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"Ghetto Baby" is a song by Cheryl Cole from her third studio album A Million Lights, which was officially released on June 15, 2012. The song was written by Lana Del Rey, Roy Kerr and Anu Pillai of Kid Gloves in 2011. It was originally written for Del Rey's debut album, Born to Die, but after it was cut the song was given to Cole. Del Rey's demo version of the song leaked on August 8, 2012.

Background

Cheryl Cole confirmed Del Rey would be writing for her album in May 2012. According to Cole, the song was composed prior to the success of "Video Games". On May 28th, Cole teased the track by sharing the lyrics "I'm not a trick boy I'm a trick for you,you give me butterflies heart skipping 1,2 I know your sick boy I wanna get the flu (sic)... I'm running temperatures thinking of your love boo.." and adding the hashtag "#ghettobaby". The song bares close resemblance to "Match Made in Heaven" and re-uses many of the same lyrics. An official music video for the track was released on December 26, 2012. In an interview for Spin or Bin Music Del Rey stated that herself and Cole share the same boss at Polydor Records, who had expressed the thought that Cole would like the song, so they played it for her. Cole loved it and then decided to record it.

The original file of Del Rey's demo comes from an album titled "RNB PACK 10.08.11" suggesting that the demo was recorded on August 11, 2011 or October 8, 2011 depending on which date format the producer was using.

Critical reception

The song was well received on Cole's album, but some critics noted that Cole sounded too much like Del Rey's demo on the track and lacked individuality.

Cross-references

Many lyrics are also found in the song "Match Made in Heaven".
References to butterflies can be found in "Butterflies" and "Butterflies, Pt. 2".
A rockstar is mentioned in many songs, such as "Is It Wrong" and "Big Bad Wolf".
The lyric "crying tears of gold" appears in "Ultraviolence".
The lyric "when he's bad, he's bad, but when he's good no one's better" is a paraphrased version of Mae West's famous quote "when I'm good, I'm very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better", from the 1933 film I'm No Angel.
"Show me what you got" is referenced in many songs, such as "Caught You Boy".
"Texaco" is a gas station chain, which is potentially a reference to "Queen of the Gas Station".
The lyric "drop it like it's hot" also appears in "Go Go Dancer" and "Body Electric".
The phrase "If they don't think we're good together, baby just forget them" also appears in "Live Or Die".

Lyrics

Cheryl Cole version

You got a face like the Madonna, crying tears of gold
Been pumping gas at the Texaco, road to road
You're on the run
Oh baby yeah you're on the run
Oh baby
I'm not a trick boy, I'm a trick for you
You give me butterflies, heart skipping one two
I know you're sick boy,
I wanna get the flu
I'm running temperatures thinking of your love, boo.

Brooklyn move my soul like this
Kissing my stilettos, move your mouth up to my lips
Come on over ghetto baby
(He said show me what you got girl)
Come on over ghetto baby
(Drop it like it's hot girl)

I know your lips say that you wanna, but your heart's a no
But boy your hips say that your gonna when you hold me, hold me
You're so fun
B-baby you are so much fun
B-baby
My local rock star
The really big crew
I'm feeling you boy
You're liking me too
I'm clocking chicks left and right just to get to you
You're out there on the grind, now come home to your queen, boo.

Brooklyn move my soul like this
Kissing my stilettos, move your mouth up to my lips
Come on over ghetto baby
(He said show me what you got girl)
Come on over ghetto baby
(Drop it like it's hot girl)

Brooklyn move my soul like this
Kissing my stilettos, move your mouth up to my lips
Come on over ghetto baby
(He said show me what you got girl)
Come on over ghetto baby
(Drop it like it's hot girl)

We're a match mad in heaven, if they're gonna talk let ‘em
If they don't think we're good together, baby just forget ‘em
When he's bad he's bad, but when he's good no one's better
Cos we're a match made in heaven, and this kind of love's forever

