John Legend

Released: December 2, 2016

Songwriter: John Legend BloodPop® Justin Tranter Julia Michaels Matt Sweeney Blake Mills

Producer: John Legend

[Verse 1]
Go from zero to a hundred and up it crazy
Don't believe when you say that you fuckin' hate me, yeah
You come in, use your body, to motivate me
Cause every fight ends up with your legs around me, your legs around me, oh
Your legs around me, oh
We rise, we fall, we take it all, oh oh
One thing I know; still want it all

[Chorus]
That's what you do to me
That's what you do to me
That's what you do
You blowin' up my mind, screamin' through the night
Make me love and hate you at the same time
That's what you do to me
Yeah
That's what you do to me
Oh
That's what you do
You always do me right
Make me feel like I, I would die if you were out of my life
That's what you do to me
Oh
Do it, do it, do it
Yeah

[Verse 2]
I could run, I could leave, but no, I don't wanna
Well I guess I'm obsessed with your kind of torture
The good kind of torture
Oh, we rise, we fall, we wreck it all
You kill me with every kiss, I want it all

[Chorus]
That's what you do to me
That's what you do to me
That's what you do
You blowin' up my mind, screamin' through the night
Make me love and hate you at the same time
That's what you do to me
Yeah
That's what you do to me
Oh
That's what you do
You always do me right
Make me feel like I, I would die if you were out of my life
That's what you do to me

[Bridge]
I don't know how you got a hold on me, baby
I don't know how you got a hold

[Chorus]
That's what you do to me
That's what you do to me
Oh
That's what you do, you blowin' up my mind
Screamin' through the night
Make me love and hate you at the same time
That's what you do to me
Oh
That's what you do to me
Oh
That's what you do
You always do me right
Make me feel like I, I would die if you were out of my life
That's what you do to me
Oh
Do it, do it, do it
Yeah
Oh
Do it, do it, do it
Oh
That's what you do to me

John Legend was born in 1978 in Ohio. He became an in-demand session musician and songwriter, working with such artists as Alicia Keys, Twista and Janet Jackson. He was soon introduced to up-and-coming hip-hop artist Kanye West, and the two musicians collaborated on one another’s demos.

J. Ivy claims credit for bestowing the “Legend” moniker upon John Stephens (with an assist from Kanye West). Via

Kanye was like, ‘Have you heard of this singer called John Stephens?’ He played me this song from him, that I think will.i.am produced. It was so refreshing and soulful. An hour later, John Stephens comes into the studio. I told him, ‘I heard your music. It’s so amazing. It sounds old school. Man, you sound like one of the legends. You’re a legend. Matter of fact, that’s what I am going to call you from now The Legend. A couple days later, we were in the lounge of the studio (Record Plant) and John Stephens walks in and everyone shouts him out. I was like, ‘John Legend!’ Kanye then said, ‘You’re John Legend from now on. That’s your name!’”

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