Hold It Against Me
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Hold It Against Me Lyrics
Hey, over there
Please forgive me if I'm coming on too strong
Hate to stare, but you're winning
And they're playing my favorite song
So come here, a little closer
Wanna whisper in your ear
Make it clear, a little question
Wanna know just how you feel
[Chorus]
If I said my heart was beating loud
If we could escape the crowd somehow
If I said I want your body now, would you hold it against me?
'Cause you feel like paradise, and I need a vacation tonight
So, if I said I want your body now, would you hold it against me?
[Verse 2]
Hey, you might think that I'm crazy
But you know I'm just your type
I might be a little hazy
But you just cannot deny
There's a spark in-between us
When we're dancing on the floor
I want more, wanna see it
So, I'm asking you tonight
If I said my heart was beating loud
If we could escape the crowd somehow
If I said I want your body now, would you hold it against me?
'Cause you feel like paradise, and I need a vacation tonight
So, if I said I want your body now, would you hold it against me?
[Spoken Interlude]
If I said I want your body, would you hold it against me?
[Bridge]
Give me something good
Don't wanna wait, I want it now (Na-na-na-now)
Drop it, like a hood
And show me how you work it out
Alright
[Breakdown]
If I said my heart was beating loud
If I said I want your body now, would you hold it against me?
[Chorus]
If I said my heart was beating loud
If we could escape the crowd somehow
If I said I want your body now, would you hold it against me?
'Cause you feel like paradise, and I need a vacation tonight
So, if I said I want your body now, would you hold it against me?
About
“Hold It Against Me” is the lead single from Britney’s seventh studio album, Femme Fatale.
It debuted at number one on Billboard 100, being her second single to do so. It had received positive reviews from most critics.
The song sold 411,000 downloads in its first week available for purchase in the US, breaking the record for the best debut sales week for a digital song by a woman as lead artist. The prior mark for biggest debut week by a female artist was held by Taylor Swift’s “Today Was a Fairytale” with 325,000 downloads.
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According to Songfacts, singer Bonnie MCKee who penned the song declared to The Hollywood Reporter:
“Hold It Against Me” was a happy accident. It was actually inspired by Katy because I was writing with her at the time and I went in the other room where I was working on Britney in between. She came into the room in some tight, sexy little dress and I jokingly said, ‘Damn Katy, if I told you, you had a nice body would you hold it against me?’ I was like, ‘Bingo!’ and I wrote that song.
- 2.Hold It Against Me
- 3.Inside Out
- 4.I Wanna Go
- 5.How I Roll
- 8.Big Fat Bass
- 11.Gasoline
- 12.Criminal
- 13.Up N’ Down
- 15.Selfish
- 17.Scary
