Released: November 22, 1994

Songwriter: Prince

Producer: Prince

[Spoken Intro]
So you found me
Good, I'm glad
This is Prince
The cool of cools
Some of you not know this
But some of you may know
Some of you may not want to know
We are here to do service
Please don't try to stop us
For we come regardless
For we are strong as we are intelligent
So come vibe with us
Welcome to the Funk Bible
The new testament

[Verse 1]
People get ready, nouveau dance here
All the girls and all the boys
Get close, have no fear (Have no fear)
We're going to do le grind you all
Got you where I want you
Girl it's going to feel so good (Feel so good)
Up and down, up and down, on the beat y'all
Like a pony would, pony would
Le Grind

[Verse 2]
All the boys, grab a girl, get down on the floor
This funky beat's going to show you
Going to show you what your hips are made for
Nouveau grind, come on

(People) People, it's much to late
It's much to late to be shy
London, what does Big Ben say?
(Time to do the grind) No hear you say
(Time to do the grind) Le Grind

[Verse 3]
Baby, I got you where I want you
Now I got you where I want you want you
Ce soir, la chantez, all night long (all night long)
Ce soir, la chantez, all night long (all night long)

Hey pretty mama, with the long hair
Is that your boyfriend? Ha, I don't care
'Cause I can do, said I can do
Tricks he can never do
When I get naked, we'll see the real you
Am I getting through? (grind)
I got you where I want you (baby)
Baby, baby
Piano man, put it where it feel good

[Hook]
Grind, grind, grind, grind
Le Grind, grind, Le Grind, grind

[Spoken Interlude]
This party, this party is gonna last all night
When I give the cue scream, alright?
Party (Party)
Party (Party)
You say it, party (Party)
Clap your hands double time

All the boys say "Yeah Yeah" (Yeah Yeah)
All the girls say "Oh Yeah" (Oh yeah)
Now all you others say "Hell Yeah" (Hell Yeah)
Too sexy, Grind, Grind
(Not yet Boni)

[Hook]
Grind, grind, grind, le grind
Grind, grind, le grind, oh ya

[Verse 1 Variation]
People, get ready, nouveau dance here
Girls and boys, get close, have no fear
(Grind) Doing the grind, doing the grind in here
(Put it where it feels good)

[Breakdown]
Hey yeah
I do believe that we've... truly touched on something... nouveau

(La la la la la la)
(La la la la la la)
Ooowww, come on, am I in the right place? (La la la la la la la)
(don't move) (La la la la la la)
Ooh, are you sure baby? Are you sure (La la la la la la)
I'm in the right place? (La la la la la la la)
(Don't move, don't move)

(Grind, grind)
Come on (grind, grind, grind, grind, grind, grind)
Girl put it where it feel good
(Grind, grind, grind)
Not there, not there (grind, grind, grind, grind)
Put it where it feels good (grind, grind, grind, grind)
Slow down (grind)

Slamming

Le Grind

Up and down, up and down, feels so good
Up and down, up and down, like a pony would
Up and down, up and down, feels so good
Up and down, up and down
Like a pony would (Like a pony would)
Like a pony would (Like a pony would)
Like a pony would

Le Grind

[Outro]
Uh, slamming
Grind, grind (serve it up, Frankie)
Slamming
Put it where it feel good
Grind
People (get ready, people, nouveau dance here)
(People, get ready, doin' the grind)
(up in here, up in here)
People, get ready (grind, grind)
(Frankie, how do you know...)
Le Grind, grind
Grind

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.