En Vogue

Released: May 23, 2000

Songwriter: Denzil Foster Thomas McElroy

Producer: Denzil Foster Thomas McElroy

[Verse 1: En Vogue]
This is for the ones
That like to party 'til dawn
And the beat won't stop
'Til the last one drops
And the people won't stay
If the DJ don't play
This is for the ones
Who like to really have fun
And the bad girls do
What the bad boys want to
And the good girls don't
And the good guys really want to
But they're scared

[Chorus: Terry Ellis & En Vogue]
What's the world without a beat of love?
I don't know but it's no place of mine
And a place I'll never be
What's the world without a beat of love?
I don't know 'cause my heart's beating fine
Thumpin', bumpin'

[Verse 2: En Vogue]
This is for the old
And the new school too
From the beat box sands
To the hip-hop waste land
From the house of blues
To the jazzy and the cool
This is for the world
Or wherever you are
On the sun or moon
Or in between those two
You are never too far
To connect with all of us
From which you stand

[Chorus: Terry Ellis & En Vogue]
What's the world without a beat of love?
I don't know but it's no place of mine
And a place I'll never be
What's the world without a beat of love
I don't know 'cause my heart's beating fine
Thumpin', bumpin'
What's the world without a beat of love?
I don't know but it's no place of mine
And a place I'll never be be
What's the world without a beat of love?
I don't know 'cause my heart's beating fine
And it beats on time

[Verse 3: En Vogue]
This is for the year
And the years to come
So let's celebrate
And let us elevate our fellow mankind
Let's spread peace and love throughout the human race

[Chorus: Terry Ellis & En Vogue]
What's the world without a beat of love?
I don't know but it's no place of mine
And a place I'll never be
What's the world without a beat of love
I don't know 'cause my heart's beating fine
Thumpin', bumpin'
What's the world without a beat of love?
I don't know but it's no place of mine
And a place I'll never be be
What's the world without a beat of love?
I don't know 'cause my heart's beating fine
And it beats on time
What's the world without a beat of love?
I don't know but it's no place of mine
And a place I'll never be
What's the world without a beat of love?
I don't know cause my heart's beating fine
Thumpin', bumpin'
What's the world without a beat of love?
I don't know but it's no place of mine
And a place I'll never be be
What's the world without a beat of love?
I don't know 'cause my heart's beating fine
And it beats on time

Cindy Herron, Terry Ellis, Maxine Jones, and Dawn Robinson are the original members of the R&B girl group En Vogue. The group was put together by producers Thomas McElroy and Denzil Foster after a talent search in Oakland, California in 1989. Their debut album Born to Sing was released in 1990 and featured the #1 R&B hits “You Don’t Have To Worry,” “Lies,” and their platinum debut single “Hold On,” which also peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and won a Billboard and Soul Train Music Award. Their 1992 follow-up album Funky Divas hit #1 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart and peaked at #8 on the Billboard 200 on its way to triple platinum status. The lead single, “My Lovin' (You’re Never Gonna Get It),” helped propel that success as it hit #1 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart and #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album also featured the #1 R&B hit cover of Aretha Franklin’s “Giving Him Something He Can Feel” as well as the Top 10 pop single “Free Your Mind.”

In 1993, they released the EP Runaway Love and made appearances on the TV shows In Living Color, Roc and A Different World. In 1994, they collaborated with Salt-N-Pepa on their Top 3 platinum single “Whatta Man” and in 1996 they contributed to the Set It Off soundtrack with their hit single “Don’t Let Go (Love)” which peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and hit #1 on the R&B Singles chart.

While working on their third album, Dawn Robinson decided to leave the group due to issues with management. The group decided to go on as a trio and released their third platinum album EV3 in 1997 featuring the Top 10 R&B/Top 20 pop hit “Whatever,” which was produced and co-written by Babyface. They went on to release three more albums—Masterpiece Theatre in 2000, The Gift of Christmas in 2002, and Soul Flower in 2004. During that time, Maxine Jones left the group in 2001 and was replaced by Amanda Cole, and Cole was later replaced in 2003 by Rhona Bennett. While the original four members have reunited for performances throughout the years, the current lineup consists of Herron, Ellis, and Bennett, and they released the single “Déjà Vu” in 2016 and released their album Electric Café in 2018.

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