John Legend

Released: August 30, 2013

Songwriter: DJ Camper Jessy Wilson Kanye West John Legend Joe Jonas

Producer: Doc McKinney Ali Shaheed Muhammad

[Produced by Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Doc McKinney]

[Intro]
Yeah, you wanna be loved, yeah
Oh, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on
You wanna be loved, yeah
Listen

[Verse 1]
Everywhere I go, everywhere I’ll be
I see lonely hearts and falling leaves
Where do those hearts go, do they find their match
Or do they drift away, it’s time to bring them back

[Hook 1]
They wanna be loved, they wanna be loved
Come on, it’s simple enough
They wanna be loved, yeah

They wanna be loved, they wanna be loved
A little piece to the heart
They wanna be loved

[Verse 2]
But everybody knows it don’t always last
But if I can’t have it for long, then I want it fast
Better love for now, than for never at all
So baby, if you’re down, give me a call!

[Hook 2]
I wanna be loved, I wanna be loved
Come on, it’s simple enough
I wanna be loved, yeah
Alright, c'mon

I wanna be loved, I wanna be loved
A little piece to the heart
I wanna be loved
Yeah

[Bridge]
La la la la
Yeah, don’t you wanna be loved
Yeah, sing for love, yeah!
Yeah, don’t you wanna be loved?

[Hook 3]
You wanna be loved, you wanna be loved
Come on, it’s simple enough
You wanna be loved, yeah
Alright

You wanna be loved, you wanna be loved
A little piece to the heart
You wanna be loved, oh yeah!

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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