“Birthday Cake” was originally a snippet on Rihanna’s Talk That Talk album. After being pressured to finish the song by her fans, Rihanna controversially decided to feature her (maybe not quite) ex-boyfriend Chris Brown.
Anyone who actually thinks that she’s talking about her birthday and an actual...
[Intro: Rihanna]
Come and put cha name on it, put cha name on it
Come and put cha name on it, your name
Bet chu wanna put ya name on it, put cha name on it
Come and put cha name on it, baby-baby, uh
[Verse 1: Rihanna]
It's not even my birthday (My birthday, uh)
But he wanna lick the icing off (The icing off, uh)
I know you want it in the worst way (The worst way, uh)
Can't wait to blow my candles out
[Chorus: Rihanna]
He want that...
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
(But you wanna put your name on it)
Ooh, baby, I like it
It's so exciting
Don't try to hide it
I'ma make you my bitch
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
(But you wanna put your name on it)
I know you wanna bite this
It's so enticing
Nothing else like this
I'ma make you my bitch
[Post-Chorus: Rihanna, Chris Brown]
And it's not even my birthday (My birthday)
But you wanna put your name on it
And it's not even my birthday (My birthday)
And he's tryna put his name on it (Woah, leggo)
[Verse 2: Chris Brown]
Girl, I wanna fuck you right now (Right now)
Been a long time, I've been missin' your body (Ah)
Let me, let me turn the lights down (Lights down)
When I, when I go down, it's a private party
[Pre-Chorus: Chris Brown, Rihanna]
Ooh, it's not even her birthday (Her birthday, uh)
But I wanna lick the icing off (The icing off, damn)
Give it to her in the worst way (The worst way, uh)
Can't wait to blow her candles out
[Chorus: Chris Brown, Rihanna, Chris Brown & Rihanna]
I want that
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake (Damn)
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake (Yeah)
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake (Yeah, yeah)
(Bet you wanna put your name on it)
Ooh, baby, I like it
You so excited (You want it)
Don't try to hide it
I'ma make you my bitch (Okay)
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
(Bet you wanna put your name on it) Okay
Ooh, baby, I like it
You so excited (Haha, okay)
Don't try to hide it
I'ma make you my bitch (Okay)
[Verse 3: Chris Brown]
Doggy want the kitty (Yeah)
Give me a heart attack and throw it back, now watch me get it (Get it)
Ain't new to this, but you the shit, damn, girl, you pretty
Blowin' out your candles, let me make a couple wishes, ah
[Verse 4: Rihanna, Chris Brown]
Remember how you did it?
Remember how you fit it?
If you still wanna kiss it
Come, come-come and get it
Sweeter than a rice cake
Cake worth sippin'
Kill it, tip it, cake, fill it
If you sexy and you know it
And you ain't afraid to show it
Put a candle on my ma'fuckin' back
Baby, blow it
Love the way you do it when you do it like that
Show up with them stacks
Rainin' racks on my rack
Wrap it up, wrap it up
Boy, while I take this bow off
Talk that talk
Yeah, I know I'm such a show-off
Daddy, make a wish
Put this cake in your face
Hahaha, and it's not even my birthday
Ow! (Get it)
[Pre-Chorus: Chris Brown, Rihanna]
Ooh, it's not even her birthday (Her birthday, uh)
But I wanna lick the icing off (The icing off, damn)
Give it to her in the worst way (The worst way, uh)
Can't wait to blow her candles out (Yeah)
[Chorus: Chris Brown, Rihanna]
I want that
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake (Damn)
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake (Yeah)
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake (Yeah, yeah)
(Bet you wanna put your name on it)
Ooh, baby, I like it
You so excited (You want it)
Don't try to hide it
I'ma make you my bitch
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
(Bet you wanna put your name on it)
I know you wanna bite this
It's so enticing
Nothing else like this
I'ma make you my bitch
[Outro: Rihanna, Chris Brown]
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
(Bet you wanna put your name on it) Okay
Birthday Cake (Remix) was written by Rihanna & Chris Brown & The-Dream & Makeba Riddick & Kevin McCall & Kosine & Ernest Clark.
Birthday Cake (Remix) was produced by Da Internz.
Rihanna released Birthday Cake (Remix) on Mon Feb 20 2012.
Rihanna on why she chose Chris Brown to be featured on the remix:
The first song that came about was ‘Birthday Cake', I mean, we ended up recording them at the same time and executing them together. But I reached out to him about doing ‘Birthday Cake’ because that’s the only person that, really, it...
“Birthday Cake (Remix)” peaked at #2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and #24 on the Hot 100 chart.
Yes! “Birthday Cake (Remix)” marks the third collaboration between the duo following:
“Cinderella (Umbrella Remix)” (June 2007)
“Bad Girl” (Oct. 2009)