Brooklyn move my soul like this
Kissing my stilettos, move your mouth up to my lips
Come on over ghetto baby
(He said show me what you got girl)
Come on over ghetto baby
(Drop it like it's hot girl)

Brooklyn move my soul like this
Kissing my stilettos, move your mouth up to my lips
Come on over ghetto baby
(He said show me what you got girl)
Come on over ghetto baby
(Drop it like it's hot girl)

Lana Del Rey version

You got a face like the Madonna, crying tears of gold
P-pumping gas at the Texaco, road to road
You're on the run
Oh, baby, yeah you're on the run
Oh, baby

I'm not a trick, boy, I'm a trick for you
You give me butterflies, heart skipping, one, two
I know you're sick boy,
I wanna get the flu
I'm running temperatures thinking of your love, boo

Brooklyn move my soul like this
Kissing my stilettos, move your mouth up to my lips
Come on over ghetto baby
(He said "Show me what you got, girl")
Come on over ghetto baby
("Drop it like it's hot, girl")

I know your lips say that you wanna, but your heart's a no
But, boy, your hips say that your gonna when you hold me, hold me
You're so fun
B-baby, you are so much fun
B-baby

My local rock star
The Willie B. crew
I'm feeling you, boy
You're liking me too
I'm clocking chicks left and right just to get to you
You're out there on the grind, now come home to your queen, boo

Brooklyn move my soul like this
Kissing my stilettos, move your mouth up to my lips
Come on over ghetto baby
(He said "Show me what you got, girl")
Come on over ghetto baby
("Drop it like it's hot, girl")

Brooklyn move my soul like this
Kissing my stilettos, move your mouth up to my lips
Come on over ghetto baby
(He said "Show me what you got, girl")
Come on over ghetto baby
("Drop it like it's hot, girl")

We're a match mad in heaven, if they're gonna talk let ‘em
If they don't think we're good together, baby, just forget ‘em
When he's bad he's bad, but when he's good no one's better
'Cause we're a match made in heaven, and this kind of love's forever

Brooklyn move my soul like this
Kissing my stilettos, move your mouth up to my lips
Come on over ghetto baby
(He said "Show me what you got, girl")
Come on over ghetto baby
("Drop it like it's hot, girl")

Brooklyn move my soul like this
Kissing my stilettos, move your mouth up to my lips
Come on over ghetto baby
(He said "Show me what you got, girl")
Come on over ghetto baby
("Drop it like it's hot, girl")

Credits

Personnel

Cheryl Cole — lead vocals, background vocals
Lana Del Rey, Roy Kerr & Anu Pillai — songwriting
Kid Gloves — producer, vocal producer
Mike Marsh & Naweed — mastering

