Cobra Starship

Released: August 11, 2009

Songwriter: Oligee Ronnie Wood Gabe Saporta Kevin Rudolf Bruno Mars Philip Lawrence Jacob Kasher Kara DioGuardi Michael Caren Sara Allen

Producer: Mike Caren Kevin Rudolf Oligee

[Verse 1]
You were a problem child
Been grounded your whole life
So now you running wild
Playing with them good girls
Naw, that ain't your style
You think you're hot shit
And ooh, I love it, I love it, yeah, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]
Stumbling but yeah, you're still looking hella fine
Keep doing what you're doing, I'ma make you mine

[Chorus 2]
Well, you're a hot mess and I'm falling for you
And I'm like hot damn! Let me make you my boo
'Cause you can shake it, shake it, shake it
Yeah, you know what to do
You're a hot mess
I'm loving it, hell yes!

[Verse 2]
I've been hypnotized
The city's your playground
I watch you take a bite
At 5am roaming in the streets
Drunk all night
You think you're hot shit
And ooh, I love it, I love it, yeah, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]
Stumbling but yeah, you're still looking hella fine
Keep doing what you're doing, I'ma make you mine

[Chorus 2]
Well, you're a hot mess and I'm falling for you
And I'm like hot damn! Let me make you my boo
'Cause you can shake it, shake it, shake it
Yeah, you know what to do
You're a hot mess
I'm loving it, hell yes!
You're a hot mess and I'm falling for you
And I'm like hot damn! Let me make you my boo
'Cause you can shake it, shake it, shake it
Yeah, you know what to do
You're a hot mess
I'm loving it, hell yes!

[Verse 3]
If you're dancing up on tables
You go, you go, you got it, girl
Say that you're unstable
You go coco, you got it, girl
Dancing up on tables
Say that you're unstable
You're a haha-haha-ha yeah, you're a hot mess
Haha-haha-ha, we're singing hell yes

[Chorus]
Well, you're a hot mess and I'm falling for you
And I'm like hot damn! Let me make you my boo
'Cause you can shake it, shake it, shake it
Yeah, you know what to do
You're a hot mess
I'm loving it, hell yes!
You're a hot mess and I'm falling for you
And I'm like hot damn! Let me make you my boo
'Cause you can shake it, shake it, shake it
Yeah, you know what to do
You're a hot mess
I'm loving it, hell yes (hell yes)
Hot mess
I'm loving it, hell yes (hell yes)
Hot mess
I'm loving it, hell yes

Cobra Starship was an American dance-pop band originating from New York City. The band originally started as a solo project by frontman Gabe Saporta, previously of Midtown. Saporta has embezzled that the idea of Cobra Starship was formed after Saporta went on a vision quest in the Arizona deserts and began building the idea for a synthpop band, however he has stated in the past that this was just a joke.

The band started off when Saporta posted a parody of Gwen Stefani’s “Hollaback Girl” titled “Hollaback Boy”, which become popular on the internet. This eventually led to Cobra Starship being signed to Decaydance Records, an imprint of Fueled By Ramen owned by Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz.

The band’s 2006 debut album While The City Sleeps, We Rule The Streets was all written, recorded, and co-produced by Saporta, with production help from Ryland Blackinton and Alex Suarez, who at the time were both writing music for This Is Ivy League. The two of them joined the band shortly after the debut was released. The song “Snakes On A Plane (Bring It)”, which was included on the album, was written for the 2006 film Snakes On A Plane and became a minor hit. The song featured the vocal talents of Maja Ivarsson of The Sounds, William Beckett of The Academy Is… and Travie McCoy of Gym Class Heroes. Beckett also helped co-wrote the single.

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