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Smooth

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Smooth Lyrics

[Intro]
Yeah, woah
Yeah, yeah

[Verse 1]
How do you retain your cool, babe?
Seems your love breaks all the rules, hey, hey, hey
You may think that I'm a pro
But I can never seem to keep my control
How can you stand to take things so slow? Ooh

[Chorus]
Look at you (Yeah)
You're so smooth (Oh)
When I'm around you
I can't keep my cool (Hey, yeah)
Look at you (Hey)
You're so smooth (Oh)
When I'm around you (Hey)
I can't keep my cool (Mmm)

[Verse 2]
I'm so used to getting what I want
When I want it and where I want it
In your field, I'm inexperienced
So inexperienced, oh
Hey, baby, I'm delirious, ooh

[Chorus]
Look at you (Hey)
You're so smooth (Oh, oh, hey)
When I'm around you (Yeah, oh)
I can't keep my cool (Oh-oh)
Look at you (Oh, yeah)
You're so smooth (Oh, you're so smooth)
When I'm around you (Yeah)
I can't keep my cool (Oh, ooh)

[Interlude]
Oh, oh
I can't keep my— (Yeah, I can't)
Oh, yeah, yeah
Oh, oh
Yeah, hey
Hey, oh
Yeah, oh
Oh

[Verse 3]
So just like you, I keep my cool, yeah
(When you're around)
When you're around, I won't be the fool, yeah
You may think that I don't know
But all the things I want are in my control
How can you stand to take so slow?
Hey, hey, hey, ooh
[Chorus]
Look at you
You're so smooth (Hey)
When I'm around you (Oh)
I can't keep my cool (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Look at you (Oh, no)
You're so smooth (Oh)
When I'm around you (Hey, hey)
I can't keep my cool
Look at you (Oh)
You're so smooth (Hey)
When I'm around you (Oh)
I can't keep my cool (Oh, hey)
Look at you (Ah, ah)
You're so smooth (Ah, ah)
When I'm around you (Hey)
I can't keep my cool (Oh, baby)
Look at you
You're so smooth (Yeah, oh)
When I'm around you (Oh)
I can't keep my cool (Oh, oh)
Look at you (You're so smooth)
You're so smooth (You're so smooth)
When I'm around you (So smooth, so smooth)
I can't keep my cool (Ooh)
Look at you (Hey)
You're so smooth (Hey, hey)
When I'm around you (Oh)
I can't keep my cool (Hey)
Look at you (Oh)
You're so smooth
When I'm around you
I can't keep my cool (Ooh)

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What did D'Angelo say about "Smooth"?
Genius Answer

He [D'Angelo] had played me the demos, and I thought the whole record was killing. D’Angelo’s chops were so unique that whether he played soul or jazz, it just sounded like him. However, on ‘Smooth,’ he played this Basie-like minimalist thing that was perfect.

Is there a live performance of the track?
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Yes!

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Recorded At
Battery Studios (New York City)
Released on
July 3, 1995
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