New Edition

Released: December 20, 1996

Songwriter: Jimmy Jam Terry Lewis

Producer: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

[Intro]
This is for the candy queens (Candy queens)
The lean, mean green smokin' queens
This is for the candy queens
N.E., Structure Rize, come in...

[Verse 1 Rap]
Baby girl, give you the whole world
Eyes shine like pearls
Mesmerize my brain, your touch calms my nerves
Tropical body shape and skirt, forever make me stay alert
Wonder when you wanna come down and be my night nurse
Over again, you gotta check many men with their weak attempts
Cheap talk, too scared to spend
Can't see through wimps clearly, 'cause she's a special lady
Ready to give your life to a brotha who's ripe to rock you steady

[Chorus: New Edition]
Over and over and over I try
To get you off of my mind
But I can't win the fight
There's a feeling I know
When I'm losing in love
It's the feeling I get when I can't get enough

[Verse 2: Ralph Tresvant]
Something about you, babe
Makes me feel the way I do
Know that I love you, babe
But you treat me like a fool
Wanna tell me babe
How I fit into your plan
Don't you deceive me, baby
I'm just trying to be your man

[Pre-Chorus: Ralph]
Oh, nobody ever made me feel this way
And oh, I think and dream about you every day
And oh, if I could only get you out of my mind
And oh, but every time I try to run away

[Chorus: New Edition]
Over and over and over I try
To get you off of my mind
But I can't win the fight
There's a feeling I know
When I'm losing in love
It's the feeling I get when I can't get enough

Something about you, babe
(Ayo, Ralph T, do me a favor, man, smooth it out for 'em)

[Verse 2: Ralph]
Something about you, baby
Changed the way I looked at me
Is it obsession, baby
Or just curiosity?
You're takin' advantage, baby
Of my sensitivity
Do what you wanna, babe
Just give back my sanity

[Pre-Chorus: Ralph]
Oh, no other love's affected me before
Girl, you changed the rules but I come back for more
I'm a player in this game I'll never win
This addictive love's about to do me in

[Chorus: New Edition]
Over and over and over I try
To get you off of my mind
But I can't win the fight
There's a feeling I know
When I'm losing in love
It's the feeling I get when I can't get enough

Something about you, babe

Over and over and over I try
To get you off of my mind
But I can't win the fight

[Bridge: Ralph + Bobby Brown]
There's something about you, baby (over and over)
When I think about you, baby (over and over)
(I think about you)
There's no doubt about it, baby (over and over)
I know it's suicide to stay
But baby, every time I try to run away

[Chorus: New Edition]
Over and over and over I try
To get you off of my mind
But I can't win the fight
There's a feeling I know
When I'm losing in love
It's the feeling I get when I can't get enough

Something about you, babe

Over and over and over I try
To get you off of my mind
But I can't win the fight
There's a feeling I know
When I'm losing in love
It's the feeling I get when I can't get enough

Something about you, babe

[Outro]
Uh-huh, uh-huh, once again, like I told you
This is for the candy queens
The lean, mean, green smokin' queens
This is for the candy queens, uh, nah'mean
This is for the candy queens
The lean, mean, green smokin' queens
This is for the candy queens, yeah
Right about now, this fly ass remix is about to self-destruct
*explosion* Case closed

New Edition is a Boston-based R&B group that was seen as the inspiration of the boy bands that followed them during the 1980s and 1990s. The group initially consisted of Ralph Tresvant, Bobby Brown, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie DeVoe. They released their debut album Candy Girl in 1983 after being discovered by producer Maurice Starr. This album yielded the hits “Candy Girl,” “Popcorn Love,” and “Is This the End.” After a financial dispute, New Edition cut ties with Starr and released their second album New Edition in 1984, which features two of their biggest “Cool It Now” and “Mr. Telephone Man.” In November 1985, they released All for Love featuring the hits “Count Me Out” and “A Little Bit of Love (Is All It Takes)” and one month later released Christmas All Over the World.

Before the end of 1985, the group decided to vote Bobby Brown out of the group for his disruptive behavior. After their 1986 doo-wop cover album Under the Blue Moon, lead singer Ralph Tresvant was considering a solo career as the group’s direction was in question. In 1987, Johnny Gill was added to the group and the quintet went on to create their most popular album Heart Break with producers Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis in 1988. This album was released on June 20, 1988—the same day as Bobby Brown’s Don’t Be Cruel—and features two more of their biggest “If It Isn’t Love” and “Can You Stand the Rain.”

In 1990, Ralph Tresvant, Johnny Gill and Bell Biv Devoe all went on to have successful hits. Among these hits was the remix to BBD’s “Word to the Mutha,” which was the first song to feature all six members. After a hiatus, all six members came together in 1996 to create the album Home Again, which hit #1 on the Billboard 200 and was a multi-platinum success. After some friction on the Home Again tour, Bobby Brown decided to depart the group again. In 2004, after leaving their longtime label MCA Records, New Edition signed with Bad Boy Records and released the album One Love but they left Bad Boy a year later due to a lack of promotion. The group continues to tour together and sell out shows after 30 years in the business. The group was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on January 23, 2017—one day ahead of the BET premiere of their 3-night mini-series The New Edition Story.

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