As executive producers, Larry Rudolph and Teresa LaBarbera Whites enlisted collaborators including Spears' longtime colleague Max Martin and Danja. Their efforts resulted in a primarily pop and dance record with urban influences. Upon its release, Circus received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who complimented its production but were ambivalent towards its lyrical content. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, making it her fifth album to reach the top of the chart. The album has sold over 4 million copies worldwide.
Womanizer
Britney Spears Lyrics
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Where you from, how's it going?
I know you
Got a clue, what you doing?
You can play brand new to
All the other chicks out here
But I know what you are
What you are, baby
Look at you
Gettin' more than just a re-up
Baby you
Got all the puppets with their strings up
Fakin' like a good one
But I call 'em like I see 'em
I know what you are
What you are, baby
Womanizer, woman-womanizer
You're a womanizer
Oh, womanizer, oh
You're a womanizer, baby
You, you, you are
You, you, you are
Womanizer, womanizer
Womanizer
Boy don't try to front, uh, I
Know just, just, what you are, ah, ah
Boy don't try to front, uh, I
Know just, just, what you are, ah, ah
You got me going
You're oh so charming
But I can't do it
You womanizer
Boy don't try to front, uh, I
Know just, just, what you are, ah, ah
Boy don't try to front, uh, I
Know just, just, what you are, ah, ah
You say I'm crazy
I got you crazy
You're nothing but a
Womanizer
Daddy-O
You got the swagger of a champion
Too bad for you
You just can't find the right companion
I guess when you have one too many
Makes it hard, it could be easy
Who you are
That's just who you are, baby
Lollipop
Must mistake me, you're the sucker
To think that I
Would be a victim, not another
Say it, play it, how you wanna?
But no way I'm ever gonna
Fall for you
Never you, baby
Womanizer, woman-womanizer
You're a womanizer
Oh, womanizer, oh
You're a womanizer, baby
You, you, you are
You, you, you are
Womanizer, womanizer
Womanizer
Boy don't try to front, uh, I
Know just, just, what you are, ah, ah
Boy don't try to front, uh, I
Know just, just, what you are, ah, ah
You got me going
You're oh so charming
But I can't do it
You womanizer
Boy don't try to front, uh, I
Know just, just, what you are, ah, ah
Boy don't try to front, uh, I
Know just, just, what you are, ah, ah
You say I'm crazy
I got you crazy
You're nothing but a
Womanizer
Maybe if
We both lived in a
Different world
(Womanizer, womanizer, womanizer, womanizer)
It would be all good
And maybe I could be your girl
But I can't
'Cause we don't
Womanizer, woman-womanizer
You're a womanizer
Oh, womanizer, oh
You're a womanizer, baby
You, you, you are
You, you, you are
Womanizer, womanizer
Womanizer
Boy don't try to front, uh, I
Know just, just, what you are, ah, ah
Boy don't try to front, uh, I
Know just, just, what you are, ah, ah
You got me going
You're oh so charming
But I can't do it
You womanizer
Boy don't try to front, uh, I
Know just, just, what you are, ah, ah
Boy don't try to front, uh, I
Know just, just, what you are, ah, ah
You say I'm crazy
I got you crazy
You're nothing but a
Womanizer
Boy don't try to front, uh, I
Know just, just, what you are, ah, ah
Boy don't try to front, uh, I
Know just, just, what you are, ah, ah
Womanizer, woman-womanizer
You're a womanizer
Oh, womanizer, oh
You're a womanizer, baby
The song "Womanizer" by Britney Spears is about a man she sees through and is onto his womanizing ways. The song starts with Spears asking the man questions, like where is he from and what he's doing. She knows what he is and calls him out on his facade. Spears sees through his charade and calls him out on his behavior, knowing he's a womanizer. She repeats the phrase "boy don't try to front" throughout the song, dismissing his attempts to deceive her. She acknowledges that he's charming, but she won't fall for his tricks.
Spears also references the man's "puppets with their strings up," alluding to the women who fall for his womanizing tactics. The chorus repeats the word "womanizer," emphasizing the man's character, and Spears dismisses him by repeating "you're nothing but a womanizer." The song ends with Spears acknowledging that maybe if they lived in a different world, she could be with him, but she can't because he's a womanizer.
Line by Line Meaning
Superstar
Addressing the subject of the song as a celebrity
Where you from, how's it going?
Asking for information about the subject's background and well-being
I know you
Claiming to have knowledge of who the subject really is
Got a clue, what you doing?
Implying that the subject is up to no good
You can play brand new to
Suggesting that the subject is pretending to be someone they're not
All the other chicks out here
Referencing other women that the subject may be deceiving
But I know what you are
Asserting that the singer sees through the subject's façade
Look at you
Drawing attention to the subject's actions
Gettin' more than just a re-up
Suggesting that the subject is receiving more than just a refill of something
Baby you
Addressing the subject affectionately
Got all the puppets with their strings up
Accusing the subject of having control over others
Fakin' like a good one
Calling the subject out for pretending to be good
But I call 'em like I see 'em
Stating that the singer is honest about what she perceives
Womanizer, woman-womanizer
Labeling the subject as a womanizer
You're a womanizer
Reinforcing the accusation
Oh, womanizer, oh
Further addressing the subject directly
You, you, you are
Emphasizing the subject again
Boy don't try to front, uh, I
Warning the subject not to pretend
Know just, just, what you are, ah, ah
Asserting that the singer knows exactly what the subject is
You got me going
Admitting to being attracted to the subject
You're oh so charming
Describing the subject's irresistible qualities
But I can't do it
Admitting that the singer cannot give into temptation
You womanizer
Repeating the accusation and labeling the subject again
You say I'm crazy
Referencing the subject's attempts to discredit the singer
I got you crazy
Asserting that the subject is the real cause of the singer's emotional state
You're nothing but a
Reducing the subject to just a womanizer
Daddy-O
Addressing the subject as an older man
You got the swagger of a champion
Complimenting the subject's self-confidence
Too bad for you
Suggesting that the subject's qualities are not enough
You just can't find the right companion
Implying that the subject cannot form a genuine connection with anyone
I guess when you have one too many
Hinting at the subject's promiscuity
Makes it hard, it could be easy
Acknowledging the subject's struggle to form meaningful relationships
Who you are
Reflecting on the subject's true nature
That's just who you are, baby
Stating that the subject's identity as a womanizer cannot be changed
Lollipop
Calling out the subject for being a suck-up or a flirt
Must mistake me, you're the sucker
Reversing the roles and accusing the subject of being the one being deceived
To think that I
Reflecting on the subject's thoughts about the singer
Would be a victim, not another
Asserting that the singer is not someone who can be taken advantage of
Say it, play it, how you wanna?
Challenging the subject to say or do anything to win her over
But no way I'm ever gonna
Asserting the singer's refusal to give in to the subject's tactics
Fall for you
Explicitly stating the singer's lack of romantic interest in the subject
Never you, baby
Reiterating the rejection
Maybe if
Hypothetically considering a scenario
We both lived in a
Specifying a condition that must be met
Different world
An imagined alternate reality where things may have worked out
(Womanizer, womanizer, womanizer, womanizer)
Repeating the accusation with a chanting-like effect
Lyrics Β© Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Nikiesha Briscoe, Rafael Akinyemi
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