Total

Released: August 12, 1997

Featuring: Missy Elliott Timbaland

Songwriter: Black Rob Malcolm McLaren Steve Jordan Trevor Horn Missy Elliott Diddy

Producer: Timbaland

[Intro: Missy Elliott]
One, two, heh-heh, yeah
Oh yeah, ah huh, ah huh, yeah
Oh oh, heh-heh, ah huh huh huh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Hit 'em off like this

[Verse 1: Total, (Missy Elliott)]
Baby
I seen you with another
Lady (ooh)
I just finished having your
Baby (yeah)
Why'd you have to go, don't leave me (nah, nah)
Baby (uh huh)
You know I'm about to be
Swazey
I can't stand my lover being
Shady (say what)
Why'd you have to go, don't leave me
(What about us)

[Chorus: Total, (Missy Elliott)]
What about you (uh huh)
What about me (ooh)
What about us (yeah)
What we gon' do (heh-heh-heh-heh)
Total help me sing, Total help me sing
What about you (yeah)
What about me, uh huh
What about us, uh huh
What we gon' do
Um hum, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey

[Verse 2: Total]
Baby
I know that you've been
Pimpin'
Mr. Baller
Tricking
Why'd you have to go, go and leave me
Baby
I always been your
Baby
Don't make a girl go
Crazy
I can't understand why you left me

[Chorus: Total, (Missy Elliott)]
What about me
What about you
What about us
What we gon' do
Total help me sing, ay
What about me
What about you
What about us
What we gon' do do do
What we gon' do, what we gon' do
(Sing it, one time)

[Refrain: Total, (Missy Elliott)]
Do do
Do do do do do
Do do (one, two)
Do do do do do
Do do
Do do do do do
Do
(Total help me sing)
Do do
Do do do do do
Do do (yeah)
Do do do do do
Do do (yeah)
Do do do do do
Do

[Rap: Timbaland]
Uhh
Ridin' through the hood with this little fly sumthin', fly sumthin'
Always, want to buy sumthin', playa haters gotta hide from 'em (whu)
Can't go nowhere with my lady (uh huh)
Brothers, actin' shady, baby pass me my .380 (whu, huh)
We chillin' in the precious white sands (uh huh)
Baby, here's the plan, charter plane to Amsterdam (whu)
And we can spend a whole buncha francs, francs
Woke up, little dank, listenin' to Total sing (whu)

[Chorus: Total, (Missy Elliott)]
What about you (what about)
What about me (uh huh)
What about us (yeah)
What we gon' do (ooh, what we gon' do)
Total help me sing, Total help me sing
What about me
What about you (yeah)
What about us (uh huh)
What we gon' do do do
What we gon' do, what we gon' do
(Can ya help me sing, uh huh)

[Refrain 2: Total, (Missy Elliott)]
Do do do do do (uh huh)
Do do do do do (ooh, do do do do do)
Do do do do do (yeah)
(What we gon' do what we gon' do what we gon')
Do do do do do (yeah, what we gon' do)
Do do do do do (uh, what we gon' do)
Do do do do do (yeah, yeah, yeah)

[Bridge: Missy Elliott]
He he, another hit
From Missy, Timberland, ooh ooh
Whatcha gon do when we come for you
Heh-heh, aight, we out one time
Total

[Outro: Total]
Do do do do do
Do do do do do
Do do do do do
Do do do do
Do do do do do
Do do do do do
Do do do do do
Do
What about you
What about me
What about us
What about you
What about me
What about you
What about me
What about us
What about you
What about me
Do do do do do
Do do do do do (what about, what about)
Do do do do do (what about you)
Do do do do
Do do do do do
Do do do do do (what about you, what about me)

Total was an American R&B girl group and one of the signature acts of Sean Combs ‘ Bad Boy Records imprint during the 1990s. The group consisted of members Kima Raynor, Keisha Spivey, and Pamela Long.

New Jersey R&B trio Total made their first appearance singing the hook on The Notorious B.I.G. ’s debut single, Juicy. Garnering attention for the new group, they were also featured on the original version and “Hip Hop Remix” of his next single “One More Chance”. They then immediately hit the studio with Bad Boy Records CEO Sean “Puffy” Combs and began work on their debut album. The first single “Can’t You See?” first appeared on the soundtrack to 1995 motion picture “New Jersey Drive”. The song featured The Notorious B.I.G. and peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as #2 on the R&B Charts. Their self-titled debut album was released nearly a year after the single. Total produced two more R&B top ten singles, “No One Else” (and its remix featuring Foxy Brown, Lil Kim and Da Brat ) and ’“Kissing You” (and its remix featuring Sean “Puffy” Combs). The album was certified platinum by the RIAA.

While recording their second album, they appeared on numerous top ten singles, including LL Cool J’s “Loungin'Who Do U Love?”, Foxy Brown’s “I Can’t”, and Mase’s “What You Want” and Pam sang the chorus to the massive “Hypnotize” by The Notorious B.I.G.. The group also released another single, the Missy Elliott and Timbaland track What About Us? from the Soul Food soundtrack.

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