My Prerogative
Bobby Brown
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Get busy Everybody's talkin' all this stuff about me (Now now) Why don't they just let me live (Oh oh oh) I don't need permission Make my own decisions (Oh) That's my prerogative 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 I really don't know the deal About a brother Trying hard to make it right Not long ago Before I win this fight Sing! 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 It's my prerogative (It's my prerogative) 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 doin' I'm doin' for you now Don't get me wrong I'm really not zooped Ego trips is not my thing All these strange relationships Really gets me down I see nothin' wrong With spreadin' myself around Sing! 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 (I don't need) Make my own decisions (My own decisions) That's my prerogative It's my prerogative (It's my prerogative) I can do what I wanna do (It's my prerogative) Truly live my life (It's my prerogative) I'm doin' it just for you (It's my prerogative) Tell me, tell me Why can't I live my life (Live my life) Without all of the things that people say (Oh Oh) Yo tell it, kick it like this Oh no no I can do what I wanna do Me and you Together, together, together, together, together Everybody's talkin' all this stuff about me (Everybody's talkin') Why don't they just let me live (Why) (Why don't they just let me live girl) I don't need permission (I don't need permission) Make my own decisions That's my prerogative Everybody's talkin' all this stuff about me (Everybody's talkin') Why don't they just let me live I don't need permission (I don't need) Make my own decisions (My own decisions) That's my prerogative What is this a bizzit 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 going on these days Got this person over here talking about me, this person Hey, listen, lemme tell you something This is my prerogative, I can do what I want to 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 my my my It's my prerogative
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Written by: TEDDY RILEY, GENE GRIFFIN, BOBBY BROWN
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Song Information"My Prerogative" is a song by Bobby Brown from his second solo studio album, "Don't Be Cruel". It wasn't performed by New Edition, the group Bobby was originally part of.
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Release DateThe song was released as the second single from the album in October 1988.
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Chart PerformanceIt topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, becoming a major hit and one of Brown's signature songs. It also hit No. 1 on the Hot Black Singles chart, and No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart.
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Song Meaning"My Prerogative" is about Brown defending his lifestyle choices and criticizing those who judge him. The song title means he has the right to live his life as he chooses.
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Song WritersIt was co-written by Bobby Brown, along with producers Gene Griffin and Teddy Riley. Riley is known for his work in the new jack swing genre, a fusion of R&B, hip-hop, and dance music.
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Awards and Nominations"My Prerogative" was nominated for Best R&B Urban Contemporary Single at the 1989 Soul Train Music Awards.
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Notable CoversNotably, Britney Spears covered "My Prerogative" for her first greatest hits album, "Greatest Hits: My Prerogative" in 2004. Spears' version has a popier vibe and was also a commercial success.
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Inclusion in New Edition MovieWhile not a song by New Edition, it was included in the 2017 biographical mini-series The New Edition Story, which traces the journey of Bobby and his bandmates in New Edition.
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Use in Pop CultureThe phrase "My Prerogative" has become part of pop culture lexicon and is often used in conversations to indicate one's own choice or preference.
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Album Success"My Prerogative" contributed largely to the overwhelming success of "Don't Be Cruel", which spent six weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and was certified 7x Platinum by the RIAA.
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