“Bae” is an R&B anthem about expressing fondness to a significant other. It serves as Keri Hilson’s first solo single in fifteen years since “Lose Control.” It introduces her third album, WE NEED TO TALK: LOVE.
On March 18, 2025, Hilson teased the track via social media during Episode 2 of her...
[Verse 1]
Maybe it's your fragrance
Wanna kiss you every mornin' when you wake up
It's a vibration, mmm
I don't know what to call it right now
But this shit feelin' amazin', oh
Make me wanna pull over the car, get acquainted
Feelin' elevated, yeah (Yeah)
Gettin' high off your love, I can't take it
[Pre-Chorus]
Baby, you a mood, that ain't nothin' new
I gave you the ball, baby, that's a alley-oop (Swish)
Got the top down in the coupe, it's just me and you
Can't control myself, keep doin' what you do
[Chorus]
Damn, I feel so lucky
Love it when you call me bae
(Bae, bae, bae)
Love it when you love me, hold me, touch me
Come here bae
(Bae, bae, bae)
I'm gon' always be your one and only
You know that I'll never change
(Bae, bae, bae)
Love it when you love me, hold me, touch me
Come here bae
(Bae, bae, bae)
[Verse 2]
Wherever you are, just give me a buzz
It ain't nothin' left to discuss, I'm pullin' up
I'm on that like, ding-dong, that's me in my trench coat
Not a damn thing you could say wrong
That's how I know I'm way gone
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause baby, you a mood (Mood), that ain't nothin' new
I gave you the ball, baby, that's a alley-oop (Swish)
Got the top down in the coupe, it's just me and you
Can't control myself, keep doin' what you do
[Chorus]
Damn, I feel so lucky
Love it when you call me bae
(Bae, bae, bae)
Love it when you love me, hold me, touch me
Come here bae
(Bae, bae, bae)
I'm gon' always be your one and only
You know that I'll never change
(Bae, bae, bae)
Love it when you love me, hold me, touch me
Come here bae
(Bae, bae, bae)
[Outro]
Come here bae
Say, say, say
When you call me bae, bae, bae
(Bae, bae, bae) Ooh
Say, say, say (Uh)
I love it when you call me (Bae, bae, bae)
When you call me (Bae, bae, bae)
Say, say, say
When you call me bae, bae, bae
Ooh
Say, say, say
I love it when you call me
When you call me
Bae was written by Keri Hilson & Melvin Hough & Tre Ace & Hurricane Chris & Rivelino & Kortney Leveringston & Keith Thomas & Clay West.
Bae was produced by Mel & Mus.
Keri Hilson released Bae on Thu Mar 27 2025.