New Edition

Released: November 9, 2004

Songwriter: Adonis Ralph Tresvant Jack Knight Michael Carlos Jones Nisan Stewart

Producer: Diddy Mario Winans Nisan Stewart

[Verse 1: Ralph Tresvant]
I heard you like to ball a lot
And you like shoppin' at the mall alot
Braggin' to your friends about what you got
But all of that's just material
Don't really mean a thing to me
You should know that
There's more to life than what you see
Please believe it, oh oh oh

[Pre-Chorus: Ralph Tresvant]
You just don't care enough
You always think somebody's gonna buy you stuff
You never know who you might turn away
You never know where real love could be
Those type of girls don't interest me
You should know that
There's more to life than what you see
Please believe it, oh oh oh

[Chorus: New Edition & Ralph Tresvant]
How I can give you diamonds, baby
I can take you 'round the world (Oh yeah)
None of that is really what you need (Oh, girl)
I just wanna give you something
You can't put a price on
And it can make you rich
Beyond your wildest dreams

[Verse 2: Ralph Tresvant]
It doesn't matter what they lace you with
'Cause all you seem to like is expensive sh
You can't use everybody that you meet
'Cause girl that's just not the way to be
Don't play that game 'cause you won't last
You will see that one day it's not about that
Please believe it, baby

[Pre-Chorus: Ralph Tresvant]
You just don't care enough
You always think somebody's gonna buy you stuff
You never know who you might turn away (Turn away)
You never know where real love can be
Those type of girls don't interest me
You should know that there's more to life than what you see
Please believe it, oh oh oh

[Chorus: New Edition & Ralph Tresvant]
How I can give you diamonds, baby (Give you diamonds)
I can take you 'round the world ('Round the world)
None of that is really what you need (None of that is what you need)
I just wanna give you something
You can't put a price on (Ooh ooh)
And it can make you rich
Beyond your wildest dreams (Ooh baby)
How I can give you diamonds, baby
I can take you 'round the world ('Round the world)
None of that is really what you need (None of that is what you need)
I just wanna give you something (Hey)
You can't put a price on (Ah baby)
And it can make you rich
Beyond your wildest dreams (Baby, I)

[Bridge: Ralph Tresvant]
I can give you everything, baby (Give you everything)
But don't you want more in life
Than material things from me
So please let me be, be all that you need (Be everything)
And take you beyond your wildest dreams

[Chorus: New Edition & Ralph Tresvant]
How I can give you diamonds, baby (I can give you)
I can take you 'round the world (Around the world)
None of that is really what you need (None of that is what you need)
I just wanna give you something (Ah yeah)
You can't put a price on (Ah)
And it can make you rich
Beyond your wildest dreams (Baby, listen to me)

[Refrain: Ricky Bell & Ralph Tresvant]
Listen to me, 'cause (Hey) material things (Oh ho)
Ain't what you need
'Cause that ain't everything (It ain't everything, darlin')
Listen to me, 'cause material things (Ah yeah)
Ain't what you need
'Cause that ain't everything (Baby, I can give you)

[Chorus: New Edition & Ralph Tresvant]
How I can give you diamonds, baby (I could give you diamonds)
I can take you 'round the world (Around the world)
None of that is really what you need (No, that ain't what you need)
I just wanna give you something (Baby)
You can't put a price on
And it can make you rich
Beyond your wildest dreams (Oh baby, I)
How I can give you diamonds, baby (I could give you something)
I can take you 'round the world (Trips around the world)
None of that is really what you need (None of that is what you need)
I just wanna give you something (Oh ho)
You can't put a price on
And it can make you rich
Beyond your wildest dreams

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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