Nookie

"Nookie" is the first single released from the album Significant Other by Limp Bizkit. It was nominated for "Best Hard Rock Performance" at the 2000 Grammy Awards. One of the reasons lead singer Fred Durst attributes to the song becoming a success is that it's sung slower, and in a fashion where his lyrics are easier to understand, in contrast to Three Dollar Bill, Yall$'s rapcore style, where the lyrics in some songs are indistinguishable due to the fast screaming style Fred uses on the album. The song features an interlude at the end, which features Fred Durst breaking a couple of items with the band laughing, leading into "Break Stuff". The song is about Fred Durst's relationship with a past girlfriend, in which she used him for his money, and cheated on him with his friends, and yet he continued to stay with her despite the emotional distress this caused. The hook reveals his reason for staying in the relationship, which was because of the sex. "Hey, what the hell, what you want me to say?/ I won't lie, that I can't deny/ I did it all for the nookie". In a 2008 interview with British rock magazine Kerrang, guitarist Wes Borland had the following to say about how the lyrical content turned out: "The music was cool, but I didn't like the lyrics at all. The funny thing is that Nookie was actually the working title. When we were in the studio there was a porn magazine that had the word 'nookie' on the cover, so I was like, 'This song's called Nookie!', I never thought someone would actually run with it. I suppose it's all my fault."

[Intro: Fred Durst] Check, one, one, two [Verse 1: Fred Durst] I came into this world as a reject Look into these eyes, then you'll see the size of the flames (size of 'em!) Dwellin' on the past, (past!) it's burnin' on my brain (hot!) Everyone that burns has to learn from the pain Hey, I think about the day (days!) My girlie ran away with my pay when fellas came to (play!) play Now she's stuck with my homies that she fucked (ooh!) And I'm just a sucker with a lump in my throat, hey [Bridge: Fred Durst] Like a chump (Hey!) I'm like a chump (Hey!) like a chump (Hey!) like a chump (Hey!) I'm like a chump (Hey!) like a chump (Hey!) like a chump (Hey!) [Verse 2: Fred Durst] Should I be feelin' bad? (no!) Should I be feelin' good? (no!) It's kinda sad, I'm the laughin' stock of the neighborhood And you would think that I'd be movin' on (move it!) But I'm a sucker, like I said – fucked up in the head, not! And maybe she just made a mistake and I should give her a break My heart'll ache either way Hey, what the hell, what you want me to say? I won't lie, that I can't deny [Chrous] I did it all for the nookie (come on!) The nookie (come on!) So you can take that cookie And stick it up your (yeah!) Stick it up your (yeah!) Stick it up your (yeah!) Stick it up your… I did it all for the nookie (come on!) The nookie (come on!) So you can take that cookie And stick it up your (yeah!) Stick it up your (yeah!) Stick it up your (yeah!) Stick it up your… [Verse 3: Fred Durst & Wes Borland] Why did it take so long? Why, did I wait so long, huh? To figure it out, but I did it And I'm the only one underneath the sun who didn't get it I can't believe that I could be deceived (but you were!) By my so-called girl, but in reality Had a hidden agenda She put my tender, heart in a blender And still I surrendered, hey [Bridge: Fred Durst] Like a chump (Hey!) I'm like a chump (Hey!) like a chump (Hey!) like a chump (Hey!) I'm like a chump (Hey!) like a chump (Hey!) like a chump [Chorus: Fred Durst] I did it all for the nookie (come on!) The nookie (come on!) So you can take that cookie And stick it up your (yeah!) Stick it up your (yeah!) Stick it up your (yeah!) Stick it up your I did it all for the nookie (come on!) The nookie (come on!) So you can take that cookie And stick it up your (yeah!) Stick it up your (yeah!) Stick it up your (yeah!) Stick it up your [Interlude: Fred Durst] I'm only human It's so easy for your friends to give you their advice They'll tell you, "Just let it go!" It's easier said than done I appreciate it, I do, but Just leave me alone, leave me alone Just leave me alone And nothing gonna change You can go away I'm just gonna stay here And always be the same And nothing gonna change 'Cause you can go away And I'm just gonna stay here And always be the same And nothing gonna change 'Cause you can go away And I'm just gonna stay here And always be the same [Chorus: Fred Durst] I did it all for the nookie (come on!) The nookie (come on!) So you can take that cookie And stick it up your (yeah!) Stick it up your (yeah!) Stick it up your (yeah!) Stick it up your I did it all for the nookie (come on!) The nookie (come on!) So you can take that cookie And stick it up your (yeah!) Stick it up your (yeah!) Stick it up your (yeah!) Stick it up your…