The British trio recruit American rapper Missy Elliott as well as sampling and interpolating her 2002 hit “Work It.” Announced on March 21, 2023, it’s set to be the lead single for their upcoming debut album.
The group built the song around Missy’s iconic lines from her 2002 single, which are inclu...
[Intro: Jorja, Stella, Renée & Missy Elliott]
(Ti esrever dna ti pilf, nwod gniht ym tup) Oh, oh
(Ti esrever dna ti pilf, nwod gniht ym tup) Oh
(Ti esrever dna ti pilf, nwod gniht ym tup) Let's go
[Chorus: FLO & Missy Elliott]
If you're a fly girl, get your nails done
Get a pedicure, get your hair did
See, you're tellin' me I'm pretty, but it's obvious
I don't need no man to tell me where the party is (Woo)
If you're a fly girl (Fly), get your nails done (Girl)
Get a pedicure (Hair), get your hair did (Did, ayy)
See, you're tellin' me I'm pretty, but it's obvious
I don't need no man to tell me where the party is (New FLO)
[Verse 1: Renée, Jorja, Renée & Stella, FLO]
Checklist, take it off, what you got? (What you got?)
Pricey, so you better have a lot (Have a lot, yeah)
A time piece and it don't tick-tock (Yeah)
If you can't afford my time, then just watch (Just watch)
Untouchable (Ah), pretty too (Ah)
Available (Ah), but not for you (Yeah)
Too sexy way too fly (Fly)
You get none of my—
[Pre-Chorus: Stella & Missy Elliott]
I got plans tonight, you ain't part of them (Woo)
'Cause my girls and I, yeah, we all a ten (Pow, pow)
Know it's ladies night, shout to all of them (Shout to all of them)
Put your one's up in the sky if you a fly (Hold up)
[Chorus: FLO]
If you're a fly girl, get your nails done (Yeah)
Get a pedicure, get your hair did (What? Uh)
See, you're tellin' me I'm pretty, but it's obvious (Uh)
I don't need no man to tell me where the party is
If you're a fly girl (Fly), get your nails done (Girl)
Get a pedicure (Hair), get your hair did (Did)
See, you're tellin' me I'm pretty, but it's obvious
I don't need no man to tell me where the party is
[Verse 2: Jorja, Jorja & Renée, Missy Elliott, FLO]
Oh, babe (Oh, babe)
Might leave you waiting all day (Waiting all day)
'Cause all these material things
Are not enough to make me stay (Stay, mula)
You can't handle all this nana (Nana)
Talk, but I ain't hearing nada (Nada)
You're gonna have to try a little harder (Harder)
It takes a real one to hold me down, down, down (Woo)
[Pre-Chorus: Stella, Missy Elliott & Renée]
I got plans tonight, you ain’t part of them
'Cause my girls and I, yeah, we all a ten (Yeah)
Know it's ladies night, shout to all of 'em (Uh)
Put your one's up in the sky if you a fly girl (Put 'em up)
[Chorus: FLO, Renée, Jorja & Stella]
If you're a fly girl, get your nails done
Get a pedicure, get your hair did (Get, get, yeah)
See, you're tellin' me I'm pretty, but it's obvious (I know I'm pretty, boy)
I don't need no man to tell me where the party is (I don't need a man, no, no)
If you're a fly girl (Fly), get your nails done (Girl)
Get a pedicure (Hair), get your hair did (Did, yeah)
See, you're tellin' me I'm pretty, but it's obvious (Ooh, woah)
I don't need no man to tell me where the party is
[Interlude: Missy Elliott]
If you a fly girl, get your nails done
Get a pedicure, get your hair did (Ladies, let's go)
[Verse 3: Missy Elliott, FLO, Missy Elliott & FLO, Stella]
All my ladies go and get a outfit
And buy a new lace wig (Woo)
Back up on the market, better put in you a bid
'Cause when Missy throw a party, you can't find no where to sit (Big booty) Booty, booty everywhere (Booty)
I make all the dudes throw their money in the air (Money, money, money)
Me and all my girls, yeah, we lookin' fabulaire
Ooh, stop the track, strike a pose, stop and stare (Let's go)
Wait (Wait), make it shake (Shake)
All that cake (Cake), let it bake (Let it, let it, let it bake)
I know you wanna see my body in a vase (Oh, in a vase)
Don't still look like Halle Berry in the face? (In the face) Uh-oh
Missy and FLO, we came to ride (Ride, woo)
We don't even need a guy to tell us we fly (Fly, ayy)
When the party get to poppin' you know we inside
So put your one's up in the sky (One's up in the sky, let's go)
[Chorus: FLO, Jorja, Renée & Stella]
If you're a fly girl, get your nails done
Get a pedicure, get your hair did (No, no, no, no, ah)
See, you're tellin' me I'm pretty, but it's obvious (See, you're tellin' me)
I don't need no man to tell me where the party is (Where the party is)
If you're a fly girl (Fly), get your nails done (Girl, ah)
Get a pedicure (Hair), get your hair did (Did)
See, you're tellin' me I'm pretty, but it's obvious (See, you're tellin' me, oh)
I don't need no man to tell me where the party is (Where the party is)
[Outro: Renée, Stella, Missy Elliott & FLO]
Why we got 'em so pressed? (So pressed)
Seeing us on top and it's got 'em all stressed (Stressed)
Fly girls, say "Yes" (Fly girls, say "Yes," say "Yes")
Tryna compete but it ain't a contest (Put 'em up)
Why we got 'em so pressed? (We got 'em so pressed)
"Ti esrever dna ti pilf, nwod gniht ym tup," say less (Okay)
Fly girls, say "Yes" (Say "Yes")
Tryna compete but it ain't a contest
FLO, I like that
Fly Girl was written by Jorja Douglas & Renée Downer & Stella Quaresma & KAMILLE & Joe Gosling & Ryan Ashley & MNEK & Tré Jean-Marie & WhYJay & Chris Stein & Corte Ellis & D.M.C. & Debbie Harry & Jamal Woon & Rev Run & Jvck James & Rico Santana & Missy Elliott.
I remember a few of their fans sent me clips of their performances, and I immediately felt the authentic 90s vibe. I loved the fact they all sang lead so well—great vocal control—so when I was asked to be a part of the “Fly Girl” record, it was a no-brainer. They used the inspiration from my song “W...
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