Jesse McCartney

Released: September 28, 2004

Songwriter: Jesse McCartney Robbie Nevil Matthew Gerrard

Producer: Matthew Gerrard

[Intro]
Oh, oh, uh, uh

[Verse 1]
I turn around again and suddenly your gone
I wanna get to know you, but I don't know who you are
You're the kind of girl who makes me stop and lose my mind
I wanna get together but you're oh so hard to find
I see you when I'm at the Starbucks as your walkin' out the door
I see you when I'm rentin' movies when your leaving the store
I need an opportunity
There's something I wanna ask
I never seem to ever get the chance

[Chorus]
What's your name?
What's your name?
Oh, I really wanna know
You got me going crazy
And I want you more and more
Oh hey, this could be something real
I gotta let you know the way I feel
What's your name?
What's your name?
Oh, I really wanna know
Cause every time I get there
But it's right before you go
Oh hey, if only you could see
I wanna get to know you
And to get you knowing me

[Verse 2]
Woah
See you at the mall
You hanging out with all your friends
I'm waiting to make my move
You go before I get the chance
You know you got me tripping
Thinking 'bout you day and night
But I can't get to know you
If you don't know i'm alive
I see you when you're at the beach
And your loading up the car
I see you when i'm at the concert
When the lights go dark
There's something I got to find out
If I ever get the chance
There's only three words I wanna ask

[Chorus]
What's your name?
What's your name?
Oh, I really wanna know
You got me going crazy
And I want you more and more
Oh hey, this could be something real
I gotta let you know the way I feel
What's your name?
What's your name?
Oh, I really wanna know
'Cause every time I get there
But it's right before you go
Oh hey, if only you could see
I wanna get to know you
And to get you knowing me

[Bridge]
Oh, oh, yeah, no, no no
Oh, now wait up
Oh no, don't go away now
Too late
I missed your name girl
Oh no, don't go please
'Cause I'm the one you need
Oh no, don't go
I've got to tell you how 'bout I want you
All I need is a chance
Another opportunity to ask

[Chorus]
What's your name?
What's your name?
Oh, I really wanna know
You got me going crazy
And I want you more and more
Oh hey, this could be something real
I gotta let you know the way I feel
What's your name?
What's your name?
Oh I really wanna know
'Cause every time I get there
But it's right before you go
Oh hey, if only you could see
I wanna get to know you
And to get you knowing me

[Outro]
What's your name
What's your name girl
Oooh, ooooh yeah
Woo
That's it
Ladies, goodnight

With the release of Jesse McCartney’s new single “Better With You” — his first new music since his well-received 2014 album ‘In Technicolor’ — it’s worth noting that the New York-born singer, songwriter, producer, and actor has had the kind of career that most young artists aspire to. With multiple platinum-selling tracks and a songwriting credit on Leona Lewis’s “Bleeding Love” under his belt, McCartney is ready to introduce his fans to who he is today.

His fans have been waiting almost four years since ‘In Technicolor,’ one of Spin Magazine’s Top Pop Albums of 2014. “It was a transitional time where I just let myself have some space from my career and get some perspective on life, something I really hadn’t had the freedom to do since I was 10. Then, a friend invited me to come to Nashville to do a songwriting camp for other artists,” McCartney recollects. “It triggered a huge surge in creative energy that led me to put this project and team together.” Now that he’s moving, McCartney has no intention of slowing down. He plans to release more music throughout 2018 and bring his dedicated fans along for the ride.

The deliberate attention McCartney pays to his craft is evident in the new songs he is gearing up to release this year, including “Better With You,” which he co-wrote with Brandyn Burnette, Molly Moore, and producer Rob Knox (Justin Timberlake, Rihanna). The acoustic-guitar-driven pop song is more sonically organic than the stylized, ’80s-inspired songs on In Technicolor and McCartney has re-vamped his visuals with art direction by Dewey Saunders (Anderson .Paak, Bridgit Mendler). “It feels fresh to me,” McCartney says. “This is a really strange time,” he says. “Things are contentious. I think a song about finding a safe place with a partner is an uplifting message.”

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