John Legend

Released: May 23, 2017

Featuring: Gallant

Songwriter: Blake Mills John Legend Miguel

Producer: Wade Davis Peter Torres

[Verse 1: John Legend]
Yeah we used to flirt with freedom
'Fore everybody knew our names
We became their favorite secret
Love for love and not for fame
Oh, when I was your user, your FaceTime abuser
Dose after dose 'til we crashed
Now they bet on our game, say we'll go down in flames
It's too good but we never could last

[Chorus: John Legend & Gallant]
But oh, we were undercover 'til it overflowed, overexposed
Oh, chained our love together, never took it slow
And now we know life on overload, (love, love)
Don't we always make a show of love, (love, love, yeah)

[Verse 2: Gallant]
Let that cellphone ring, let that bluebird sing, let that message say unread
Let them talk about us, let them talk too much
While we rule the whole world from our bed

[Chorus: John Legend & Gallant]
And oh, we were undercover 'til it overflowed, overexposed
Oh, chained our life together, never took it slow
And now we know life on overload
Don't we always make a show of love?
Life on overload, must we make a spectacle of love?

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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