New Edition

Released: November 9, 2004

Songwriter: Stevie J Ralph Tresvant Kandice Love Michael Carlos Jones

Producer: Stevie J

[Intro: P. Diddy & Ricky Bell]
Ladies and gentlemen, it's about that time
The newest addition to the Bad Boy Family
Ralph, Ronnie, Ricky, Mike, Johnny
New Edition

Ooh, oh baby, yeah
No, no, no, no, no
Said it's been so long, oh oh ooh

[Verse 1: Ralph Tresvant]
And it feels like it was yesterday
But now we're to stay
See, we rock this way every time we hit the stage
Ain't nothing changed
See, it's all the same
When we start the show

[Verse 2: Ricky Bell]
Everywhere we go people show us love
Just can't get enough in 2003
It's only a new gain, come around our way
All we wanna do is spread love

[Chorus: New Edition]
It has been so long (So long, so long, so long)
And we can't let you down (Said it's been so long)
It has been so long
(Tell 'em, Johnny)

[Verse 3: Johnny Gill]
We won't ever stop
Doing what to do
And that giving you
Something that you can feel
So don't you ever doubt
'Cause we gon' turn it out
And bring down the house
And we've only just begun

[Bridge: New Edition]
We rock from town to town (Town to town)
We always put it down
We only wanna see you out your seats, no sitting down
So people gather 'round (Gather 'round)
To hear that NE sound (Ah baby)
We got love for all of you

[Chorus: New Edition]
It has been so long (Oh yeah yeah)
And we can't let you down (Can't let you down)
It has been so long (Hey, oh, oh yeah, yeah yeah yeah)

[Bridge: New Edition]
How can we let y'all know know that we
We just can't let this go
Music is our love
Can't stop it now, ain't no other way
Way for us to go
Keep on giving love
Put your hands in the sky
If you wanna fly on a natural high (Natural high)
It's been so long since we got it on (Got it on)
Can't you se we're in it for the long run

[Chorus: New Edition]
It has been so long (It's been so long, hey)
And we can't let you down (Oh)
It has been so long (Been so long, so long)
It has been so long (So long)
And we can't let you down (Can't let you down)
It has been so long
It has been so long (It's good to be back)
And we can't let you down
It has been so long (Oh, yeah, yeah yeah yeah)

[Outro: Johnny Gill]
Thank you

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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