New Edition

Released: August 13, 1996

Songwriter: Michael Bivins Ronnie DeVoe Silky Dinky Bingham Jeff Dyson

Producer: Trackmasters Timothy “Tyme” Riley Silky

[Intro: Tone, Ricky Bell, New Edition]
Uh, uh, Trackmasters
You ain't got to ask nobody
Remix
Come on, baby, you drive me crazy
Come on, baby, you drive me crazy
New Edition in the house

[Verse 1: Bobby Brown]
She's the finest thing I've ever seen
Looking like a natural queen
I said, "Let me take you for a ride, mhm, baby
To the other side, we can do just what you like, girl"

[Pre-Chorus: New Edition & Ricky Bell]
We can get started as long as you're ready, baby
As long as you're ready, babe
Baby
Anyway you want

[Chorus: New Edition]
Hit me off
Hit me off
Hit me off (I like it when you)
Hit me off
Come on, baby, you drive me crazy
Hit me off
(Freak ya like this)

[Verse 2 - Johnny Gill]
You got me open, got me jonin' for an episode
Come on, baby, you drive me crazy
Let's spend an hour in the shower, when it's nice and wet
I'm ready for your love

[Pre-Chorus: Johnny Gill & Ricky Bell]
So who's making moves
'Cause I'm looking at you and I like it
(I like it, baby, ooh)

[Chorus: New Edition & Ralph Tresvant]
Hit me off
(Come on, give me what I want)
Hit me off
Come on, baby, you drive me crazy
Hit me off
Come on, baby

[Verse 3: Ronnie DeVoe & Michael Bivins]
Now check it
I'm taking no losses, now I'm the boss
And I see you flossin' my way
With the grace all up in my face so I say
"What's up love? How you doing?
What you think about me and you screwin'?"
Naw but wait, let's make a date, plans for dinner
I'm down to take it slow 'cause you know that she's a winner, uh
Got me feenin' for the cream, don't you know?
I'm movin' in slow but keep it low, low, low
Yeah, yeah, yeah, baby boo
Yo, what's up with you? (And it don't stop)
Word around camp is that you like it with two
I wanna freak it, but first I'm gonna take a peak at it
Grab it, stab it, 'cause you know I gots to have it
So hit me

[Chorus: New Edition, Michael Bivins, Ricky Bell]
Hit me off
Hit me off
I got my mind on my money
Yo, the booty's on me
Hit me off
(Baby, you drive me crazy)
Hit me off
I got my mind on my money
Yo, the booty's on me
Hit me off
Come on, baby, you drive me crazy
Hit me off
Freak ya like this (Oh)

[Bridge: New Edition & Ralph Tresvant]
Doe, doe, wee-oh-doe, doe-wee-oh-doe
(Come on, baby, come on, got me open, baby)
Doe, doe, wee-oh-doe, doe-wee-oh-doe

[Chorus: New Edition]
Hit me off (Drive me crazy)
Hit me off
(Come on, baby, you drive me crazy)
Hit me off
(Freak ya like this)
Hit me off (Drive me crazy)
Hit me off
Hit me off
(Come on, baby, you drive me crazy)
Hit me off
(Freak ya like this)
Hit me off

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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