Hooked
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Hooked Lyrics
Ooh (You got, you got, you got, yeah)
[Chorus: Jack, All]
You've got a bad reputation in my neighborhood
You drive me mad with temptation 'cause it tastes so good
You know I wouldn't walk away even if I could
It took one night, one try, ayy
Damn, I'm hooked (Oh)
[Verse 1: Daniel, Corbyn]
You were there when I was low, you held me high
And baby when you take control, we can go all night (Ooh)
Every single place we go, you start a fight
But then you kiss my neck and take a bite
[Pre-Chorus: Zach]
Everybody says I'm sleeping with the enemy (Ah)
I don't even care if you're gonna be the death of me, me, me
[Chorus: Jack, All]
You've got a bad reputation in my neighborhood
You drive me mad with temptation 'cause it tastes so good
You know I wouldn't walk away even if I could
It took one night, one try, ayy
Damn, I'm hooked
(Ooh)
I'm hooked
(Ooh)
I'm hooked (Brrr-ah, pa, pa)
[Verse 2: Jonah, Corbyn, All]
(Ooh) I know that I shouldn't touch, but you twist my arm
'Cause I can never get enough once the feeling starts (Ooh)
Baby, I'm the gasoline and your kiss is the spark
But then you take the wheel and crash my car
[Pre-Chorus: Zach]
Everybody says I'm sleeping with the enemy (Ah)
I don't even care if you're gonna be the death of me, me, me
[Chorus: Jack, All]
You've got a bad reputation in my neighborhood
You drive me mad with temptation 'cause it tastes so good
You know I wouldn't walk away even if I could
It took one night, one try, ayy
Damn, I'm hooked
[Post-Chorus: All]
(Ooh)
I'm hooked
(Ooh)
I'm hooked
You got me under your influence (Ah)
I swear I'm never gonna give you up, up, up, up, up, up, up
[Chorus: Jack, All]
You've got a bad reputation in my neighborhood
You drive me mad with temptation 'cause it tastes so good
You know I wouldn't walk away even if I could (Ooh)
It took one night, one try, ayy (Ooh)
Damn, I'm hooked (Oh)
[Post-Chorus: All]
(Ooh)
I'm hooked
(Ooh)
I'm hooked (Oh)
About
“Hooked” is the debut single from Why Don’t We’s debut album 8 Letters. The song describes someone who shows a tendency of staying in a relationship despite its toxic nature. After a series of teasers on Instagram, both the song and music video released on June 7, 2018.
The song was presumed to be the second single from the band’s debut album, but is marked as the debut single after the removal of their debut single “Trust Fund Baby.” The song has been the second longest wait between Why Don’t We releases (February 1 – June 7).
While on tour in Italy, the boys posted a video to Twitter and Instagram shortly after the song dropped:
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In a behind-the-scenes video with AwesomenessTV, member Jonah Marais revealed the meaning behind the song:
It’s about like, being “hooked” on whatever it may be in life. Maybe you’re hooked on a girl, maybe you’re hooked on a feeling of adventure. You can be hooked on so many different things and we wanted to capture that in a song.
Why Don’t We started teasing the song 5 days before its official release, posting a cartoon comic of each band member on their Instagram page depicting a few lines for whichever member the comic was for and comic-versions of scenes from the song’s then unreleased music video.
Here’s each comic:
- Corbyn Besson, teased 1 June 2018
- Jonah Marais, teased 2 June 2018
- Zach Herron, teased 3 June 2018
- Daniel Seavey, teased 4 June 2018
- Jack Avery, teased 5 June 2018
The final post was posted to both Instagram and Twitter 8 hours before the release:
- 1.8 Letters
- 2.Talk
- 3.Choose
- 4.In Too Deep
- 5.Friends
- 6.Hard
- 7.Hooked
- 10.These Girls
