This effervescent slice of ‘80s-style synth-pop is the third single from English singer/songwriter/producer Shura’s debut album, Nothing Is Real. Appearing on Annie Mac’s BBC radio show, Shura shed some light on the track.
It’s about fancying someone and maybe having a kind of connection and then r...
[Verse 1]
Do I tell you I love you or not?
'Cause I can't really guess what you want
If you let me down, let me down slow
If you let me down, let me down slow
If you got feelings for me
You just gotta speak honestly
If you let me down, let me down slow
If you let me down, let me down slow
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm on my own
You're at the beach
Hundreds of miles away
I don't wanna be that girl
I don't wanna be that girl
[Chorus]
I don't wanna give you up
I don't wanna let you love somebody else but me
So what's it gonna be?
So what's it gonna be?
I don't wanna give you up
I don't wanna make it out like it's no big deal
So what's it gonna be?
So what's it gonna be?
[Verse 2]
I'm praying but don't see the signs
I've been praying for you to be mine
If you let me down, let me down slow
If you let me down, let me down slow
I don't believe in forever
But I still wanna give it try
If you let me down, let me down slow
If you let me down, let me down slow
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm on my own
You're at the beach
Hundreds of miles away
I don't wanna be that girl
I don't wanna be that girl
[Chorus]
I don't wanna give you up
I don't wanna let you love somebody else but me
So what's it gonna be?
So what's it gonna be?
I don't wanna give you up
I don't wanna make it out like it's no big deal
So what's it gonna be?
So what's it gonna be?
[Bridge]
What it's gonna be?
What it's gonna
What it's gonna be?
What it's gonna
What it's gonna be?
What it's gonna
What it's gonna be?
What it's gonna be?
What it's gonna
What it's gonna be?
What it's gonna
What it's gonna be?
What it's gonna
What it's gonna be?
[Chorus]
I don't wanna give you up
I don't wanna let you love somebody else but me
So what's it gonna be?
So what's it gonna be?
I don't wanna give you up
I don't wanna make it out like it's no big deal
So what's it gonna be?
So what's it gonna be?
I don't wanna give you up
I don't wanna let you love somebody else but me
So what's it gonna be?
(What it's gonna)
So what's it gonna be?
I don't wanna give you up
I don't wanna make it out like it's no big deal
So what's it gonna be?
(What it's gonna)
So what's it gonna be?
What’s It Gonna Be? was written by Greg Kurstin & Joel Pott & MoZella & Shura.
What’s It Gonna Be? was produced by Greg Kurstin & Joel Pott & Shura.
Shura released What’s It Gonna Be? on Wed Jun 01 2016.
‘What’s It Gonna Be?’ is about having a massive crush on someone, so it made sense to go back where to school, where it all began. But it was important for us to explore those archetypal characters – The Jock, The Nerd, The Dork, The Popular Kid – and then flip expectations. ‘What’s It Gonna Be?’ is...
He’s amazing. He never sits still. He has so many synthesizers and a cool drum room and a vocal booth and whilst you’re there trying to think of lyrics for the first verse, he’s almost written an entire song, instrumentally, around you. And you’re just like, “This sounds finished. We’ve been doing t...
In a behind the scenes video, Shura describes the video as “like being in school again” which references an earlier quote from the official video’s description:
[It’s] is about having a massive crush on someone, so it made sense to go back where to school, where it all began. But it was important f...