New Edition

Released: October 22, 1996

Featuring: Missy Elliott

Songwriter: Missy Elliott Diddy 112 Heavy D Chucky Thompson

Producer: Diddy Stevie J Chucky Thompson

[Intro: Puff Daddy]
You see, what I do, is, I try to make you dance, you know?
When you hear this, that, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh
I try to make you go to the dance floor, and, you know
Listen to my girl Missy say something like, come on, uh

[Verse 1: Missy Elliott & Puff Daddy]
I'ma stick closer to your side than a beeper
You don't have to worry 'bout me
And you won't miss me like Monifah (Heh, heh)
P-U-F-F (Uh-huh), D-A-double D-(That's right)-Y
You be makin' hits like the old factory (Why, thank you)
And I..."Hit You With Da Hee"
Hee-hee-hee-hee-how
"Hit You Wit Da Hee"
This is how I get down, alright?
With Ronnie, Bobby, Johnny, Ricky, and Mike
(Don't forget about Ralph)

[Verse 2: Bobby Brown & Puff Daddy]
Lady, I know I've been acting strange (Come on)
It seems to me you're tired of playing games
I've been around, had girls here and there (This is the remix)
I did you wrong, but I'll give my life to make it right

[Chorus: New Edition, Bobby Brown, Puff Daddy]
I know that things ain't right
Seems like all we do is fight (OW)
And it's been on my mind
You don't have to worry
(You don't have to worry)
I'm gonna make it right (No)
I'll be on your side (No no)
No more lonely nights
You don't have to worry
(This is the remix, come on)

[Verse 3: Bobby Brown & Puff Daddy]
What must I do to make it up to you? (Come on)
What can I say, to make you see things my way?
I know it's hard for you to understand
I did you wrong but I'll give my life to make it right

[Chorus: New Edition, Bobby Brown, Puff Daddy]
I know that things ain't right
Seems like all we do is fight (OW)
And it's been on my mind
You don't have to worry
(Baby, it's been on my mind)
I'm gonna make it right
(I'm gonna make it right)
I'll be on your side
(I'll be on your side)
No more lonely nights
You don't have to worry
(Break it down)
I know that things ain't right
(No more)
Seems like all we do is fight
(Ha, come on)
And it's been on my mind
You don't have to worry (Woo)
I'm gonna make it right
(That's right)
I'll be on your side
No more lonely nights
You don't have to worry
(Come on)

[Bridge: New Edition, Ralph Tresvant, Puff Daddy]
Don't be afraid (Oh)
I'll be there (And I will be there)
Whenever you need me, I'll be there
(Whenever you need me, just call on me)
Trust in me
(I like that)
(And I will be there)
I won't let you down (No), no

[Verse 4: Michael Bivins]
N.E. expertise, please
Here to put the squeeze on the industry fleas getting cheese
Peep these, butter slurs, his and hers Chinchilla furs
Check the Goodfella words
You don't ever have to worry
'Cause I get in ya like Murray
And boo, it's only a light flurry
You're frontin' cattin', you wanna rumble in the satin
In a bad ass suite somewhere in Lower Manhattan

[Verse 5: Ronnie DeVoe]
I'm from the street, too, but I gotta eat, too
Won't hesitate to eat you, other than that "glad to meet you"
I spend nights in the Ramada, my honeys stay laced in Escada
Chickens is mad that I got her
Casino style, Gambino type smile
Kiss you before I twist you, on the wax is official
Players on the set, gettin' wet, sippin' Perrier Jouet
So you don't even have to worry yet

[Chorus: New Edition]
I know that things ain't right
Seems like all we do is fight
And it's been on my mind
You don't have to worry
I'm gonna make it right
I'll be on your side
No more lonely nights
You don't have to worry

[Interlude: Bobby Brown, Puff Daddy, New Edition]
The remix
No, no no no
Eh eh, eh eh, eh
Eh eh, eh eh, eh
No, no no no
Eh eh, eh eh
OW (You don't have to worry)
Eh, eh, eh, that's right, heh
Make it right
I just wanna make you dance
I'll be by your side
I ain't never gonna leave you, baby
(You don't have to worry)
Remix

[Chorus: New Edition, Bobby Brown, Puff Daddy]
I know that things ain't right (Baby)
Seems like all we do is fight (All we do)
And it's been on my mind (All we do)
You don't have to worry (All we do is fight)
I'm gonna make it right (All we do is fight)
I'll be on your side (All we do)
No more lonely nights (All we do)
You don't have to worry
(But I don't give a good goddamn, baby, baby)
(Let' go, come on)
I know that things ain't right (Baby, baby)
Seems like all we do is fight (Uh)
And it's been on my mind
You don't have to worry (Baby, please, baby)
I'm gonna make it right (Can I make it right?)
I'll be on your side
No more lonely nights
You don't have to worry (No more lonely nights)
I know that things ain't right
Seems like all we do is fight (All we do is fight)
And it's been on my mind
You don't have to worry

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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