
[Bridge]
I-I-I-I really wanna dance, tonight with you (I just can’t help myself)
I really wanna do what you want me to (I just feel I let myself go)
I really wanna dance, tonight with you (I wanna see you move)
I really wanna do what you want me to (Uh, uh, uh)
[Refrain]
Baby, don’t you wanna dance up on me? (I just wanna dance next to you)
To another time and place
Oh, baby, don’t you wanna dance up on me? (Are you ready?)
Leaving behind my name and age
I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- (Are you ready?)
I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- (Are you ready?)
(R-R-R-Ready?)
I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- I’m a-
(Are you ready? Are you ready?)
I’m a- I’m- I’m- I’m- I’m- I’m- I’m-
(Ready? Ready? Ready? Lo-o-o-ove, yeah)
[Chorus]
I’m a slave for you (Like that)
I cannot hold it, I cannot control it
I’m a slave for you (It just feels right, it just feels good)
I won’t deny it, I’m not tryna hide it, baby
I’m a slave for you (Like that)
I cannot hold it, I cannot control it
I’m a slave for you (It just feels right, it just feels good)
I won’t deny it, I’m not tryna hide it
I’m a slave for you (Here we go now)
I cannot hold it, I cannot control it
I’m a slave for you (Here we go)
I won’t deny it, I’m not tryna hide it (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
[Outro]
Slave (Like that) (Are you ready?)
(You ready?)
(Are you ready?) (R-R-R-Ready?)
Slave (Are you ready?)
(You ready?)
(Are you ready?) (R-R-R-Ready?)
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(Are you ready?) (Get it, get it)
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(Are you ready?) (Get it, get it)
(Are you ready?) (R-R-R-Ready?)
(Are you ready?) (Get it, get it)
(Arе you ready?) (R-R-R-Ready?)
(Are you rеady?) (Get it, get it)
(Are you ready?) (R-R-R-Ready?)
(Are you ready?) (Get it, get it)
(Are you ready?) (R-R-R-Ready?)
(Are you ready?) (Get it, get it)
(Are you ready?) (R-R-R-Ready?)
All you people (Are you ready?)
All you people (You ready?)
All you people (Are you ready?)
All you people (R-R-R-Ready?)
All you people (Are you ready?) (Get it, get it)
All you people (You ready?) (Get it, get it)
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All you people- All you people
(Are you ready?) (You ready?) (Get it, get it)
All you people- All you people (Get it, get it)
All you people- All you people
(Are you ready?) (Get it, get it)
All you- All you- (R-R-R-Ready?) (Get it, get it)
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(Get it, get it, get it, get it)
I know I may be young, but I’ve got feelings too
(Get it, get it, get it, get it get it, get it, get it, get it get it, get it, get it, get it)
And I need to do what I feel like doing
(Get it, get it, get it, get it get it, get it, get it, get it)
So, let me go, and just listen (Get it, get it, get it, get it)
[Verse 1]
All you people look at me like I’m a little girl
Well, did you ever think it'd be okay for me to step into this world?
Always saying, "Little girl, don’t step into the club"
Well, I’m just tryna find out why, 'cause dancing’s what I love, yeah (Now watch me)
[B-Section]
Get it, get it, get it, get it
Get it, get it, get it, get it
Get it, get it, get it, get it
Get it, get it, get it, get it
Get it, get it, get it, get it
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Get it, get it, get it, get it
Get it, get it, get it, get it, oh
Get it, get it, get it, get it, woah (Do you like it?)
Get it, get it, get it, get it, oh
(This feels good)
[Verse 2]
I know I may come off quiet, I may come off shy
But I feel like talking, feel like dancing when I see this guy
What’s practical? What's logical?
What the hell, who cares?
All I know is I’m so happy when you’re dancing there
I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- (Are you ready?)
I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- (Are you ready?)
(R-R-R-Ready?)
I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- I’m a-
(Are you ready? Are you ready?)
I’m a- I’m- I’m- I’m- I’m- I’m- I’m-
(Ready? Ready? Ready? Lo-o-o-ove, yeah)
[Chorus]
I’m a slave for you
I cannot hold it, I cannot control it
I’m a slave for you
I won’t deny it, I’m not tryna hide it
Slave
Slave
[Refrain]
Baby, don’t you wanna dance up on me? (I just wanna dance next to you)
To another time and place
Oh, baby, don’t you wanna dance up on me? (Are you ready?)
