Kelis

Released: December 7, 1999

Featuring: Pharrell Williams

Songwriter: Chad Hugo Pharrell Williams

Producer: The Neptunes

[Pharrell, Kelis]

We found her
On one of our voyages to the fourth sector
We were exploring this pinkish planet called Kelapolis
It is said to be rich in uh, resources
But uh, what we found is far more richer than any resource
A little infant girl
From the moment we brought her aboard
We knew there was something very peculiar about her

I remember looking at her eyes
I could just tell, there was something that she knew
That we didn't
And uh, only she knew
You know it's like, "What is it man?"
What is it that she knows?

And she grew and grew
She got older
There she is right there in Kindergarten

Oh, little boy
Oh, come here, little boy
I see you
Aww, you're so cute
Peek-a-Boo
You can run, but you can't hide
Aww, you're so cute, I'm gonna squeeze you
Come back
I won't hurt you again
I hate you

Oh, look
There she is again at her high school graduation

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, and, and now I'm grown

When idiosyncratic R&B singer Kelis hit the scene in 1999 with the siren-bathed “Caught Out There,” many didn’t know what to do with a rainbow-haired songstress repeatedly screaming “I hate you so much right now” as her hook. It made her not only unforgettable, but also helped put hitmaking production duo The Neptunes on the map.

Though her debut album Kaleidoscope was well-received, her label Virgin Records opted to only release the sophomore Wanderland internationally though the single “Young, Fresh N' New” was in rotation on BET & MTV.

Despite record label drama, Kelis kept her public profile up singing the hooks on hit songs like ODB’s “Got Your Money” and Busta Rhymes' “What It Is”.

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