Released nearly four months after Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak’s hit debut single “Leave The Door Open”, “Skate” is the second single from the collaborative project Silk Sonic.
In an Instagram post from July 28, Bruno Mars addressed an invitation to Silk Sonic’s Summertime Jam on July 29, 2021. Ho...
[Intro: Anderson .Paak]
Oh my, oh my
[Verse 1: Anderson .Paak]
In a room full of dimes
You would be a hundred dollars
If bein' fine was a crime
Girl, they'd lock your lil' fine ass up in a tower
The way you move like you do
Ooh, it's like you do it for a livin'
Do a lil' spin, do it again
Shit, look like you playin' for the win, oh, baby
[Pre-Chorus: Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak, Anderson .Paak]
I'm tryna roll, I'm tryna ride
I'm tryna float, I'm tryna glide
No, no, don't be shy, just take my hand and hold on tight
[Chorus: Bruno Mars]
Oh, skate to me, baby (Skate)
Slide your way on over (Slide your way on over)
Oh, skate to me, baby (Skate)
I wanna get to know ya (I wanna get to know ya)
Come on
Oh my, oh my
[Verse 2: Bruno Mars]
Got your hair in the wind and your skin glistenin'
I can smell your sweet perfume
Mmm, you smell better than a barbecue
Oh, superstar is what you are
I'm your biggest fan
If you're lookin' for a man, sugar, here I am
Ooh
[Pre-Chorus: Both, Bruno Mars]
I'm tryna roll, I'm tryna ride (I'm tryna ride with ya, darlin')
I'm tryna float, I'm tryna glide
Oh, no, no, don't be shy, just take my hand and hold on tight
[Chorus: Bruno Mars]
Oh, skate to me, baby (Skate)
Slide your way on over (Slide your way on over)
Oh, skate to me, baby (Skate)
Uh, I wanna get to know ya (I wanna get to know ya)
[Bridge: Anderson .Paak & Bruno Mars]
I never fall, but tonight, you got me fallin' for you
And only you, you
I'm reachin' out in hopes that you reach for me too
Girl, let's groove
Girl, you got me singin' "Ooh"
My, oh my, my, oh my
My, oh my, my, oh my
[Chorus: Bruno Mars]
Oh, skate to me, baby (Skate)
Come on, slide your way on over (Slide your way on over)
Oh, skate to me, baby (Skate)
Ah, I wanna get to know you, girl (I wanna get to know ya)
Skate to me, my baby (Skate)
Just slide your way on over (Slide your way on over)
Oh, skate to me, my baby (Skate)
I wanna get to know ya (I wanna get to know ya)
Skate was written by D’Mile & DOMi & JD Beck & James Fauntleroy & Anderson .Paak & Bruno Mars.
Skate was produced by D’Mile & Bruno Mars.
Silk Sonic released Skate on Fri Jul 30 2021.
“Skate” debuted and peaked at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the charting week ending August 14, 2021.
Me and the team were thinking about ‘What if we were performing in the middle of a roller rink, what would that bassline be doing? What would the guitar be doing? What would the drums be talking about?’ And I wanted to play congas, and that’s what you get. You get a song called ‘Skate.’
–Bruno Mars...