Prince

Released: August 21, 1990

Songwriter: Prince

Producer: Prince

[Intro]
Ooh, I can't hold it
Ow! Bang, b-b-bang, bang
Bang

[Verse 1]
You, yeah
You're such a big tease, you get me all excited
All excited then you go home
You're like ice cream
Knew I got to get you, got to get you, before you're all gone

[Chorus]
You're such a bombshell
And if I ever get you, ever get you, ever get you
There's no telling how long I'd last
Before I tick, tick bang all over you
Tick, tick-a-tick, bang, bang all over you
Tick, tick-a-tick, bang, bang, bang, tick, bang, bang

[Verse 2]
You are no cheap thrill
Every time you tick I'd rather you bang
But you leave me in a fire sweat (leave me in a fire sweat)
You're like a good pill
All I need is to, and I'm so into you, you're the best stuff that I could get

[Chorus]
You're such a bombshell
And if I ever get you, ever get you, ever get you
There's no telling how long I'd last
Before I tick, tick bang all over you
Tick, tick-a-tick, bang, bang all over you
Tick, tick-a-tick, bang, bang, bang, tick, bang, bang

[Bridge]
Ooh, I can't hold it
Ooh, it's getting all over me
Ooh, I can't hold it
Ooh, it's getting all over me

[Verse 3]
You're such a queen bee
Let me taste your honey, taste your honey, taste your honey, for it go bad
You're so slippery
Like this chain around my hip, I want a 24k relationship
So baby don't spit me out, tick, tick, bang, all over you
Tick, tick-a-tick, bang
Ooh, I can't hold it. Ooh, it's getting all over me

[Chorus]
You're such a bombshell
And if I ever get you, ever get you, ever get you
There's no telling how long I'd last
Before I tick, tick bang all over you
Tick, tick-a-tick, bang, bang all over you
Tick, tick-a-tick, bang, bang, bang, tick, bang, bang

An American singer-songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist, and actor that produced 22 RIAA-platinum albums during his 40-year career, Prince may be known for one of many different things – his turn as “The Kid” in the iconic film/album/8 ½ minute ballad “Purple Rain”, being the writer behind the acclaimed anthem “Kiss,” rivaling Michael Jackson at the pinnacle of his career, being the inspiration behind censorship laws, or being the artist addressed as an unpronounceable symbol throughout the 1990s—but while many know of Prince, most don’t fully understand the impact his legacy left on this world.

Going by many aliases throughout his life, Prince Rogers Nelson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 7, 1958 with his father’s (John L. Nelson) stage name as his own given one. Growing up, Prince suffered from serious epileptic seizures at a very young age, but he had wrote his first composition of many by age seven, and outside of his love for basketball, he wanted music to be his purpose in life. His tumultuous childhood, witnessing alcoholism and abuse, caused him to find refuge in neighbor André Cymone’s home in his teens, where the two competed in local band competitions, leading to Prince’s introduction to Morris Day alongside music with his cousin’s band 94 East, leading him to be courted by record labels and ultimately signed to Warner Bros. Records with complete creative control; at 19, his debut album, For You (1978) was released – Prince played all 19 instruments on the record.

Influenced by the likes of Miles Davis, Rick James, and James Brown, Prince desired to form a music dynasty and after the success of his next albums – the platinum-selling Prince (1979), the sexually-charged Dirty Mind (1980), and politically-motivated Controversy (1981) – he negotiated for the ability to form his own label and manage artists of his own. Prince’s trademark sexual/religious rhetoric within pop-and-dance, funk-rock sound gained him a following, but his opening slates for Rick James and The Rolling Stones were both negatively received and facing bankruptcy, the young artist began to reach for mainstream popularity. Cashing on the drug-influenced doomsday mania of the times, 1982’s 1999 easily achieved that mainstream appeal, landing him on MTV, music charts, and radio stations across the world.

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