Ex's & Oh's

"Ex's & Oh's" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Elle King for her debut studio album, Love Stuff (2015). It was released September 23, 2014 as King's debut solo single and the album's lead single via RCA Records. The song achieved success in the rock genre, peaking at number 1 on the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart, and later crossed over to adult pop radio. In June 2015, "Ex's & Oh's" was certified Gold by Music Canada; it has since been certified double Platinum. "Ex's & Oh's" reached the top of the Alternative Songs chart in September 2015, becoming only the second song by a solo female to reach the top since 1996 after Lorde achieved the feat in 2013 with "Royals". The song also became King's first top-10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. It also charted moderately well internationally, attaining top-10 peaks in Australia, Austria, and New Zealand, amongst others. "Ex's & Oh's" received two nominations at the 58th Grammy Awards: Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song.

[Verse 1] Well, I had me a boy, turned him into a man I showed him all the things that he didn't understand, whoa And then I let him go Now there's one in California who's been cursin' my name 'Cause I found me a better lover in the UK, hey, hey Until I made my getaway [Pre-Chorus 1] One, two, three, they gonna run back to me 'Cause I'm the best baby that they never gotta keep One, two, three, they gonna run back to me They always wanna come, but they never wanna leave [Chorus 1] Ex's and the oh, oh, oh's They haunt me like a-ghosts They want me to make 'em oh, oh, oh They won't let go, ex's and oh's [Verse 2] Had a summer lover down in New Orleans Kept him warm in the winter, left him frozen in the spring, my, my How the seasons go by I get high and I love to get low So the hearts keep breaking and the heads just roll, you know That's how the story goes [Pre-Chorus 1] One, two, three, they gonna run back to me 'Cause I'm the best baby that they never gotta keep One, two, three, they gonna run back to me They always wanna come, but they never wanna leave [Chorus 2] Ex's and the oh, oh, oh's They haunt me like a-ghosts They want me to make 'em oh, oh, oh They won't let go My ex's and the oh, oh, oh's They haunt me like a-ghosts They want me to make 'em oh, oh, oh They won't let go, ex's and oh's [Pre-Chorus 2] One, two, three, they gonna run back to me Climbing over mountains and a-sailing over seas One, two, three, they gonna run back to me They always wanna come, but they never wanna leave [Chorus 2] My ex's and the oh, oh, oh's They haunt me like a-ghosts They want me to make 'em oh, oh, oh They won't let go Ex's and the oh, oh, oh's They haunt me like a-ghosts They want me to make 'em oh, oh, oh They won't let go, ex's and oh's