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 |producer = [[Kid Gloves]]
+|recorded = 2012 <small>(Cheryl Cole version)</small><br>October 8, 2011 <small>(Lana Del Rey demo)</small>
-|recorded = 2012
 |time = 2:48
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-"'''Ghetto Baby'''" is a song by Cheryl Cole releasedfrom her album ''A Million Lights'','' ''which was officially released worldwide on June 15, 2012. The song was written by [[Lana Del Rey]], [[Kid Gloves|Roy Kerr]] and [[Kid Gloves|Anu Pillai]] of [[Kid Gloves]] in 2011. Del Rey's demo of the song leaked on August 8, 2012.
+"'''Ghetto Baby'''" is a song by Cheryl Cole from her third studio album ''A Million Lights'','' ''which was officially released on June 15, 2012. The song was written by [[Lana Del Rey]], [[Kid Gloves|Roy Kerr]] and [[Kid Gloves|Anu Pillai]] of [[Kid Gloves]] in 2011. It was originally written for Del Rey's debut album, [[Born to Die (album)|''Born to Die'']], but after it was cut the song was given to Cole. Del Rey's demo version of the song leaked on August 8, 2012.
 ==Background==
-Cheryl Cole confirmed Del Rey would be writing for her album in May 2012. According to Cole, the song was composed prior to the success of "[[Video Games (song)|Video Games]]". On May 28, Cole teased lyrics to the track by sharing the lyrics "I'm not a trick boy I'm a trick for you,you give me butterflies heart skipping 1,2 I know your sick boy I wanna get the flu...(sic) I'm running temperatures thinking of your love boo.." and adding the hashtag #ghettobaby. The song bares close resemblance to "[[Match Made In Heaven (song)|Match Made In Heaven]]".
+Cheryl Cole confirmed Del Rey would be writing for her album in May 2012. According to Cole, the song was composed prior to the success of "[[Video Games (song)|Video Games]]". On May 28th, Cole teased the track by sharing the lyrics "I'm not a trick boy I'm a trick for you,you give me butterflies heart skipping 1,2 I know your sick boy I wanna get the flu (sic)... I'm running temperatures thinking of your love boo.." and adding the hashtag "#ghettobaby". The song bares close resemblance to "[[Match Made in Heaven (song)|Match Made in Heaven]]" and re-uses many of the same lyrics. An official music video for the track was released on December 26, 2012. In an interview for ''Spin or Bin Music'' Del Rey stated that herself and Cole share the same boss at [[Polydor Records]], who had expressed the thought that Cole would like the song, so they played it for her. Cole loved it and then decided to record it.
+The original file of Del Rey's demo comes from an album titled "RNB PACK 10.08.11" suggesting that the demo was recorded on August 11, 2011 or October 8, 2011 depending on which date format the producer was using.
 ==Critical reception==
-The song was well recieved on Cole's album, but some critics noted that Cole sounded too much like Del Rey's demo on the track and lacked individuality.
+The song was well received on Cole's album, but some critics noted that Cole sounded too much like Del Rey's demo on the track and lacked individuality.
 ==Cross-references==
 *Many lyrics are also found in the song "[[Match Made in Heaven (song)|Match Made in Heaven]]".
-*References to butterflies can be found in "[[Butterflies (song)|Butterflies]]" and "[[Butterflies Pt. 2 (song)|Butterflies Pt. 2]]".
+*References to butterflies can be found in "[[Butterflies (song)|Butterflies]]" and "[[Butterflies, Pt. 2 (song)|Butterflies, Pt. 2]]".
-*A rockstar is mentioned in many songs, such as "[[Is It Wrong? (song)|Is It Wrong?]]" and "[[Big Bad Wolf (song)|Big Bad Wolf]]".
+*A rockstar is mentioned in many songs, such as "[[Is It Wrong (song)|Is It Wrong]]" and "[[Big Bad Wolf (song)|Big Bad Wolf]]".
 * The lyric "crying tears of gold" appears in "[[Ultraviolence (song)|Ultraviolence]]".
-* The lyric "when he's bad, he's bad, but when he's good no one's better" is a paraphrased version of Mae West's famous quote "when I'm good, I'm very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better", from the 1933 film "I'm No Angel"
