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In the lead-up to Sweetener, Ariana teased “goodnight n go” through a snippet on her Instagram story and later posted the title on Twitter.
The song draws heavy inspiration from Imogen Heap’s “Goodnight and Go.”, appropriating it for Sweetener by modifying the production and some lyrics. Ariana has...
[Verse 1]
Tell me why you gotta look at me that way
You know what it does to me
So, baby, what you tryna say? Ayy
Lately, all I want is you on top of me
You know where your hands should be
So, baby, won't you come show me? Mm
I got you, I got you dreamin' (Ah)
You close your eyes and you're screamin' (Ah)
Play with your mind for no reason
I know you love how I tease it (Ah-ah)
You know that I'm playin', so don't be mistaken
You already know what I'm thinkin', boy
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, why'd you have to be so cute?
It's impossible to ignore you, woah
Why must you make me laugh so much?
It's bad enough we get along so well
[Chorus]
Just say goodnight and go
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Just say goodnight and go
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Just say goodnight and go
[Verse 2]
One of these days
You'll miss your train and come stay with me
(It's always say goodnight and go)
We'll have drinks and talk about things
And any excuse to stay awake with you
And you'd sleep here, I'd sleep there
But then the heating may be down again
(At my convenience)
We'd be good, we'd be great together
[Pre-Chorus]
Why'd you have to be so cute?
It's impossible to ignore you, woah
Why must you make me laugh so much?
It's bad enough we get along so well
[Chorus]
Just say goodnight and go
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Just say goodnight and go (I know how you want it, baby, just like this)
Ooh (Know you're thinkin' 'bout it, baby, just one kiss)
Ooh (While you're lookin' at 'em, baby, read my lips)
Ooh (I know what you want, but you can't have this)
[Bridge]
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
[Outro]
Wanna say goodnight
Wanna say goodnight and go
Wanna say goodnight
Baby, say goodnight and go
Wanna say goodnight
Say goodnight and go
goodnight n go was written by Michael “Mikey” Foster & Imogen Heap & Scootie & Victoria Monét & TBHits & Ariana Grande.
goodnight n go was produced by Social House & TBHits.
Ariana Grande released goodnight n go on Fri Aug 17 2018.
Ariana said this on Twitter:
Yes! She posted a cover of Imogen’s “Just For Now” in her YouTube channel in January 2013:
I did know, but I didn’t know until quite late. I think she had been working on it for quite a while before – I think she might have forgotten that she had done it. Then she was reminded and asked me.
Via Billboard
Well, she tweeted a little thing – this melody that comes in at the end – it was really beautiful. I was like that’s so nice – sounds better than I did. Then she kept tweeting about it and people were like, “Are you going to do a cover of ‘Goodnight and Go’ on Twitter?” Her brother Frankie Grande se...
Rolling Stone ranked the track as Ariana’s #19 best song, saying:
The world can’t thank Ariana enough for bringing Imogen Heap back into the cultural conversation. As a hallmark of The O.C. soundtrack, ‘Goodnight and Go’ was a gateway for music fans into Heap’s discography, so to see Ariana sample...