Jermaine Dupri

Released: October 6, 1998

Featuring: Mariah Carey

Songwriter: Peter Warner Rainy Davis

Producer: Mark Picchiotti

Be mine

Sweetheart
Sweetheart
Sweetheart
Sweetheart
Sweet
Sweet
Sweet
Oh baby, be mine
Sweet
Oh baby, be mine
Sweet
Sweet
Sweet
Sweet

Sweet

Oh baby
Oh baby
(Sweetheart oh yeah)
(Sweetheart oh yeah)

[Hook]
Hypnotized
I'm a little hypnotized
Hypnotized
I'm a little hypnotized
(Something's got to give)

[Verse 1]
Boy haven't you noticed
A gleam in my eye
Because of you
I'm a little hypnotized
But every time you're with me
I feel so positive
Now with a little love
Something's got to give

[Pre-Chorus]
A full moon
Is waiting in the twilight
Maybe soon
You will come to be my knight
Here we are
Hoping that we never part
Stay with me

[Chorus]
Baby, won't you be my sweetheart
We could share a storybook romance
Won't you be my sweetheart
We could share a storybook romance
Baby

Oh yeah
Oh yeah

[Verse 2]
You are no Casanova
I know that you'll be true
And that's why
I'm so in love with you
But each romantic ending
You leave me at my door
But tonight
I'd like us to explore

[Pre-Chorus]
A full moon
Is waiting in the twilight
Maybe soon
You will come to be my knight
Here we are
Hoping that we never part
Stay with me

[Chorus]
Baby, won't you be my sweetheart
Sweet
Won't you be my sweetheart
Oh baby

You know I need you
Oh baby
Oh baby

Na na na na na na
Na na na na na na
Na na na na na na
Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah

Oh baby be mine baby

[Bridge]
Stars are bright
Mood is right
To keep me warm away from harm
Nowhere better than my baby's arms
Stars are bright
Mood is right
To keep me warm away from harm
Won't you be mine

Sweet sweet sweet sweet
Sweet sweet sweet sweet
Sweet sweet sweet sweet
Sweet sweet sweet sweetheart yeah
Sweet sweet sweet sweet
Sweet sweet sweet sweet
Sweet sweet sweet sweet
Sweet sweet sweet sweetheart yeah

Oh baby
Oh baby
Oh baby
Oh baby
Oh baby
Oh baby

Inspired at 12 years old by producer Teddy Riley, Jermaine Dupri Mauldin wrote his first song for the female rap group Silk Tymes Leather at 14. In his teens, he was also a dancer for Run DMC and Whodini, and worked as a DJ for the rappers of Fresh Set.

Later, Dupri would become most known for creating the record label So So Def and launching or furthering the careers of many artists such as Kris Kross, Da Brat, Xscape, Janet Jackson, Bow Wow, TLC among many others. As a producer, he’s been the man behind several chart-topping singles for Jay-Z, Mariah Carey, Usher, Nelly, Ashanti, Ludacris and Fabolous. Dupri also has many successful singles as a solo artist including “Welcome To Atlanta” (featuring Ludacris) and “Money Ain’t A Thing” (featuring Jay-Z).

Dupri won a Grammy in 2006 for his work on the Mariah Carey song “We Belong Together”. In 2018, he became the second hip-hop artist ever to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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