Don’t Let Me Be the Last to Know
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Don’t Let Me Be the Last to Know Lyrics
[Intro]
Mmm, yeah
[Verse 1]
My friends say you're so into me
And that you need me desperately
They say you say we're so complete
But I need to hear it straight from you
If you want me to believe it's true
I've been waiting for so long, it hurts
I wanna hear you say the words, please
[Chorus]
Don't, don't let me be the last to know
Don't hold back, just let it go
I need to hear you say
You need me all the way
Oh, if you love me so
Don't let me be the last to know
[Post-Chorus]
Ooh, yeah
Ooh, yeah, baby
[Verse 2]
Your body language says so much
Yeah, I feel it in the way you touch
But 'til you say the words, it's not enough
C'mon and tell me you're in love, please
Mmm, yeah
[Verse 1]
My friends say you're so into me
And that you need me desperately
They say you say we're so complete
But I need to hear it straight from you
If you want me to believe it's true
I've been waiting for so long, it hurts
I wanna hear you say the words, please
[Chorus]
Don't, don't let me be the last to know
Don't hold back, just let it go
I need to hear you say
You need me all the way
Oh, if you love me so
Don't let me be the last to know
[Post-Chorus]
Ooh, yeah
Ooh, yeah, baby
[Verse 2]
Your body language says so much
Yeah, I feel it in the way you touch
But 'til you say the words, it's not enough
C'mon and tell me you're in love, please
[Chorus]
Don't, don't let me be the last to know
Don't hold back, just let it go
I need to hear you say
You need me all the way
Oh, if you love me so
Don't let me be the last to know, yeah
[Bridge]
C'mon, baby, c'mon, darling, ooh, yeah
C'mon, let me be the one
C'mon now, ooh
Oh, oh, yeah
(I need to hear you say) I need to hear you say
(You love me all the way) You love me all the way
(I don't wanna wait another day)
And I don't wanna wait another day
I wanna feel the way you feel, oh, c'mon
[Chorus]
Don't (Don't), don't let me be the last to know
(Just let me be the one)
Don't (Don't) hold back (Hold back), just let it go (Just let it go)
I need to hear you say (I need to hear you say)
You need me all the way (You need me all the way)
So baby, if you love me
(Don't, don't, don't) Let me be the last to know
Don't, don't let me be the last to know
Don't hold back, just let it go
I need to hear you say
You need me all the way
Oh, if you love me so
Don't let me be the last to know, yeah
[Bridge]
C'mon, baby, c'mon, darling, ooh, yeah
C'mon, let me be the one
C'mon now, ooh
Oh, oh, yeah
(I need to hear you say) I need to hear you say
(You love me all the way) You love me all the way
(I don't wanna wait another day)
And I don't wanna wait another day
I wanna feel the way you feel, oh, c'mon
[Chorus]
Don't (Don't), don't let me be the last to know
(Just let me be the one)
Don't (Don't) hold back (Hold back), just let it go (Just let it go)
I need to hear you say (I need to hear you say)
You need me all the way (You need me all the way)
So baby, if you love me
(Don't, don't, don't) Let me be the last to know
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“Don’t Let Me Be the Last to Know” is a song recorded by Britney Spears for her second studio album, Oops!… I Did It Again. It was released as the fourth and final single from the album.
The song attained moderate commercial success, reaching number one in Romania, and peaking inside the top ten in Austria, Europe and Switzerland, while reaching top twenty positions in many European countries.
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What did Britney Spears say about "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know"?
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With the first album, I didn’t get to show my voice off. The songs were great, but they weren’t very challenging. This song is incredible. It’s going to surprise people in the best way.
– Via Billboard (1999)
- 12.Deep in My Heart
- 13.Lucky
- 14.Heart
- 15.Stronger
- 16.Walk On By
- 17.Don’t Let Me Be the Last to Know
- 19.I’m a Slave 4 U
- 20.Intimidated
- 21.Overprotected
- 24.I Run Away
- 28.Boys
- 31.Toxic
- 33.Everytime
- 35.Outrageous
- 37.My Prerogative
- 39.Do Somethin’
- 42.Mona Lisa
- 43.Gimme More
- 45.Piece of Me
- 47.Break the Ice
- 48.Everybody
- 49.Womanizer
- 51.Circus
- 53.If U Seek Amy
- 55.Radar
- 57.3
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Recorded At
La Tour-de-Peilz (Switzerland)
Released on
January 15, 2001
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