Dirty Computer
Janelle Monáe & Brian Wilson * Track #1 On Dirty Computer
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Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe (Ft. Brian Wilson)
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The opening track to Janelle Monáe’s fourth studio album introduces the idea of a Dirty Computer in its complexities.
The track features harmonizing (in typical Beach Boys fashion) from Beach Boys alum, and chief songwriter, Brian Wilson. This is their first collaboration.
Wilson is the first of...
Dirty Computer Lyrics
[Verse 1: Janelle Monáe]
Dirty computer, walk in line
If you look closer, you'll recognize
I'm not that special, I'm broke inside
Crashin' slowly, the bugs are in me
[Verse 2: Janelle Monáe]
Dirty computer, breakin' down
Pickin' my face up off the ground
I'll love you in this space and time
'Cause baby, all I'll ever be
[Chorus: Janelle Monáe]
Is your dirty computer
Dirty computer
[Verse 3: Janelle Monáe]
Searchin' for someone to fix my drive
Text message God up in the sky
Oh, if You love me, won't You please reply?
Oh, can't You see that it's only me?
[Chorus: Janelle Monáe]
Your dirty computer
Dirty computer
Your dirty computer
Dirty computer
[Outro: Janelle Monáe]
I'll love you in this space and time
I'll love you in this space and time
Dirty Computer Q&A
Who wrote Dirty Computer's ?
Dirty Computer was written by Nate “Rocket” Wonder & Janelle Monáe.
Who produced Dirty Computer's ?
Dirty Computer was produced by Janelle Monáe & Chuck Lightning & Nate “Rocket” Wonder.
When did Janelle Monáe release Dirty Computer?
Janelle Monáe released Dirty Computer on Fri Apr 27 2018.
What inspired this song?
Inspired By Pecola Breedlove; Genesis 3:16, Genesis 9:20-27, and Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13; the Zong slave ship; the corded virgin belts in Ancient Rome; and the secret prisons and detention facilities in Chechnya.
What have the artists said about the song?
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Janelle discussed working with Brian Wilson:
I was researching the Beach Boys, [and] I found out that the reason why their sound was so quiet, and their harmonies were blended but they were soft, was because they didn’t want to wake up their parents…“[After makin...