“Hat 2 Da Back” was the fourth single released from TLC’s debut album. The single, which features the remixed version used in the music video, peaked at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #14 on the Hot R&B Singles charts.
The song is TLC’s response to those who criticized their attire when were...
[Intro: T-Boz, Chilli, Left Eye]
Hahahaha, what up?
Sup T-Boz?
Yeah, what's up Chilli?
What up, Left Eye?
Yo, where's Left Eye? Did she leave? "I left" Hahah
[Verse 1: T-Boz]
Bein' that I am the kinda girl that I am
Nobody can make me do what I don't want to, uh
I can be myself a lot and I'm proud of what I got
So I'll never change for you
Bein' that I am the kinda girl that I am
Tight jeans don't hit the scene with one like me
I got to be feeling free
And you better believe I'll do what pleases me
Yo, Left Eye, kick the scene
[Pre-Chorus: Left Eye]
Every day, last week and not a place to go
This nut still had me dressin' like a fashion show
But not this week I'm chillin' 'cause it's nothin' to hide
Threw on my baggy dips and waited for my ride
He pulled up (Knock-knock) 'til I opened the door
Peeped my gear and started dissin' me from head to toe
But yo, just to let ya know, it's takin' ta
Make me wanna say gotta go, gotta go
[Chorus: TLC]
Hat to da back
I gotta kick my pants down real low
That's the kinda girl I am
That's the kinda girl I am
Hat to da back
I gotta kick my pants down real low
That's the kinda girl that I am (Aww yeah)
(Here we go, here we go, here we go again)
[Verse 2: T-Boz]
Bein' that I am the kinda girl that I am
Some people just don't understand the things I do
(You feelin' it "D", you feelin' it?)
Chillin' with the girls or kick it with the fellas if I choose
And bein' that I am the kinda girl that I am
Dumb rules are left for fools with no attitude (Hahaha)
I think my way is cool
So let me be me, continue bein' real smooth
Yo, Left Eye, what's up wit' that guy?
[Verse 3: Left Eye]
So yo, get it back to this dude wit' the foul attitude
Shoot, he made another bad move sayin' that
Girls shouldn't wear baseball caps, he can go take a hike
'Cause it's the style that I like, yeah, it's a trip
'Cause somethin' hasn't yet been said
I never talked about them damn finger waves in his head
Tight pants and two rings in each ear
You know that is dead, but it's me instead
[Chorus: TLC]
Hat to da back
I gotta kick my pants down real low (Pants down real low)
That's the kinda girl I am
That's the kinda girl I am
Hat to da back
I gotta kick my pants down real low
That's the kinda girl that I am (Aww yeah)
(Here we go, here we go, here we go again)
[Bridge: Chilli]
(Here we go again)
That's the kinda girl I am
Don't cha know I really don't give a damn
Let me be me for me and not what I'm supposed to be
So I'm gonna do what I wanna do
'Cause dumb rules are left for silly fools
That's the kinda girl that I am, oh
(Here we go, here we go, here we go again)
[Break: T-Boz & (Left Eye)]
Some people might wonder why we're like that
(Cause we're smooth)
Smooth as... ah
Why not?
[Bridge 2: Left Eye, T-Boz]
Relatively speakin' I am no ordinary dip
'Cause I ain't reachin' hipped
Til you be thinkin' I'm flipped
And that is ooooh on the TLC tip
One, two three, four, y'all
Here we go again
[Chorus: TLC]
Hat to da back
I gotta kick my pants down real low
That's the kinda girl I am
That's the kinda girl I am
Hat to da back (Baby)
I gotta kick my pants down real low
That's the kinda girl that I am (I am)
Hat to da back
I gotta kick my pants down real low
That's the kinda girl I am
That's the kinda girl I am
Hat to da back
I gotta kick my pants down real low
That's the kinda girl that I am
[Outro: T-Boz, Chilli, Left Eye]
TLC, that's it, that's us
Yo, T, you know that's right 'cause she a boss
T-Boz, she a boss
Yo, Left Eye, why's your name, Left Eye?
'Cause Eye left motha fucka, haha
Hat 2 da Back was written by Dallas Austin & Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes & Kevin Wales & Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finch & LL COOL J & Dwayne Simon & Brian Latture.
Hat 2 da Back was produced by Dallas Austin.
TLC released Hat 2 da Back on Tue Feb 25 1992.