Hollaback Girl

"Hollaback Girl" is a song written by singer Gwen Stefani and Pharrell for Stefani's debut solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby.. As part of Stefani's vision of creating "a silly dance record," the song is influenced by 1980s dance and pop music. They wrote the song as a response to Courtney Love's statement that Stefani was a "cheerleader" in an interview with Seventeen magazine. The song was released as the album's third single in early 2005 and was one of the year's most popular songs, peaking inside the top ten on the majority of the charts it entered. It reached number one in Australia and the United States, where it became the first digital download to sell one million copies. "Hollaback Girl" received many award nominations, including Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Record of the Year at the 48th Grammy Awards, yet it divided pop music critics. On an interesting note, the CD single has a "Parental Advisory: Explicit Content" label, while the album, Love. Angel. Music. Baby., does not

[Intro] Uh-huh, this my shit All the girls stomp your feet like this [Chorus] A few times I've been around that track So it's not just gonna happen like that 'Cause I ain't no Hollaback Girl I ain't no Hollaback Girl A few times I've been around that track So it's not just gonna happen like that 'Cause I ain't no Hollaback Girl I ain't no Hollaback Girl [Refrain] Ooh, this my shit, this my shit Ooh, this my shit, this my shit Ooh, this my shit, this my shit Ooh, this my shit, this my shit [Verse 1] I heard that you were talking shit And you didn't think that I would hear it People hear you talking like that Getting everybody fired up So I'm ready to attack, gonna lead the pack Gonna get a touchdown, gonna take you out That's right, put your pom-poms down Getting everybody fired up [Chorus] A few times I've been around that track So it's not just gonna happen like that 'Cause I ain't no Hollaback Girl I ain't no Hollaback Girl A few times I've been around that track So it's not just gonna happen like that 'Cause I ain't no Hollaback Girl I ain't no Hollaback Girl [Refrain] Ooh, this my shit, this my shit Ooh, this my shit, this my shit Ooh, this my shit, this my shit Ooh, this my shit, this my shit [Verse 2] So that's right dude, meet me at the bleachers No principals, no student-teachers Both of us wanna be the winner But there can only be one So I'm gonna fight, gonna give it my all Gonna make you fall, gonna sock it to you That's right, I'm the last one standing And another one bites the dust [Chorus] A few times I've been around that track So it's not just gonna happen like that 'Cause I ain't no Hollaback Girl I ain't no Hollaback Girl A few times I've been around that track So it's not just gonna happen like that 'Cause I ain't no Hollaback Girl I ain't no Hollaback Girl [Refrain: Gwen Stefani] Ooh, this my shit, this my shit Ooh, this my shit, this my shit Ooh, this my shit, this my shit Ooh, this my shit, this my shit [Bridge: Gwen Stefani] Let me hear you say, this shit is bananas B-A-N-A-N-A-S This shit is bananas B-A-N-A-N-A-S Again, the shit is bananas B-A-N-A-N-A-S This shit is bananas B-A-N-A-N-A-S [Chorus] A few times I've been around that track So it's not just gonna happen like that 'Cause I ain't no Hollaback Girl I ain't no Hollaback Girl A few times I've been around that track So it's not just gonna happen like that 'Cause I ain't no Hollaback Girl I ain't no Hollaback Girl [Refrain] Ooh, this my shit, this my shit Ooh, this my shit, this my shit Ooh, this my shit, this my shit Ooh, this my shit, this my shit