Since 2011, the group consists of Diplo, Jillionaire and Walshy Fire. After… Read Full Bio ↴Since 2011, the group consists of Diplo, Jillionaire and Walshy Fire. After releasing their landmark LP Guns Don't Kill People...Lazers Do in 2009, the heroic production duo of Diplo and Switch found themselves boldly marching forwards toward the end of the aughts, conquering major milestones. From 2009 to 2011, the twosome toured extensively across the United States and the world, selling out shows and performing at some of music’s major festivals, including Coachella, Pitchfork, Sasquatch, Outside Lands, and Falls Music & Arts Festival.

In 2010, Major Lazer released Lazerproof, a free download mixtape with pop sensation La Roux, and Lazers Never Die, an EP featuring two new tracks and three remixes, including one by Thom Yorke. One of the foremost breakthroughs for Major Lazer during this time was the production collaboration with Beyoncé on her single “Run the World (Girls)”, which sampled their track “Pon de Floor." BeyoncÉ directly sought out Switch and Diplo, recognizing the fact that they were creating authentically innovative music and further cementing their status as a production team worthy of worldwide mainstream attention. As 2011 turned to 2012, Switch determined it best to pursue his own path, leaving Diplo in full control of Major Lazer.

As the sole executive producer of Major Lazer, Diplo continued to spearhead the current dancehall revival movement with the 2013 release Free The Universe. That album included collaborations with Bruno Mars, Tyga, Flux Pavilion, Wynter Gordon, Shaggy, Wyclef Jean, Ezra Koening from Vampire Weekend, Dev and more. Spin called the LP’s first single "Get Free" featuring Amber Coffman of Dirty Projectors, "a meeting point between Jamaica, West Africa, and Brooklyn."

Diplo (AKA Wesley Pentz) has risen through the ranks and has asserted himself as one of the most pioneering producers of the time. Through unending curiosity and exploration of the vast multitudes of the world’s musical heritages, Diplo has managed to seamlessly connect the global underground to the audio mainstream. He is the Grammy-nominated founder, owner and head honcho of Mad Decent records, which has not only garnered widespread critical and audience accolades since its inception, but has also deservedly earned a hefty reputation as a vanguard of groundbreaking releases. As Major Lazer, he retreated to Jamaica in 2012 to team up with producers Ariel Rechtshaid and Dre Skull on Snoop Lion's (Snoop Dogg) 2013 album "Reincarnated". Major Lazer was also featured on the title track from No Doubt's 2012 comeback album with famed dancehall artist Busy Signal and released an official remix for Hot Chip’s "Look At Where We Are".

Wind Up
Major Lazer Lyrics

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Major Lazer is blasting
Maje maje maje maje

Major Lazer, Major Lazer

See di gyal dem

Every gyal find a man go wine up pon

Every gyal find a man go wine up pon
Boy I remember you said you make me wine up on pon pon pon
Wha ya seh?
Every gyal find a man go wine up pon
Every gyal find a man go wine up pon
Boy I remember you said you make me wine up on
Boy I remember you said you make me wine up
Every gyal find a man go wine up pon
Every gyal find a man go wine up pon
Boy I remember you said you make me wine up on pon pon pon
Wha ya seh?
Every gyal find a man go wine up pon
Every gyal find a man go wine up pon
Boy I remember you said you make me wine up pon

See di gyal dem

Wha ya seh?

Every gyal find a man go wine up pon
Every gyal find a man go wine up pon
Boy I remember you said you make me wine up on
Wha ya seh?
Every gyal find a man go wine up pon
Every gyal find a man go wine up pon
Boy I remember you said you make me wine up on
Boy I remember you said you make me wine up

Grab it like a handle bar
Beat it like the CPR
Rewine it like a VCR
Bounce it like a space bar

Grab it like a handle bar
Beat it like the CPR
Rewine it like a VCR
Bounce it like a space bar

Every gyal find a man go wine up pon
Every gyal find a man go wine up pon
Boy I remember you said you make me wine up on pon pon pon
Wha ya seh?
Every gyal find a man go wine up pon
Every gyal find a man go wine up pon
Boy I remember you said you make me wine up on
Boy I remember you said you make me wine up

See di gyal dem

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of the song "Wind Up" by Major Lazer feat. Elephant Man Opal & Chippy Nonstop are a mix of Patois and English. The song is about women finding a man to dance with and "wind up," which refers to grinding and gyrating one's hips to the music. The lyrics suggest that the women are actively seeking out men to dance with and are not afraid to be bold and take charge of their own pleasure.

The chorus is repeated several times throughout the song, with the women declaring that they will find a man to dance with and that they remember when a man promised to make them "wine up" (a Jamaican term for dancing provocatively) in the past. The verses highlight the different ways that women can dance and suggest that they are skilled at moving their bodies to the rhythm.

Overall, the song is an upbeat and playful celebration of women who are confident in their sexuality and unafraid to express themselves through dance.

Line by Line Meaning

Major Lazer is blasting
The music of Major Lazer is playing loudly

Maje maje maje maje
This could be either an adlib or an onomatopoeic representation of the music

Major Lazer, Major Lazer
A repetition of the music producer's stage name

See di gyal dem
A command to take notice of the women present

Every gyal find a man go wine up pon
All women seem to find a man to dance with and grind on

Boy I remember you said you make me wine up on pon pon pon
The singer recalls a previous promise of the man to make her dance

Wha ya seh?
A request for the man to confirm his promise

Boy I remember you said you make me wine up
The singer reminds the man again of his promise

Grab it like a handle bar
A metaphorical instruction for the man to hold the singer's waist

Beat it like the CPR
A metaphorical instruction for the man to move his hips along with hers rhythmically like in cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Rewine it like a VCR
A metaphorical instruction to repeat the previous movements like rewinding a video tape on a VCR

Bounce it like a space bar
A metaphorical instruction to make their movements go up and down like pressing a space bar on a keyboard

Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Cloud9
Written by: O'NEIL BRYAN, SEKOU DAVIS, SHELDON PENNICOTT, OPAL JOSEPHS, THOMAS PENTZ, MARINO GIANNI, Gainni M Walian, O'Neil Norman Hughlin Bryan, Thomas Wesley Pentz

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