“Barely In Love” is a jazz/funk song driven by handclaps, live instrumentation, and jangly percussion. Q-Tip spends the bulk of the song singing drunkly-chorused lead vocals over a throwback early-70’s Sly & The Family Stone-styled track with en electric guitar solo filling its center.
“Barely...
[Verse 1: Q-Tip]
She only likes it when it's hot. She doesn't like the cold
She said I got a bright idea, "Let's go to Mexico."
$500 in the bank, things are looking bad
Imagine if we gotta eat, things are looking sad
Barely in love (repeat) (chorus)
[Verse 2: Q-Tip]
She looked into the sun and said, "What's on your mind?"
Whee, Ha, lookatiaa, lookatiaa, sun shining all the time (sun shining all the time)
She picked up the fan and let the trailer go
She only likes it when it's hot. Doesn't like it when it's cold
When you really think about it, love is truly powerful
The undeniable force that makes it magnetic
And you can't explain it, you do what you do
Can't noboday play the fool like (something something something?)
Barely in love (repeat) (chorus)
Barely in Love was written by Q-Tip & Guyora Kats.
Barely in Love was produced by Q-Tip.
Q-Tip released Barely in Love on Tue Sep 15 2009.