I'm ready to pull up on you
I'm ready to do what I do
Baby, what you wanna do?
Shoot your shot 'cause I'm bulletproof (Yeah)
Load it up and doo-doo-doo (Doo-doo)
Baby, what you wanna do? (Do, do, do, do)
I'm ready to pull up on you (You, you, you, you)
I'm ready to do what I do (Do, do, do, ooh)
[Pre-Chorus: Normani]
This type shit have you wildin' (Ooh)
Last minute trips to the islands (Ooh)
Drip, drip, drip when you slide in (Ooh)
Fit, fit, fit, baby, right in (Ooh)
Don't hesitate when you (Ooh)
In it, 'cause you know I like it (Ooh)
Bakin' up a cake for you (Ooh)
Sweet, baby, like it when you bite it
[Chorus: Normani]
We can't just keep talkin' about it
We think too often about it
We can't just be cautious about it
I wanna get wild
Take me for a ride, boy
Show me your wild side, boy
Know it's been a while, boy
I wanna get wild
I wanna drive you crazy (Crazy)
Pull up inside me, baby (Boy)
Fuckin' it up like oopsie-daisy
Ain't no "If, ands, buts and maybes"
Don't be laid up in that shit likе you lazy
I need you to roll up in that shit like you skatin' (Yeah)
Baby, ain't no hold up, I'm that shit, I hate waitin'
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, shoot your shot, I'm impatiеnt
(Doo-doo-doo, ooh)
[Pre-Chorus: Normani]
This type shit have you wildin' (Ooh)
Last minute trips to the islands (Ooh)
Drip, drip, drip when you slide in (Ooh)
Fit, fit, fit, baby, right in (Ooh)
Don't hesitate when you (Ooh)
In it, 'cause you know I like it (Ooh)
Bakin' up a cake for you (Ooh)
Sweet, baby, like it when you bite it
[Chorus: Normani]
We can't just keep talkin' about it
We think too often about it
We can't just be cautious about it
I wanna get wild
Take me for a ride, boy
Show me your wild side, boy
Know it's been a while, boy
I wanna get wild
Look, dímelo, turn me 'round
Treat me like a watch, bust me down (Mm)
On the kitchen floor, right on that towel
It's my dick and I want it now, ow
Tell me how you want it
Put me on my back, on my stomach
Baby, let me blow it like a trumpet
I can do it all, I can probably suck a watermelon through a straw
Believe me, every other day, new wig, new hair
Come take me out this Mugler
I be waitin' on you with some lingerie
Drive this pussy down low like bombs away
Boom, nothing but a robe in your house
I wanna put these pretty pink toes in your mouth
Send nudes to your phone while you workin'
Boy, you gotta see this shit in person, believe me
[Chorus: Cardi B & Normani]
We can't just keep talkin' about it
I want you comin' inside it (Ooh)
We can't just be cautious about it
I wanna get wild
Take me for a ride, boy
Show me your wild side, boy
Know it's been a while, boy
I wanna get wild
Pull up in a err, mmm, Benz
Make me say, "Ah," baby, do that shit again
Ooh, yeah
Pull up in a mmm-mmm, drop
Ha-ha-ha, yeah, I'm makin' shit hot
Ooh, yeah
Pull up in a err, mmm, Benz
Make me say, "Ah," baby, do that shit again
Ooh, yeah (Ah)
Pull up in a mmm-mmm, drop
Ha-ha-ha, yeah, I'm makin' shit hot
Ooh, yeah
About
“Wild Side” is the first collaboration between Normani and rapper Cardi B. The single marks the beginning of Normani’s highly-anticipated era for her debut album, DOPAMINE.
A snippet of the track was posted to Normani’s social media on February 5, 2021, with the caption, “know it’s been awhile.” Five months after the teaser was posted, Normani deleted all of her posts from her Instagram account, except the teaser video, which led fans speculating an announcement was imminent.
On July 14, 2021, the release date and cover art for the track were revealed, as well as the announcement of Cardi B being featured.
Cardi, Cardi! Yo, and the fact that she was able to hop on this record, like, I kid you guys not, I was already in rehearsal. I was already in rehearsal for the music video and I’m like, yo, like, not even with this record and mine, but I’m thinking, like, I’ve gotta do something with her. What record? Like, how can we make this happen? And it just so happened, Kollin [Normani & Cardi’s stylist], hit me up and was like, “Actually, that Wild Side record…” She was like, “Is it that Wild Side record? I wanna be a part of that Wild Side record. I wanna hop on that.” And the shit happened and she delivered while we were in rehearsal. So while we were rehearsing, we actually didn’t have the verse yet and then we got the verse and the shit just happened.“ – Normani via Instagram Live
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
I wanted something that made me feel sexually liberated and free. I wanted something that represented femininity at its ultimate, and I wanted the opportunity to show to people I’m owning it. I went to Starrah and said, ‘I want something really sexy’ and she’s, ‘bet, I got you’ and we created it from the ground up. I just felt this sense of me coming into my own. I feel like a woman now. That’s the record I need to also feel like a bad bitch.
— via Allure & Zach Sang Show [quotes edited for clarity]
I feel like this is Normani’s big comeback and, like, I want you guys to treat it like it’s her birthday. Like, this is literally her birthday and, like, this song, this everything, is amazing and I am just so proud of her. I’m just like the support team. I’m the support team, okay? I’m just here like, “Yay.” But I’m so excited. You guys are gonna see Normani in a different light. Oh my gosh, I’m excited. This is amazing."
— Cardi B via Instagram
- 1.Big Boy
- 2.Still
- 3.All Yours
- 4.Lights On
- 5.Take My Time
- 6.Insomnia
- 7.Candy Paint
- 8.Grip
- 9.1:59
- 10.Distance
- 11.Tantrums
- 12.Little Secrets
- 13.Wild Side
