Level Up

“Level Up” is Ciara’s first official single from her seventh studio album Beauty Marks, released on July 18, 2018 via Beauty Entertainment/Warner Bros. The song is an uptempo self love anthem about realising your worth and stepping up you game. The title of the song is a reference to the controversial instagram post Ciara shared months ago. The post is a 2016 clip showing John Gray’s sermon in which he speaks to women about what they can do to find a husband. The post was accompanied by the hashtag ‘’#LevelUp. Don’t Settle'‘ and sparked thousands of reactions either supporting or condemning Ciara’s approach towards women.

[Chorus] Five, four, three, two, one, watch me (Leggo) Level up, level up, level up, level up, level up Level up, level up, level up, level up, level up All this on me so yummy, all this so, so yummy Know you want this yummy, yummy all in your tummy Level up, level up, level up, level up, level up Level up, level up, level up, level up, level up All this on me so yummy, all this so, so yummy Know you want this yummy, yummy all in your tummy [Verse 1] Them old mistakes are gone, I won’t do them no more That’s old news, there’s new news, I done did that before I turned nothing to something, my comeback on one hunnid Less talking, more action, you just gon' see Ci coming I just keep elevating, no losses, just upgrading My lessons, made blessings, I turned that into money Thank God I never settled, this view is so much better I’m chilling, I’m winning, like on another level [Pre-Chorus] Oh, you can talk all you want See me as the greater Nothing I’m afraid of And I can have it all [Chorus] Five, four, three, two, one, watch me (Leggo) Level up, level up, level up, level up, level up Level up, level up, level up, level up, level up All this on me so yummy, all this so, so yummy Know you want this yummy, yummy all in your tummy Level up, level up, level up, level up, level up Level up, level up, level up, level up, level up All this on me so yummy, all this so, so yummy Know you want this yummy, yummy all in your tummy [Verse 2] Fake friends get dropped like weight (Oh) Team love, don’t want no hate (Nope) I’m grindin' (Oh) , I’m shinin' (Oh) Up, up, up on my way (Ayy) Thank God I never settled (Nope) This view is so much better I’m chilling, I’m winning, like on another level [Pre-Chorus] Oh, you can talk all you want See me as the greater Nothing I’m afraid of And I can have it all [Chorus] Five, four, three, two, one, watch me (Leggo) Level up, level up, level up, level up, level up Level up, level up, level up, level up, level up All this on me so yummy, all this so, so yummy Know you want this yummy, yummy all in your tummy Level up, level up, level up, level up, level up Level up, level up, level up, level up, level up All this on me so yummy, all this so, so yummy Know you want this yummy, yummy all in your tummy [Bridge] All this so, so level, on another level Elevate your level, le-le-le-level Graduate your level, there’s no one on it Nah, nah, nah, ayy All this so, so level, on another level Elevate your level, le-le-le-level Graduate your level, there’s no one on it Nah, nah, nah, ayy [Chorus] Level up, level up, level up, level up, level up Level up, level up, level up, level up, level up All this on me so yummy, all this so, so yummy Know you want this yummy, yummy all in your tummy Level up, level up, level up, level up, level up Level up, level up, level up, level up, level up All this on me so yummy, all this so, so yummy Know you want this yummy, yummy all in your tummy (Uh)