+* The lyric "when he's bad, he's bad, but when he's good no one's better" is a paraphrased version of Mae West's famous quote "when I'm good, I'm very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better", from the 1933 film ''I'm No Angel.''
 * "Show me what you got" is referenced in many songs, such as "[[Caught You Boy (song)|Caught You Boy]]".
 * "Texaco" is a gas station chain, which is potentially a reference to "[[Queen of the Gas Station (song)|Queen of the Gas Station]]".
+* The lyric "drop it like it's hot" also appears in "[[Go Go Dancer (song)|Go Go Dancer]]" and "[[Body Electric (song)|Body Electric]]".
+* The phrase "If they don't think we're good together, baby just forget them" also appears in "[[Live or Die (song)|Live Or Die]]".
 ==Lyrics==
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-You got a face like the Madonna
+You got a face like the Madonna, crying tears of gold
+Been pumping gas at the Texaco, road to road
-Crying tears of gold
-Been pumping gas
-At the Texaco road to road
 You're on the run
 Oh baby yeah you're on the run
 Oh baby
 I'm not a trick boy, I'm a trick for you
-You give me butterflies
+You give me butterflies, heart skipping one two
-Heart skipping one two
 I know you're sick boy,
 I wanna get the flu
-I'm running temperatures
+I'm running temperatures thinking of your love, boo.
-Thinking of your love, boo.
 Brooklyn move my soul like this
-Kissing my stilettos move
+Kissing my stilettos, move your mouth up to my lips
-Your mouth up to my lips
 Come on over ghetto baby
 (He said show me what you got girl)
@@ Line 52: / Line 51: @@
 (Drop it like it's hot girl)
-I know your lips say
+I know your lips say that you wanna, but your heart's a no
+But boy your hips say that your gonna when you hold me, hold me
-That you wanna but your heart's a no
-But boy your hips say that your gonna when you hold me
-Hold me
 You're so fun
 B-baby you are so much fun
 B-baby
-My local rock star, The really big crew
+My local rock star
+The really big crew
-I'm feeling you boy, You're liking me too
+I'm feeling you boy
-I'm clocking chicks left and right
+You're liking me too
-Just to get to you
+I'm clocking chicks left and right just to get to you
-You're out there on the grind now come home to your
+You're out there on the grind, now come home to your queen, boo.
-Queen, boo.
 Brooklyn move my soul like this
-Kissing my stilettos
+Kissing my stilettos, move your mouth up to my lips
-Move your mouth up to my lips
 Come on over ghetto baby
 (He said show me what you got girl)
 Come on over ghetto baby
 (Drop it like it's hot girl)
 Brooklyn move my soul like this
-Kissing my stilettos
+Kissing my stilettos, move your mouth up to my lips
-Move your mouth up to my lips
 Come on over ghetto baby
 (He said show me what you got girl)
@@ Line 82: / Line 77: @@
 (Drop it like it's hot girl)
-We're a match made in heaven
+We're a match mad in heaven, if they're gonna talk let ‘em
-If they're gonna talk let 'em
+If they don't think we're good together, baby just forget ‘em
+When he's bad he's bad, but when he's good no one's better
-If they don't think we're good together
+Cos we're a match made in heaven, and this kind of love's forever
-Baby just forget 'em
-When he's bad he's bad
-But when he's good no one's better
-Cos we're a match made in heaven
-And this kind of love's forever
 Brooklyn move my soul like this
-Kissing my stilettos
+Kissing my stilettos, move your mouth up to my lips
+Come on over ghetto baby
-Move your mouth up to my lips
+(He said show me what you got girl)
+Come on over ghetto baby
+(Drop it like it's hot girl)
+Brooklyn move my soul like this
+Kissing my stilettos, move your mouth up to my lips
+Come on over ghetto baby
+(He said show me what you got girl)
+Come on over ghetto baby
+(Drop it like it's hot girl)
 </poem>
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-You got a face like the Madonna cryin' tears of gold
+You got a face like the Madonna, crying tears of gold
-P-pumpin' gas at the Texaco, road to road
+P-pumping gas at the Texaco, road to road
+You're on the run
+Oh, baby, yeah you're on the run
+Oh, baby
+I'm not a trick, boy, I'm a trick for you
-You're on the run, oh, baby
