Attention
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Attention by Charlie Puth
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In “Attention,” Charlie expresses his encounters with an ex-girlfriend who’s trying to tempt him to come back to her by playing with his emotions, though he knows she is just looking for attention and isn’t interested in a permanent relationship. The song was released as the lead single from Puth’s...
Attention Lyrics
[Intro]
Woah-oh, hm-hmm
[Verse 1]
You've been runnin' 'round, runnin' 'round, runnin' 'round
Throwin' that dirt all on my name
'Cause you knew that I, knew that I, knew that I'd call you up (Ah)
You've been going 'round, going 'round, going 'round
Every party in LA
'Cause you knew that I, knew that I, knew that I'd be at one, oh
[Pre-Chorus]
I know that dress is karma, perfume regret
You got me thinking 'bout when you were mine, ooh
And now I'm all up on ya, what you expect?
But you're not coming home with me tonight
[Chorus]
You just want attention, you don't want my heart
Maybe you just hate the thought of me with someone new
Yeah, you just want attention, I knew from the start
You're just making sure I'm never gettin' over you, huh
[Verse 2]
You've been runnin' 'round, runnin' 'round, runnin' 'round
Throwin' that dirt all on my name
'Cause you knew that I, knew that I, knew that I'd call you up
Baby, now that we're, now that we're, now that we're
Right here standin' face to face
You already know, 'ready know, 'ready know that you won, oh
[Pre-Chorus]
I know that dress is karma (Dress is karma), perfume regret, yeah
You got me thinking 'bout when you were mine, ooh
(You got me thinking 'bout when you were mine)
And now I'm all up on ya (All up on ya), what you expect? (Oh, baby)
But you're not coming home with me tonight (Oh, no)
[Chorus]
You just want attention, you don't want my heart
Maybe you just hate the thought of me with someone new (One new)
Yeah, you just want attention (Oh), I knew from the start (The start)
You're just making sure I'm never gettin' over you (Over you), oh
[Post-Chorus]
What are you doin' to me?
What are you doin', huh? (What are you doin'?)
What are you doin' to me?
What are you doin', huh? (What are you doin'?)
What are you doin' to me?
What are you doin', huh? (What are you doin'?)
What are you doin' to me?
What are you doin', huh?
[Pre-Chorus]
I know that dress is karma, perfume regret
You got me thinking 'bout when you were mine
And now I'm all up on ya, what you expect?
But you're not coming home with me tonight
[Chorus]
You just want attention, you don't want my heart
Maybe you just hate the thought of me with someone new
Yeah, you just want attention, I knew from the start
You're just making sure I'm never gettin' over you (Over you)
[Outro]
What are you doin' to me? (Hey)
What are you doin', huh? (What are you doin', love?)
What are you doin' to me?
What are you doin', huh? (Yeah, you just want attention)
What are you doin' to me? (I knew from the start)
What are you doin', huh? (You're just making sure I'm never gettin' over you)
What are you doin' to me?
What are you doin', huh? (Oh)
Attention Q&A
Who wrote Attention's ?
Attention was written by Jacob Kasher & Charlie Puth.
Who produced Attention's ?
Attention was produced by Charlie Puth.
When did Charlie Puth release Attention?
Charlie Puth released Attention on Fri Apr 21 2017.
What happens to Charlie's voice in the final pre-chorus?
I kinda just got a little emotional. I decided to keep the take of this. I was going to delete it, but I was like “screw it.” And it has an odd bar. It has a second of nothing. It’s cool.
How did this song come together?
When I came up with the song originally, I was on this hotel bed in this really cool room in the Philippines. I was just watching TV and kind of browsing through Instagram, because that’s how you watch TV, nowadays. You don’t really watch it, you just… You look at your phone and you look at the TV a...
How did the music come together?
It was literally just a kickdrum sample. A 707. A really fake-sounding kickdrum, but with a lot of knock to it. Everyone keeps asking me like, “Yo, how did you get Nile Rodgers to play the bass on that song?” And they don’t realize that it’s literally a fake bass. It’s a software plug-in called Tril...
How did Charlie create the song?
In an interview with Rolling Stone Charlie broke down the different components of the song and explained how he produced it.
Did this song receive any certifications?
On June 25, 2019 the RIAA certified this song as 4x platinum.
How did Puth feel as an artist before releasing the song?
I didn’t feel like an artist until ‘Attention’ came out. And I feel like people are just starting to get it. I’m not mad that they’re just finding out – they’re getting the message I wasn’t allowed to say before. ‘Attention’ is me saying, ‘Fuck everybody: I’m doing this song the way I want to do it....