The follow up to their hit single “Brokenhearted,” “Hello” is Karmin’s formal introduction to the music industry.
It’s the title track from Karmin’s debut EP, and features an interpolation of “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by American rock band Nirvana.
The song peaked at #62 on the Billboard Hot 100,...
[Chorus: Amy Heidemann & Nick Noonan]
I'ma do it, do it like I wanna do it
You gon' know me like you ain't never known me before
I'ma bring it, bring it, I'ma give it, give it
You gon' love me like you ain't loved nobody before
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello, hello, hello, hello
You gon' love me like you ain't loved nobody before
[Verse 1: Amy Heidemann]
Too nice, too clean, too white, too green
Little haters, big dreams, I don't care what you think about me
Two-faced old friends told me the end was near, ha, forget them
See, a lot of things changed since then
Don't they know that I came from Nebraska?
Am I gonna quit? Nice of you to ask, but
Momma told me go and chase what you after
I'm on track, so I'm gonna rap faster
I'ma break it down for you and get a little deeper
Slayin' on it, prayin' on it like a Grim Reaper
Running on thermometer, yup, I got a fever
Hi, konnichiwa, are you a believer?
[Chorus: Amy Heidemann & Nick Noonan]
I'ma do it, do it like I wanna do it
You gon' know me like you ain't never known me before
I'ma bring it, bring it, I'ma give it, give it
You gon' love me like you ain't loved nobody before
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello, hello, hello, hello
You gon' love me like you ain't loved nobody before
[Verse 2: Amy Heidemann]
Too hard, too soft, too rough, too posh
Lemme do what I want, lace it up, baby, tie it in a knot, uh
Race track, two legs, Hollywood, big break
Suck it up, intake, let me tell you how it happened real quick, oh
Touchdown in the middle of the city
Mass Ave. street, jammed up to Newbury
Million dollar party now, tell me who you wearin'
Lots of new handheld hype you can carry
I'ma break it down for you and get a lil' deeper
Slayin' on it, prayin' on it like a grim reaper
Running on thermometer, yup, I got a fever
Hi, konnichiwa, very nice to meet ya
[Chorus: Amy Heidemann & Nick Noonan]
I'ma do it, do it like I wanna do it
You gon' know me like you ain't never known me before
I'ma bring it, bring it, I'ma give it, give it
You gon' love me like you ain't loved nobody before
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello, hello, hello, hello
You gon' love me like you ain't loved nobody before
[Bridge: Amy Heidemann]
Let me keep going, baby, 'til I'm dead and gone
That's my only wish, oh
And if you don't know, I'll be singing my song
I got a lot to give, oh
[Chorus: Amy Heidemann & Nick Noonan]
I'ma do it, do it like I wanna do it
You gon' know me like you ain't never known me before
I'ma bring it, bring it, I'ma give it, give it
You gon' love me like you ain't loved nobody before
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello, hello, hello, hello (Can you hear me right now?)
Hello, hello, hello, hello
You gon' love me like you ain't loved nobody before (Oh)
Hello, hello, hello, hello (Hello, hello)
Hello, hello, hello, hello (Need someone to love me like, yeah)
Hello, hello, hello, hello (Hello)
You gon' love me like you ain't loved nobody before
Hello was written by Claude Kelly & StarGate & Nick Noonan & Amy Heidemann.
Hello was produced by StarGate.
Nick Noonan on the song and it’s sound:
So we took from a lot of different influences when we were writing it, but it’s definitely very hip-hop influenced – like big drums up front. Even though ‘Brokenhearted’ is more on the pop side, we still made sure it was very bottom heavy and the drums are re...