| Bobby Brown의 싱글 | ||||
| Don't Be Cruel (1988) | → | My Prerogative (1988) | → | Roni (1988) |
| My Prerogative | ||||
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| 수록 음반 | Don't Be Cruel | |||
| 아티스트 | Bobby Brown | |||
| 발매일 | 1988년 10월 11일 | |||
| 녹음 기간 | 1988년 4월 | |||
| 스튜디오 | 액시스 스튜디오 (뉴욕 주 뉴욕)[1] 사운드웍스 (뉴욕 주 뉴욕)[2] 퓨처 디스크 시스템즈 (캘리포니아 주 할리우드)[3] | |||
| 장르 | 뉴 잭 스윙 | |||
| 재생 시간 | 4:51 (앨범 버전) 4:25 (싱글 버전) | |||
| 레이블 | MCA | |||
| 송라이터 | Bobby Brown, Aaron Hall, Teddy Riley | |||
| 프로듀서 | Teddy Riley | |||
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1. 개요
바비 브라운의 싱글이며 그의 2집 앨범 Don't Be Cruel의 두번째 싱글로 1988년 10월 11일에 발매되었다.2. 상세
바비 브라운의 곡들 중 가장 성공한 곡으로, 1989년 미국에서 가장 큰 히트를 불러일으킨 곡 중 하나이다. 또한, 뉴 잭 스윙 장르를 통틀어서 손에 꼽을 정도로 큰 성공을 거둔 노래이기도 하다. 테디 라일리가 프로듀싱했다.3. 오디오/뮤직 비디오
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4. 가사
| [Intro] Get busy! [Chorus] Everybody's talkin' all this stuff about me (Now now) Why don't they just let me live? (Ooh) I don't need permission, make my own decisions (Oh!) That's my prerogative [Verse 1] They say I'm crazy, I really don't care That's my prerogative They say I'm nasty, but I don't give a damn Gettin' girls is how I live Some ask me questions, why am I so real? But they don't understand me Or really don't know the deal about a brother Tryin' hard to make it right Not long ago, before I win this fight (Sing) [Chorus] Everybody's talkin' all this stuff about me Why don't they just let me live? (Tell me why) I don't need permission, make my own decisions (Oh!) That's my prerogative [Refrain] It's the way that I wanna live (It's my prerogative) I can do just what I feel (It's my prerogative) No one can tell me what to do (It's my prerogative) 'Cause what I'm doing, I'm doing for you, now [Verse 2] Don't get me wrong, I'm really not souped Ego trips is not my thing All these strange relationships really gets me down I see nothing wrong spreadin' myself around (Sing) [Chorus] Everybody's talkin' all this stuff about me (Yeah) Why don't they just let me live? (Tell me why) I don't need permission, make my own decisions That's my prerogative [Refrain] It's my prerogative (It's my prerogative) I can do what I wanna do (It's my prerogative) Can live my life (It's my prerogative) I'm doing it just for you (It's my prerogative) [Bridge] Tell me, tell me, why can't I live my life (Live my life) Without all of the things that people say? [Interlude] Yo Teddy, kick it like this Oh, no, no I can do what I wanna do Me and you Together, together, together, together, together [Chorus] Everybody's talkin' all this stuff about me (Everybody's talkin') Why don't they just let me live? (Why don't they just let me live, girl?) I don't need permission, make my own decisions (I don't need permission from nobody) That's my prerogative Everybody's talkin' all this stuff about me (Everybody's talkin') Why don't they just let me live? (Now) I don't need permission, make my own decisions That's my prerogative [Outro] What is this, a blizzard, that I can't have money in my pocket And people not talk about me? This world is a trip; I don't know what's goin' on these days Got this person over here talkin' about me, this person Ay, listen, let me tell you somethin', it's my prerogative I can do what I wanna do I made this money, you didn't; right, Ted? We outta here! It's my, it's my, it's my, it's my It's my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my It's my... Woo! It's my prerogative, it's my... It's my, it's my, my, my It's my prerogative, can't you see, baby doll? Ha, why you wanna talk about me? Tell me, tell me why... |
5. 차트 성적
빌보드 R&B 차트에서 1988년 10월 셋째 주부터 넷째 주까지 2주 연속 1위, 빌보드 핫 100에서 1989년 1월 둘째 주에 1주 1위를 기록했다.1989년 빌보드 핫 100 연말 차트에서 2위, 1988년 빌보드 R&B 연말 차트에선 29위, 1958년~2018년 빌보드 핫 100 올타임 차트에선 507위에 올랐다.