“Cake by the Ocean” is the debut single by DNCE. The song appears on two projects: it serves as the lead single from the band’s debut extended play, SWAAY, which was released in October 2015, and also appears on their self-titled debut studio album, which was released in November 2016.
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[Intro]
Nah, nah, nah
Cake by the ocean
[Verse 1]
Oh, no
See you walkin' 'round like it's a funeral
Not so serious, girl, why those feet cold?
We just gettin' started, don't you tiptoe, tiptoe, ah
[Pre-Chorus]
Waste time with a masterpiece, don't waste time with a masterpiece (Huh)
You should be rollin' with me, you should be rollin' with me (Ah-ah-ah)
You're a real-life fantasy, you're a real-life fantasy (Huh)
But you're movin' so carefully, let's start livin' dangerously
[Chorus]
Talk to me, baby
I'm goin' blind from this sweet, sweet cravin', whoa-oh
Let's lose our minds and go fuckin' crazy
I-I-I-I-I, I keep on hopin' we'll eat cake by the ocean, uh
Walk for me, baby
I'll be Diddy, you'll be Naomi, whoa-oh
Let's lose our minds and go fucking crazy
I-I-I-I-I, I keep on hopin' we'll eat cake by the ocean, uh
[Verse 2]
Goddamn
See you lickin' frostin' from your own hands
Want another taste, I'm beggin', "Yes, ma'am"
I'm tired of all this candy on the dry land, dry land, oh (Uh, ah)
[Pre-Chorus]
Waste time with a masterpiece, don't waste time with a masterpiece (Huh)
You should be rollin' with me, you should be rollin' with me (Ah-ah-ah)
You're a real-life fantasy, you're a real-life fantasy (Huh)
But you're movin' so carefully, let's start livin' dangerously (Whoa-oh-oh-oh)
[Chorus]
Talk to me, baby
I'm goin' blind from this sweet, sweet cravin', whoa-oh
Let's lose our minds and go fuckin' crazy
I-I-I-I-I, I keep on hopin' we'll eat cake by the ocean, uh
Walk for me, baby (Walk for me now)
I'll be Diddy, you'll be Naomi, whoa-oh
Let's lose our minds and go fucking crazy
I-I-I-I-I, I keep on hopin' we'll eat cake by the ocean, uh
[Bridge]
Ooh, ah, ah
I-I-I-I-I, I keep on hopin' we'll eat cake by the ocean, uh
Ooh, ah, ah
I-I-I-I-I, I keep on hopin' we'll eat cake by the ocean, uh (Oh, hey)
[Refrain]
You're fuckin' delicious, haha
Talk to me, girl (Hey)
[Chorus]
Talk to me, baby (Talk to me, baby, hey)
I'm goin' blind from this sweet, sweet cravin', whoa-oh (Whoa-oh)
Let's lose our minds and go fuckin' crazy (Crazy)
I-I-I-I-I (Ah), I keep on hopin' we'll eat cake by the ocean, uh (Hey)
Walk for me, baby (Walk for me now)
I'll be Diddy, you'll be Naomi, whoa-oh
Let's lose our minds and go (And go what?) fucking crazy (That's right)
I-I-I-I-I, I keep on hopin' (Alright), we'll eat cake by the ocean, uh (Aw, yeah)
[Outro]
Red velvet, vanilla, chocolate in my life
Funfetti, I'm ready, I need it every night
Red velvet, vanilla, chocolate in my life
I-I-I-I-I keep on hopin' we'll eat cake by the ocean, uh
Cake By The Ocean was written by Justin Tranter & Robin Fredriksson & Mattias Larsson & Joe Jonas.
Cake By The Ocean was produced by Mattman & Robin.
DNCE released Cake By The Ocean on Fri Sep 18 2015.
The phrase “cake by the ocean” came about when producers Mattman & Robin mistakenly referred to Sex On The Beach, an alcoholic beverage, as “cake by the ocean”.
Joe Jonas confirmed that “Cake By The Ocean” is about sex, so “eating cake” probably refers to male-female oral sex; “cake” is sometim...
The song peaked at #9 on the Hot 100 chart, making it their highest peaking single to date and their only to appear in the top 10.
Billboard ranked “Cake by the Ocean” at #44 on their “100 Best Pop Songs of 2016” list:
Joe Jonas' group took a song about basically nothing, put a blistering pop-funk beat behind it, added some major scream-along hooks, and emerged with a top 10 smash to rival anything little bro has produced on h...