“FYB” is the first single from Poppy’s fourth EP, Stagger, following the release of her 2021 album Flux. The track was debuted at Reading Festival 2022 and released on September 23, 2022. It is Poppy’s debut release with record label Republic Records.
“FYB” and the rest of the songs on the EP were...
[Chorus]
I figured you out and I know what you're about
You're sticking it out, so your dick's in her mouth
You wanna go out and fuck the world
Yeah, fuck the world, but it'll fuck you back
Know what you need, think they fall at your feet
Every time that you speak, are you competing with me?
You wanna go out and fuck the girls
Yeah, fuck the girls, but they'll fuck you back
[Verse]
Someone with nothing to lose
Can take everything that you have
There's nothing that they wouldn't do
'Cause nothing is holding them back
[Chorus]
I figured you out and I know what you're about
You're sticking it out, so your dick's in her mouth
You wanna go out and fuck the world
Yeah, fuck the world, but it'll fuck you back
Know what you need, think they fall at your feet
Every time that you speak, are you competing with me?
You wanna go out and fuck the girls
Yeah, fuck the girls, but they'll fuck you back
[Outro]
Fuck the world, it'll just fuck you back, yeah
Fuck the world, it'll just fuck you back, yeah
Fuck the world, it'll just fuck you back, yeah
Fuck the world, it'll just fuck you back, yeah
Fuck the world, it'll just fuck you back, yeah
Fuck the world, it'll just fuck you back, yeah
Fuck the world, it'll just fuck you back, yeah
Fuck the world, it'll just fuck you back, yeah
Fuck you back
FYB was written by Poppy & Simon Wilcox & Ted Gowans.
FYB was produced by Ted Gowans & Mike Elizondo.
In an interview with Dork, Poppy revealed that the song is about “somebody getting what they deserve, without you yourself having to lift a finger”. She described the song as a “revenge anthem”, but “you don’t do anything about it. You just let it happen.”
F.Y.B. is an acronym for ‘Fuck You Back’
Live at Reading Festival 2022