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Let You Love MeRita Ora
- #3
New LookRita Ora
- #4
Lonely TogetherAvicii & Rita Ora
- #5
Your SongRita Ora
- #6
Only Want YouRita Ora
- #7First Time High
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- #8
For YouLiam Payne & Rita Ora
- #9
Summer LoveRudimental & Rita Ora
- #10
GirlsRita Ora & Cardi B & Bebe Rexha & Charli XCX
- #11Keep Talking
Rita Ora & Julia Michaels
- #12Hell of a Life
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- #13Velvet Rope
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- #14Falling to Pieces
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- #15Cashmere
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- #16Soul Survivor
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Girls by Rita Ora (Ft. Bebe Rexha, Cardi B & Charli XCX)
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watt & Ben Billions & Jonny CofferAbout
“Girls” is the third official single from Rita Ora’s upcoming album. The song tackles themes of female empowerment, self-love, and bisexuality.
The song was met with backlash initiated by lesbian icon Hayley Kiyoko – it was accused of being “tone-deaf” and “fueling the male gaze”. Ora has since iss...
Girls Lyrics
[Verse 1: Rita Ora]
Her name is Lara, we learned a lot, ah
How to do it, like we do it like we wanna
We just know, we just know
I ain't one-sided, I'm open-minded
I'm 50/50 and I'm never gonna hide it
You should know, eh, you should know, ayy
[Pre-Chorus: Charli XCX]
All summer, we've been in the 'Bu
'68 Chevy with nothin' to do
Just rollin' J's, kush lovin'
And last night, yeah, we got with the dude
I saw him, he was lookin' at you
So I said, "Hey," kush lovin'
[Chorus: Rita Ora & Charli XCX]
Sometimes, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls
Red wine, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls
Sometimes, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls
Red wine, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls
Girls, girls, girls, girls, girls
[Verse 2: Bebe Rexha & Charli XCX]
Yeah, you know I tamed it, and then I named it
I put the lion in the cage and then I laid with
Her all night (All night), her all night, yeah
I'm the hunter and she the prey, yeah
I'm the thriller and the killer and the saviour
Up all night, we up all night, yeah (Do it one more time)
[Pre-Chorus: Rita Ora, Bebe Rexha & Both]
All summer, we've been in the 'Bu (Oh)
'68 Chevy with nothin' to do
Just rollin' J's, kush lovin' (Roll it out, roll it out)
[Chorus: Bebe Rexha, Rita Ora & Charli XCX]
Sometimes, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls
Red wine, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls
(Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah)
Sometimes, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls
(You know that I do)
Red wine, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls
Girls, girls, girls, girls, girls
[Bridge: Charli XCX, Rita Ora, Both & (Cardi B)]
She gettin' down with me, yeah-ah
She gettin' down with me, yeah-ah
She gettin' down with me, yeah-ah
Oh, we can go up
She gettin' down with me, yeah-ah
She gettin' down with me, yeah-ah
She gettin' down with me, yeah-ah (Rita, look, Cardi)
[Verse 3: Cardi B]
Now I could be your lipstick, just for one night (One night)
Girls just wanna have fun and have their funds right (Yeah)
I mean, say my name, say my name, say my name (Say my name)
It tastes good just rollin' off your tongue, right? (Hurrr)
I put this MAC on your lips, so pucker up (Mwah)
We ain't never heard of you 'cause you ain't done enough (No)
And I don't gotta introduce myself (Cardi!)
I'm too sexy, I seduce myself (Bardi!)
Seven-figure, never need a nigga (Nope)
I steal your bitch, have her down with the scissor
Tonight, I don't want a dog, I want a kitten (Eeeow)
I might French a girl from Great Britain
[Chorus: Rita Ora, Bebe Rexha, Charli XCX & Cardi B]
Sometimes, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls (Oh yeah)
Red wine, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls (Uh, yeah)
Sometimes, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls (Red wine, red wine)
Red wine, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls (Oh, oh, oh)
Girls, girls, girls, girls, girls
[Outro: Rita Ora, Bebe Rexha, Charli XCX & Cardi B]
She gettin' down with me, yeah-ah
(Down with me)
She gettin' down with me, yeah-ah
(She gettin' down on me, ahh)
She gettin' down with me, yeah-ah (Yeah)
(Down with me, yeah)
She likes what she likes (Aha)
She gettin' down with me, yeah-ah (Yeah)
She gettin' down with me, yeah-ah (Ah-ha)
She gettin' down with me, yeah-ah
Girls, girls, girls, girls, girls
Hehehehe-aha (Hahahaha)
Girls Q&A
Who wrote Girls's ?
Girls was written by Rita Ora & Ali Tamposi & watt & Ben Billions & Brian Lee & Jonny Coffer.
Who produced Girls's ?
Girls was produced by watt & Ben Billions & Jonny Coffer.
What have artists said about the song?
On working with the features artists:
It was fantastic [working with the other girls]. I look at, you know, waking up and see what’s been out, like when I was putting my record out and there’s just some amazing new artists that have come out since I put out ORA, that I’ve been obsessed with. And Ch...
What message does Rita hope people take away from the song?
I think, obviously, the song is very impactful in its own way. It definitely has a point. For me, I always looked at this song as a real gender-fluid freedom record. I never looked at it as, “Only females can listen to it” or “Only males can listen to it”: It’s for everybody. It really represents fr...
How does “Girls” fit into the album when it comes to the sound and the writing?
I think you start seeing a little pattern between “Your Song” and “Anywhere” and “Girls.” I love pop music; it’s a pop album. It’s full of different ups and downs. It’s just gonna be a really great pop record, and I hope you guys enjoy it and have fun listening to it."
via People
What has Rita said about working with Cardi, Charli, and Bebe?
Rita told People:
I knew it was a vibe when I first got it, but I never thought it was going to become a song that all my peers and my fellow musicians — the girls on the record — really wanted to jump on. So I kind of left it for a bit. Then it got into Cardi’s hands, and she loved it, and she was...
Has this song received backlash from the LGBT community?
Yes — one person who spoke out about this was lesbian singer Hayley Kiyoko, who wrote in a letter on Twitter:
What has Rita said about the controversy?
A few days after the release, Rita placed a statement on her Twitter account: