Jamie Cullum

Released: October 20, 2003

Songwriter: JAY-Z Chad Hugo Pharrell Williams

Producer: Stewart Levine

[Verse 1]
Don't wanna sound full of myself or rude
But you ain't looking at no other dudes
Cause you love me
So you think about a chance
You find yourself trying to do my dance
Maybe cause you love me (Woah, woah)

[Hook]
So when we tried, things would slow down
Because you weren't used to how fast we touch
Then we locked eyes, and I knew I was in there
And I was gonna tear your ass up

[Chorus]
I know that I'm carrying on, never mind if I'm showing off
I was just frontin' you know I want you babe
I'm ready to bet it all, unless you don't care at all
But you know I want you
You should stop frontin' baabe
(ay ay aay, yeah yeah yaay, yeah yea yaay)

[Verse 2]
Trying to be the best girlfriend you could be
But you still sneak and you look at me, girl I love it
Then you give your other girl a shove
Tell her you gon' palm her ass like it was
And she's gon love it (whoa-oh whoa)

[Hook]
So then we tried, things would slow down
Because you weren't used to how fast we touch
Then we locked eyes, and I knew I was in there
And I was gonna tear ya ass up

[Chorus]
I know that I'm carrying on, never mind if I'm showing off
I was just frontin' you know I want you babe
I'm ready to bet it all, unless you don't care at all
You know I want you
You should stop frontin' baabe
(ay ay aay ay, yeah yeah yaay, yeah yea yaay aaay)

[Musical Solo]

(oh oo oo, mm mm mm)

[Chorus/Outro]
I know that I'm carrying on, never mind if I'm showing off
I was just frontin' you know I want you babe
I'm ready to bet it all, unless you don't care at all
You know I want you
You should stop frontin' baaaaabe
(woah oh oh, yeah woah oh oh, yeah aay yeaaaah ay ay ay yeah ay ay ay, yeaah mm mm mm)

Jamie Cullum is a multi-award-winning singer, songwriter and musician. He seen as one of the most successful jazz artists ever in the UK, with more than 10 million albums sold worldwide. Although deeply rooted in jazz sounds, his work is a crossover of genres and influences that span from folk music to hip-hop. He also extensively covers other artists' songs, both old time and contemporary.

Starting from the bottom, he produced and financed his own debut, Heard It All Before, in 1999. Three years later, what started as an independent endeavour became his first major label album; Pointless Nostalgic was out in 2002. After that, he signed a £1million deal with Universal and dropped the highly-acclaimed Twentysomething, his biggest selling record to date. He kept touring and releasing records continuously till today, collecting a whopping seven studio albums to date.

He has collaborated with countless artists from all over the world, including Pharrell Williams, Roots Manuva, Portuguese Eurovision-winning composer Luísa Sobral, Spanish Grammy award winner Alejandro Sanz and many others. Since 2010, he has been hosting a weekly jazz-focused radio show on BBC Radio 2.

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