Certainly

Certainly is a song by Erykah Badu, featuring on her debut album Baduizm as the 8th track on the album. 
There are two versions of this song included in Erykah's album Baduizm ('Certainly' and 'Certainly - Flipped It'), and both are included in this article. Most of this article is about the original version, however all information for the song ' Certainly - Flipped It' is included in its own section. 
== Composition ==
The song is produced by Madukwu Chinwah and lasts for a total of 4 minutes and 43 seconds. The instrumental has commonly been titled as jazzy, along with the whole of Baduizm. 
The song starts with a piano intro, however around 0:25 the instrumental adds a drummed beat transitioning into the first verses as Erykah's vocals start at 0:37. The chorus adds brass instruments as well as bass. The piano can also be heard around the song, intertwining with the brass instruments at the start of the second chorus. Erykah adds vibrato to her voice throughout, specifically during the last minute of the song as well as during her high note. 
== Meaning ==
The song was written by Erykah Badu and Madukwu Chinwah, and has multiple meanings explained by Erykah. 
The first meaning is that the song is mainly about African people being brought to America as slaves, and forced to change their lifestyle and culture.
Another theme is about a single woman who is not looking for love, and can do bad by herself. Sometimes, a man tries to make her believe she needs him, but she wakes up and realises she doesn't need a man to be complete or live life.
A final meaning of the song can be seen quite literally in the lyrics. The song may be about a woman who is out on a date and her drink become spiked with 'Mickey Finn' (which is known as a date rape drug). This meaning can be seen in the pre-chorus. https://genius.com/Erykah-badu-certainly-lyrics#about 
== Remix/Flipped version (Certainly - Flipped It) ==
Certainly - Flipped is a remix or 'flipped' version of the original version of the song. It appears as the 13th and second to last track on Baduizm (or last song on the album, if the outro Rimshot is not included). 
The song lyrics are almost identical to the original version of the track, however the instrumental is completely different and includes a sample of Kool & the Gang's song "Summer Madness" which has been sampled numerous times in Hip-Hop and R&Bhttps://www.whosampled.com/sample/14670/Erykah-Badu-Certainly-(Flipped-It)-Kool-%26-the-Gang-Summer-Madness/. 
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