+You give me butterflies, heart skipping, one, two
-Yeah, you're on the run, oh, baby
+I know you're sick boy,
+I wanna get the flu
-I'm not a trick but I'm a trick for you
+I'm running temperatures thinking of your love, boo
-You give me butterflies, heart skippin', one, two
-I know you're sick boy, I wanna get the flu,
-I'm runnin' temperatures thinkin' of your love, boo
 Brooklyn move my soul like this
-Kissin' my stilettos, move your mouth up to my lips
+Kissing my stilettos, move your mouth up to my lips
-Come on over, ghetto baby
+Come on over ghetto baby
-(He say, "Show me what you got, girl.")
+(He said "Show me what you got, girl")
-Come on over, ghetto baby
+Come on over ghetto baby
-("Drop it like it's hot, girl.")
+("Drop it like it's hot, girl")
-I know your lips say that you wanna, but your heart say no
+I know your lips say that you wanna, but your heart's a no
-But, boy, your hips say that you're gonna when you hold me, hold me
+But, boy, your hips say that your gonna when you hold me, hold me
+You're so fun
-You're so fun, b-baby, you
+B-baby, you are so much fun
-Are too much fun, b-baby
+B-baby
-My local rockstar, the Willie B crew
-I'm feelin' you, boy, you likin' me too
+My local rock star
-I'm clockin' chicks left and right just to get to you
+The Willie B. crew
-You're out there on the grind, now
+I'm feeling you, boy
-Come home to your queen, boo
+You're liking me too
+I'm clocking chicks left and right just to get to you
+You're out there on the grind, now come home to your queen, boo
 Brooklyn move my soul like this
-Kissin' my stilettos, move your mouth up to my lips
+Kissing my stilettos, move your mouth up to my lips
-Come on over, ghetto baby
+Come on over ghetto baby
-(He say, "Show me what you got, girl.")
+(He said "Show me what you got, girl")
-Come on over, ghetto baby
+Come on over ghetto baby
-("Drop it like it's hot, girl.")
+("Drop it like it's hot, girl")
 Brooklyn move my soul like this
-Kissin' my stilettos, move your mouth up to my lips
+Kissing my stilettos, move your mouth up to my lips
-Come on over, ghetto baby
+Come on over ghetto baby
-(He say, "Show me what you got, girl.")
+(He said "Show me what you got, girl")
-Come on over, ghetto baby
+Come on over ghetto baby
-("Drop it like it's hot, girl.")
+("Drop it like it's hot, girl")
-We're a match made in heaven
+We're a match mad in heaven, if they're gonna talk let ‘em
-If they're gonna talk, let 'em
+If they don't think we're good together, baby, just forget ‘em
+When he's bad he's bad, but when he's good no one's better
-If they don't think we're good together
+'Cause we're a match made in heaven, and this kind of love's forever
-Baby, just forget 'em
-When he's bad, he's bad
-But when he's good, no one's better
-'Cause we're a match made in heaven
-And this kind of love's forever
 Brooklyn move my soul like this
-Kissin' my stilettos, move your mouth up to my lips
+Kissing my stilettos, move your mouth up to my lips
-Come on over, ghetto baby
+Come on over ghetto baby
-(He say, "Show me what you got, girl.")
+(He said "Show me what you got, girl")
-Come on over, ghetto baby
+Come on over ghetto baby
-("Drop it like it's hot, girl.")
+("Drop it like it's hot, girl")
 Brooklyn move my soul like this
-Kissin' my stilettos, move your mouth up to my lips
+Kissing my stilettos, move your mouth up to my lips
-Come on over, ghetto baby
+Come on over ghetto baby
-(He say, "Show me what you got, girl.")
+(He said "Show me what you got, girl")
-Come on over, ghetto baby
+Come on over ghetto baby
-("Drop it like it's hot, girl.")
+("Drop it like it's hot, girl")
 </poem>
 }}
 ==Credits==
+'''Personnel'''
-* Cheryl Cole – lead vocals, background vocals
+* Cheryl Cole — lead vocals, background vocals
-* Lana Del Rey – songwriter
-* Roy Kerr – songwriter
+* Lana Del Rey, Roy Kerr & Anu Pillai — songwriting
+* Kid Gloves — producer, vocal producer
-* Anu Pillai – songwriter
+* Mike Marsh & Naweed — mastering
-* Kid Gloves – producer, vocal producer
-* Mike Marsh – mastering
-* Naweed – mastering
-[[Category:Unreleased songs]]
 [[Category:Songs]]
 [[Category:Collaborations]]
+[[Category:Born to Die outtakes]]
+[[Category:Outtakes]]