"BBM Baby" is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey. The final version was recorded on April 14, 2011, and was co-written and produced by Penguin Prison. The song is not registered to any known music copyright service.
Background and writing[]
The title was confirmed by co-writer and producer Penguin Prison in an interview in 2011, and later confirmed that the song was about Del Rey's BlackBerry Messenger.[1]
Two snippets of the song's final version leaked on May 10 and July 4, 2016. On August 15, a demo of the song leaked, with the original file containing metadata that said "BBM Baby (4-14-11)", which suggests the song was recorded on April 14, 2011. The insider who leaked this song claims that it was actually recorded in June 2010.[S 1] An edited final version with heavier production leaked on December 25, 2016, though the unedited version has not yet leaked. The aforementioned insider also revealed the existence of an earlier, unleaked demo,[S 1] which was later teased by another insider.[S 2]
Cross-references[]
- The lyric "I heart you, you're the one that I adore" is similar to "I heart you and I wanna be your girl" from "Big Bad Wolf".
- Del Rey singing "XO" is similar to "St. Tropez", wherein she sings "XXO".
- Del Rey references her BlackBerry phone in "Children of the Bad Revolution".
- The lyric "treatin' me nice and then treatin' me rough" is similar to "don't treat me rough, treat me really niceys" from "Cola".
- The phrase "I don't wanna fight" also appears in "Freak", "Playground", "Fake Diamond", and "Meet Me in the Pale Moonlight".
- Roses are also referenced in "Roses Bloom for You", "Guns and Roses", the song of the same name, and "Bel Air", among many other songs.
Official versions[]
- Final version — Unknown
- Edited version — 3:36
- Demo version — 3:38
Lyrics[]
I be BBMin' you, tellin' you
All the things I'm gonna do to you
When you get home, baby
Makin' love, then yellin', ooh
Nothing I would rather do
Than flirtin', talkin' dirty
You love me, hate me
It's like it's your job to work me up
Treatin' me nice and then treatin' me rough
And I don't know why, but I can't get enough
I like it, I like it
And I know that I'm making you nuts
Middle of the night and when I'm waking up
I don't know why but you can't get enough
You like it, you like it
Be my BBM baby
Middle of the night
Wakin' up to write
Be my BBM baby
I don't wanna fight
You're the one I like
Yeah, yeah, always on my mind
Yeah, yeah, when will you be mine?
I be BBMin' you, lettin' you
Love me in your letters, ooh
The way that you write is crazy
Your typin' is poetical
Red roses in your message, oh
I think I met my match in you
Text me, chase me
It's like it's your job to work me up
Treatin' me nice and then treatin' me rough
And I don't know why but I can't get enough
I like it, I like it
He signs XO, hugs, hey
I know it's true love cause my heart goes "yay"
Be my BBM baby
Middle of the night
Wakin' up to write
Be my BBM baby
I don't wanna fight
You're the one I like
Yeah, yeah, you always on my mind
Yeah, yeah, when will you be mine?
He signs XO, hugs, hey
I know it's true love
'Cause my heart goes "yay"
He signs XX, kiss, babe
I don't wanna fight
Boy, you got me crazed
In the middle of the night
He writes that he's outside
I left my window open, baby
You can come inside
Call me when you get here
I'll be ready, boy
'Cause I heart you
You're the one that I adore
(So won't you be be my baby?)
Be my BBM baby
Middle of the night
Wakin' up to write
(So won't you be be my baby?)
Be my BBM baby
I don't wanna fight
You're the one I like
Be my BBM baby
Middle of the night
Wakin' up to write
(Oh, won't you be be my baby?)
Be my BBM baby
I don't wanna fight
You're the one I like
Yeah, yeah, you're always on my mind
Yeah, yeah, when will you be mine?
Yeah, yeah, you're always on my mind
Yeah, yeah, when will you be mine?
References[]
- ↑ Robinson, Christian (November 30, 2011). "Q&A: Penguin Prison’s Chris Glover, Part 2". FILTER. Archived from the original on December 2, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111202065034/http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/news/entry/qa_penguin_prisons_chris_glover_part_2/.
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 This is speculation and should not be relied upon. It has not been confirmed by any official sources, but has been reported by Eclipse, who is considered a reliable insider by the community.
- ↑ This is speculation and should not be relied upon. It has not been confirmed by any official sources, but has been reported by Carcase, who is considered a reliable insider by the community.