Kelis

Released: October 17, 2001

Songwriter: Kelis Pharrell Williams Chad Hugo

Producer: The Neptunes

[Intro]
What is this?

Hi, welcome
Follow, come in
Okay, single file
Watch your step

Welcome to Kelis' world
You have entered - don't touch that

[Verse]
Yesterday, we were born
We took your stereo, by dawn
In just one day
Through all the scorn, and the hate
We'll penetrate your bones, and (???)
With just one take
And now we're here, let the games
Begin, start, get ready let's play
Who wins this race?

[Chorus]
This is a new beginning
The empire strikes back
Learn from losing
Cherish winning
Forever Star Trak

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”.

more tracks from the album

Wanderland

From the album

Wanderland (2001)

Kelis popular songs

Intro (Wanderland)Kelis

Kelis

Wanderland