Leaving behind my name and age (Let's go)
[Break]
Like that
You like it?
Yeah
Now watch me
Like that
You like it?
Yeah
Now watch me
[B-Section]
Get it, get it, get it, get it, oh
Get it, get it, get it, get it, woah (Do you like it?)
Get it, get it, get it, get it, oh
(This feels good)
Get it, get it, get it, get it, oh
Get it, get it, get it, get it, oh
Get it, get it, get it, get it, oh
Get it, get it, oh, get it, get it, oh
Get it, get it, oh, get it, oh, get it, oh
Get it, oh, get it, oh, get it, oh, get it, oh
Oh, oh, get it, oh, get it, oh
Get it, get it
Slave
Get it, get it
Get it, get it
Slave
Get it, get it
Get it, get it
Slave
Get it, get it
Get it, get it
Slave
Get it, get it
[Bridge]
I-I-I-I really wanna dance, tonight with you (I just can’t help myself)
I really wanna do what you want me to (I just feel I let myself go)
I really wanna dance, tonight with you (I wanna see you move)
I really wanna do what you want me to (Uh, uh, uh)
[Refrain]
Baby, don’t you wanna dance up on me? (I just wanna dance next to you)
To another time and place
Oh, baby, don’t you wanna dance up on me? (Are you ready?)
Leaving behind my name and age
I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- (Are you ready?)
I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- (Are you ready?)
(R-R-R-Ready?)
I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- I’m a- I’m a-
(Are you ready? Are you ready?)
I’m a- I’m- I’m- I’m- I’m- I’m- I’m-
(Ready? Ready? Ready? Lo-o-o-ove, yeah)
[Chorus]
I’m a slave for you (Like that)
I cannot hold it, I cannot control it
I’m a slave for you (It just feels right, it just feels good)
I won’t deny it, I’m not tryna hide it, baby
I’m a slave for you (Like that)
I cannot hold it, I cannot control it
I’m a slave for you (It just feels right, it just feels good)
I won’t deny it, I’m not tryna hide it
I’m a slave for you (Here we go now)
I cannot hold it, I cannot control it
I’m a slave for you (Here we go)
I won’t deny it, I’m not tryna hide it (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
[Outro]
Slave (Like that) (Are you ready?)
(You ready?)
(Are you ready?) (R-R-R-Ready?)
Slave (Are you ready?)
(You ready?)
(Are you ready?) (R-R-R-Ready?)
Slave (Are you ready?)
(You ready?)
(Are you ready?) (R-R-R-Ready?)
Slave (Are you ready?)
(You ready?)
(Are you ready?) (R-R-R-Ready?)
Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
- I’m a Slave 4 U
- I’ve Just Begun (Having My Fun)
- Do Somethin’
- My Prerogative
- (You Drive Me) Crazy [The Stop Remix!]
- Chris Cox Megamix
- Outrageous (Junkie XL’s Dancehall Mix)
- Overprotected (The Darkchild Remix)
- Stronger (Miguel ‘Migs’ Vocal Mix)
- Toxic (Armand Van Helden Remix)
- Everytime (Hi-Bias Radio Remix)
- Breathe On Me (Jacques Lu Cont Mix)
- Everytime
- Outrageous
- Born to Make You Happy
- Oops!... I Did It Again
- Boys (The Co-Ed Remix)
- ...Baby One More Time
- Toxic
- Lucky
- Stronger
- Don’t Let Me Be the Last to Know
- I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
- I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll
- Sometimes
- Me Against the Music
- I’m A Slave 4 U (Thunderpuss Club Mix)
- I’m A Slave 4 U (The Remixes) (2001)
- Greatest Hits: My Prerogative (2004)
- Work Bitch
- Toxic
- ...Baby One More Time
- Oops!... I Did It Again
- If U Seek Amy
- Make Me...
- Everytime
- Womanizer
- Lucky
- 3
- Gimme More
- Criminal
- Piece of Me
- Slumber Party
- Circus
- Pretty Girls
- I’m a Slave 4 U
- Coupure Électrique
- Man On the Moon
- Private Show
- Perfume
- My Prerogative
- Till the World Ends (The Femme Fatale Remix)
- Liar