En Vogue

Released: February 24, 2004

Songwriter: Thomas McElroy Michael Marshall Denzil Foster

Producer: Foster & McElroy

[Intro: Michael Marshall]
Ooh-ooh, ah-ah, ah-ha, hey hey
Ooh-ooh, ah-ah, ah-ha, hey hey

[Verse 1: Terry Ellis]
You best believe every day I get the same ol' thang
All kind of brothers coming up to me
With silly lies that could make you sick
Oh, they need to quit, and get away from me
Don't get me wrong, I like attention, too
But do they really have to act a fool
'Cause they see a lady lookin' good?
Please admit

[Chorus: En Vogue & (Michael Marshall)]
Is it my hips? (Ooh ooh) My lips? (Ah-ah)
My eyes? (Ah-ha) My thighs? (Hey hey)
My chest? (Ooh ooh) My hair? (Ah-ah)
My big ol' hey-e-e-ea (Ah-ha, hey hey)
Is that all you see?
Is it my hips? (Ooh ooh) My lips? (Ah-ah)
My eyes? (Ah-ha) My thighs? (Hey hey)
My chest? (Ooh ooh) My hair? (Ah-ah)
My big ol' hey-e-e-ea (Ah-ha, hey hey)
Is that all you see?

[Verse 2: Terry Ellis]
In a limousine, fancy car, bling-bling-bling
Even if you're standing 6-foot-3
Or 3 feet tall with no teeth, have respect for me
Try conversation please
Before you try to put your hands on me
When will they ever learn there's more to me
Than T&A on this PYT?
Daddy, please

[Chorus: En Vogue]
Is it my hips? my lips? (Daddy)
My eyes? My thighs?
My chest?(My chest) My hair? (My hair)
My big ol' hey-e-e-ea
Is that all you see?
Is it my hips? (My hips) my lips? (My lips)
My eyes? (My eyes) My thighs? (My thighs)
My chest? (My chest) My hair? (My hair)
My big ol' hey-e-e-ea
Is that all you see?

[Bridge: Michael Marshall]
How come you actin' like you don't know
Why some brothas always lose control?
When you're wearing them hip-high jeans
With your thong out, baby please, let a playa speak
And don't you start to tweak
You got the body that can make men weep
So when you walk around in "do me" clothes like those vide-hoes
Girl, you need to know that all I'm lookin' at is

[Chorus: Michael Marshall & En Vogue]
Hips (Ooh ooh), and lips (Ah-ah)
And eyes (Ah-ha), your thighs (Hey hey)
Your chest (Ooh ooh), your hair (Ah-ah)
Girl, that big ol'
Hey-e-e-ea, is that all you see?
Your hips (Ooh ooh), your lips (Ah-ah)
Your eyes (Ah-ha), your thighs (Hey hey)
Your chest, baby (Ooh ooh), your hair (Ah-ha)
You're sexy underwear
Hey-e-e-ea, is that all you see?

[Outro: Michael Marshall & En Vogue]
Uh-huh Uh-huh sexy underwear I see
Ooh and I know, I know
Your hips, somethin' 'bout your thighs
Is driving me crazy, ooh, hey, uh-huh, uh-huh

Ooh-ooh, ah-ah, ah-ha, hey hey
Ooh-ooh, ah-ah, ah-ha, hey hey
Hey-e-e-ea, is that all you see?
Ooh-ooh, ah-ah, ah-ha, hey hey
Ooh-ooh, ah-ah, ah-ha, hey hey
Hey-e-e-ea, is that all you see?

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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