Based on sales, Boyz II Men is one of the most successful R&B groups of all time, having recorded five #1 pop hits between 1992 and 1997. They have since topped sales of 25 million records. Three of their #1 hits, "End of the Road", "I'll Make Love to You", and "One Sweet Day" (a duet with Mariah Carey), set and broke records for the longest period of time a single remained at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Boyz II Men were originally signed to Motown Records from 1990 to 2000, at which point they were moved to parent label Universal Records. After the 2000 album Nathan Shawn Michael Wanya, Boyz II Men moved to Arista Records. In 2003, Michael McCary left the group due to chronic back problems resulting from scoliosis. As of 2005, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, and Nathan Morris continue to tour and record as a trio.
You Just Got Slapped
Boyz II Men Lyrics
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That has put you in your place
A hot red burning
On the side of your face
You feel the blood rush to your cheek
Tears start to fill your eyes
Your lips are trembling but you can't speak
You tried
You just got slapped
Ooh across the face my friend yeah
You just got slapped
Oh yes it really just happened
(Oh yes it did)
Oh everybody saw it aahh
Oh everybody laughed and clapped
Oh everybody saw it how
And everybody laughed and clapped
Cuz'it was awesome (Soo awesome)
Aahhh
The way that you just got slapped
The lyrics to Boyz II Men's song You Just Got Slapped tell the story of someone who has just been physically slapped across the face. The feeling that the person experiences is described as a hot red burning on the side of his face. In addition to the physical pain, the person feels a rush of emotion that is overwhelming. Tears begin to fill his eyes, his lips are trembling, but he finds it difficult to speak.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "You just got slapped" and the lyrics describe how everyone has seen the incident and laughed at it. The tone of the song is playful and humorous, with the chorus featuring the words "awesome" and "aahhh" being repeated in a sing-song manner.
Overall, the song is about the humiliation and embarrassment that result from being hit or slapped, and how everyone around perceives the incident as being comedic.
Line by Line Meaning
What is this feeling
I am feeling an intense emotion
That has put you in your place
You have been humiliated and made to feel inferior
A hot red burning
I feel a burning sensation on my face
On the side of your face
The sensation is specifically on the side of your face
You feel the blood rush to your cheek
Your face is becoming flushed with embarrassment
Tears start to fill your eyes
You are beginning to cry
Your lips are trembling but you can't speak
You are so overwhelmed with emotion that you cannot speak
You tried
You attempted to hide your feelings
Oh you tried not to cry
You made an effort not to cry
You just got slapped
You have just been physically struck
Ooh across the face my friend yeah
The slap was delivered across your face
You just got slapped
You were just physically attacked
Oh yes it really just happened
This is not a figment of your imagination, it really occurred
(Oh yes it did)
You cannot deny that this happened
Oh everybody saw it aahh
The incident was witnessed by many people
Oh everybody laughed and clapped
Others found the incident amusing
Oh everybody saw it how
Everyone was witness to the event
And everybody laughed and clapped
The incident was met with laughter and applause
Cuz'it was awesome (Soo awesome)
The incident was incredible because of how it made you feel
Aahhh
An expression of excitement at witnessing the event
The way that you just got slapped
The method by which you were struck was noteworthy
Writer(s): Carter Bays
Contributed by Savannah V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Harishankar Pattanath
What is this feeling that's put you in your place
A hot red burning on the side of your face
You feel the blood rush to your cheek, tears start to fill your eyes
Your lips are trembling but you can't speak, you're trying, oh you're trying not to cry
You just got slapped, right across the face my friend
You just got slapped,oh yes it really just happened
Everybody saw it how and everybody laughed and clapped
Everybody saw it how and everybody laughed and clapped
'Cause it was awesome, the way that you just got slapped
For all those trying to find the lyrics to this legendary song
David Holzer
I like how Marshall introduced them like he's the host of snl
Chewie42
or any shows thats introduced any act ever
myajanette
I know right lmaooo
Sara Zigova
Haha exactly
Steve Mielke
TV shows did this a lot in the 90s
Wanda Hodges
Tu
Daniel Dougan
Boyz II Men could sing the phone book and make it sound good.
Sara Zigova
True that
alphabet soup
But the song already slaps(pun not intended)
Jasmine Dubois
You know slap bet gets serious when you bring in Boyz II Men.