777-9311
The Time * Track #2 On What Time Is It?
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777-9311 by The Time
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The TimeProduced by
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“777-9311” is one of the breakthrough hits of the American funk-soul group The Time, released on August 25, 1982 and included in their second studio album What Time Is It?.
The song was entirely written and produced by Prince, close friend of the members of the band as they both grew up and develop...
777-9311 Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Baby, what's your phone number?
I know I'm kinda fast, but I hate to waste time
Baby, what's your phone number?
Girl, I have to ask 'cause you're so fine
[Chorus]
777-9311
I wanna spend the night with you if that's alright
777-9311
Ooh baby, please can I come tonight?
[Verse 2]
Baby, what's your phone number?
How can you be reached on a lonely night?
Baby, what's your phone number?
How can I get into you when I'm feeling right?
[Chorus]
777-9311
I wanna spend the night with you if that's alright
777-9311
Ooh baby, please can I come tonight?
[Interlude]
Ain't nothin' worse than rejection?
I'd feel a little better if you'd slapped my face
[Verse 3]
Hey, what's your phone number?
Can't you see the agony I'm goin' through?
Baby, what's your phone number?
Girl, it's getting hard: baby, won't you let me love you?
[Chorus]
777-9311
I wanna spend the night with you if that's alright
777-9311
Ooh baby, please can I come tonight?
[Bridge]
Hey baby, what's your phone number?
I know it sounds fast, but I ain't got all night...
Come on baby, what's your phone number?
You know I got to be cooler than this cat you're sittin' with
I'll do you right, baby
Come on!
Come on!
Come on! (Nah!)
Come on! (Yeah...)
[Chorus]
777-9311
I wanna spend the night with you if that's alright
777-9311
Ooh baby, please can I come tonight?
[Outro]
Come tonight, if it's alright
Honey, please can I come tonight?
Can't you see what I'm gonna do?
I wanna do it to night, baby
I wanna do it to you
It's on fire, you burn me out
It's getting higher, you know what I'm talkin' about
Help me out, good Lord above!
Marry me, girl, give me some of that love...
777-9311 Q&A
Who wrote 777-9311's ?
777-9311 was written by Prince.
Who produced 777-9311's ?
777-9311 was produced by Prince.
What did The Time say about "777-9311"?
You can do a whole lot of stuff you don’t even know you can do, but you need to work at it… and I thank Prince for that every single day.
—Jimmy Jam on how Prince pushed him to become a multidimensional musician during rehearsals for “777-9311.”
https://youtu.be/I0Zj0beJ9FI?t=44m53s
What have other artists said about this song?
It’s still revolutionary. It’s one of those songs that jazz musicians call “the open room.” The timing and the placement of where the instruments go… if you’re a musician, you have to feel it. You can’t write that down. You’re not going to really get it by writing it down. It shifts. It’s such a gen...