Pearls
Jessie Ware * Track #3 On That! Feels Good!
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Pearls by Jessie Ware
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Jessie WareProduced by
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“Pearls” is the second single from Jessie Ware’s upcoming fifth studio album That! Feels Good!
Jessie first mentioned the song on 11 November, 2022 in an interview with Yahoo Brazil, revealing just its name. Then on 6 February, 2023, she posted a teaser on her Instagram with a caption “I think it’s...
Pearls Lyrics
[Intro]
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la (Ooh)
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la (Ooh)
La-la-la-la-la (Ooh)
Excuse me, I don't know about you
But I think it's time to
Shake it till the pearls fall
[Verse 1]
I'm so nine to five, I'm a lady
I'm a lover, a freak and a mother
Walking on the line, it's my human nature
I crave a little danger
[Pre-Chorus]
I know you wanna (Ooh)
Go to the moon (Ooh)
But if you don't go, you'll never get there, oh
I know you wanna (Ooh)
Go to the moon (Ooh)
Won't you take a hold of me? (Mhm, uh-huh, uh-huh)
[Chorus]
Shake it till the pearls fall off
Let it go, let me dance
And shake it till the pearls get lost
Lost in romance, let's just dance
And shake it till the pearls fall off
[Post-Chorus]
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la (Mhm, uh-huh)
La-la-la-la-la
Shake it till the pearls fall off
La-la-la-la (I don't know about you)
La-la-la-la (But I think it's time to)
La-la-la-la-la
Shake it till the pearls fall off
[Verse 2]
Too good to be true and I do what I wanna
A perfect primadonna (Ooh)
Now let my love come through and shine over you
Oh, oh
[Pre-Chorus]
Feel the chemistry (Keep my energy up)
When you're next to me (Fill my energy up)
Won't you humour me? (You're so, ooh, scandalous)
Take a hold of me (Ah, mhm, uh-huh)
[Chorus]
And shake it till the pearls fall off
Let it go, let me dance
And shake it till the pearls get lost
Lost in romance, let's just dance, ooh
And shake it till the pearls fall off
[Post-Chorus]
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la (Mhm, uh-huh)
La-la-la-la-la
Shake it till the pearls fall off (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
La-la-la-la (I don't know about you)
La-la-la-la (But I think it's time to)
La-la-la-la-la
Shake it till, shake it, shake it till the pearls fall off
[Interlude]
Excuse me (Mhm, uh-huh)
Come on!
[Bridge]
I know you wanna
Go to the moon
But if you don't go, you'll never get there, oh
I know you wanna (Ooh)
Go to the moon
But if you don't go, you'll never get there, oh (Shake it till the pearls fall off)
I know you wanna (Ooh)
Go to the moon (Ooh)
But if you don't go, you'll never get there, oh
I know you wanna (Ooh)
Go to the moon (Ooh)
But if you don't go, you'll never get there, oh (Mhm, uh-huh)
[Chorus]
Shake it till the pearls fall off
Let it go, let me dance
And shake it till the pearls get lost
Lost in romance, let's just dance, ooh
And shake it till the pearls fall off
[Post-Chorus]
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la (Mhm, uh-huh)
La-la-la-la-la, yeah, yeah, yeah
Shake it till the pearls fall off
La-la-la-la (I don't know about you)
La-la-la-la (But I think it's time to)
La-la-la-la-la
Shake it till the pearls fall off
[Outro]
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Pearls Q&A
Who wrote Pearls's ?
Pearls was written by Clarence Coffee Jr. & Jessie Ware & Stuart Price & Sarah Hudson.
Who produced Pearls's ?
Pearls was produced by Stuart Price.
When did Jessie Ware release Pearls?
Jessie Ware released Pearls on Thu Feb 09 2023.
What did Jessie Ware say about "Pearls"?
“Pearls” is a record that doesn’t take itself too seriously but demands you to have a dance. It’s inspired by divas like Donna Summer, Evelyn Champagne King, Teena Marie and Chaka Khan, and I guess attempts to show – in lightness – all the hats I try to wear (usually at the same time). It’s the sec...
What else have the artists said about the song?
Written nearly a year ago with Stuart Price, Coffee Clarence Jr. and Sarah Hudson, it was a joy to write and it’s going to be a bugger to sing! I love the mood it puts my kids in, the instruction to dance, the pleasure of that moment when you let go. It’s all in there!
—via newsletter
Is it true this was the hardest song from her album to record?
I think “Pearls” is way up there in my [vocal] register and Stuart Price definitely was like, “you can do this!” and I was like, “I don’t!” and the British apologist in me was like “I can’t do it!” and we did do it. I think I just did it then so, okay, we’re on our way (even if I do get nodules by t...
What else have the artists said about the song?
[We] started by looking at a guitar board… I don’t know what you call them. What are they called? The guitar… bit on the bit of the— whatever. Yeah, I’m a musician! It was a mother of pearl and so I think [Clarence] Coffee was like “Shake it ‘till the pearls come off” and I was like, “love it!”. But...
What else has Jessie said about the song?
It felt very camp and soulful, immediate, bombastic, glorious and fun. It’s saying, ‘Here are some of the ladies I’m going to be on this record.’ The lyric “And I do what I wanna / A perfect primadonna” is said with a wink because I know that I can play up to the role of being a pop star when I need...