Released: September 26, 1995

Songwriter: Prince

Producer: Prince

[Intro]
Now!
(Freaks on the floor)
1, 2, 1, 2
Light up another one dude

[Chorus]
Now! (1 2 3 4, come on, come on, freaks on the floor)
(Go go yeah) (Now) (Go go yeah)
Now! (1 2 3 4, come on, come on, freaks on the floor)
(Go go yeah) (Now) (Go go yeah)

[Verse 1]
One two one two ninety four
I'm on the set, freaks on the floor
Don't worry about my name, it's too long to remember
I could tell you now but we'd be here 'til next September
Three it be like that, see?
This ain't about the trippers tripping like they know they be
This ain't about this, that, what, where or how
This about the freaks doing everything they wanna do now
Now now - what cha gonna say? now now - how you wanna play?

[Chorus]
Now! (1 2 3 4, come on, come on, freaks on the floor)
(Go go yeah) (Now) (Go go yeah)
Now! (1 2 3 4, come on, come on, freaks on the floor)
(Go go yeah) (Now) (Go go yeah)
Now! (1 2 3 4, come on, come on, freaks on the floor)
(Go go yeah) (Now) (Go go yeah)
Now! (1 2 3 4, come on, come on, freaks on the floor)
(Go go yeah) (Now) (Go go yeah)

[Post-Chorus]
What you wanting to say? (Get funky)
What you want to play? (Get funky)

[Verse 2]
Three, four, three, four, 99
She the new hero cuz she's so divine
Unaffected by the system, she'd rather die
Than write a rap for some big booty heffa gettin' by
On that booty, instead of doin' duty
Aspire to be higher I admire so I fire
Cuz it's flyer to be hungry than phat
And take it from this sister, y'all take it from that
It's flyer to be hungry than phat
The ride up front is better when You've been in the back
And that's a fact
This ain't about this y'all, it ain't about that
This ain't about the booty movin' pumpin' the max
This ain't about this, that, what, where, or how
This about the freaks doin' everything they wanna do now!

[Chorus]
Now! (1 2 3 4, come on, come on, freaks on the floor)
(Go go yeah) (Now) (Go go yeah)
Now! (1 2 3 4, come on, come on, freaks on the floor)
(Go go yeah) (Now) (Go go yeah)
Now! (1 2 3 4, come on, come on, freaks on the floor)
(Go go yeah) (Now) (Go go yeah)
Now! (1 2 3 4, come on, come on, freaks on the floor)
(Go go yeah) (Now) (Go go yeah)

[Post-Chorus]
What you going to say? (Get funky)
Now you want to play? (Get funky)

[Verse 3]
40, 45, snake's alive
Say one thing, do another, it's time
We chill on that
No, I don't need a gat
I'd rather see your self-checkin' ass up to bat for another swing
Anybody can sing
There's more to genius than the word, my sister anything I would bring
Or would u rather dine alone well
If you change your mind, you can reach me on your video phone
It's a dime, as in dollars, and that's my two bloody cents
This ain't about this, that, what, where, or how
This about the freaks doin' everything they wanna do now!

[Chorus]
Now! (1 2 3 4, come on, come on, freaks on the floor)
(Go go yeah) (Now) (Go go yeah)
Now! (1 2 3 4, come on, come on, freaks on the floor)
(Go go yeah) (Now) (Go go yeah)
Now! (1 2 3 4, come on, come on, freaks on the floor)
(Go go yeah) (Now) (Go go yeah)
Now! (1 2 3 4, come on, come on, freaks on the floor)
(Go go yeah) (Now) (Go go yeah)

[Post-Chorus]
What you come to say? (Get funky, get funky)
Come on, now how you want to play? (Get funky, get funky)
Band!
(Now)

[Verse 4]
Sixty seven sixty seven
Freaks dance like they're in heaven
DJ don't stop the music, DJ don't stop the music
Fill us with de dope track, lick us, twist us, roll us in your mouth
Light us up and take a hit, light us up and take a hit
Mmm, suck us til we're dry
And when we're lookin' like a roach, hit the lights
Before u say goodnight though
Let's make a toast yo
This ain't about this, that, what, where, or how
This about the freaks doin' everything they wanna do now!

[Chorus]
Now! (1 2 3 4, come on, come on, freaks on the floor)
(Go go yeah) (Now) (Go go yeah)
Now! (1 2 3 4, come on, come on, freaks on the floor)
(Go go yeah) (Now) (Go go yeah)
Now! (1 2 3 4, come on, come on, freaks on the floor)
(Go go yeah) (Now) (Go go yeah)
Now! (1 2 3 4, come on, come on, freaks on the floor)
(Go go yeah) (Now) (Go go yeah)

[Outro]
(Get funky)
(Get funky)
(Get funky)
(Get funky)
(Freaks on the floor) (Now)
(Freaks on the floor) (Now)
(Freaks on the floor) (Now)
(Freaks on the floor) (Now)
(Get funky)
(Get funky)
(Get funky)
(Now)
Now!

Prince

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.