Give It Up to Me

## Single by Shakira featuring Lil Wayne

### **Songwriter(s)**

Amanda Ghost \ Dwayne Carter Jr. \ Jerome Harmon \ Shakira Ripoll \ Timothy Mosley

### **Producer(s)**

J-Roc \ Timbaland

"**Give It Up to Me**" is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira featuring American rapper Lil Wayne. It was released on October 19, 2009, as the third single from the deluxe version of the former's eighth studio album *She Wolf*. The song features uncredited vocals from Timbaland. The accompanying music video, directed by Sophie Muller, was published on November 16, 2009.

## Critical reception

Writing for *Billboard*, Kelsey Paine said, "the ever-present Lil Wayne knocks out another witty guest verse over Timbaland's Middle Eastern-tinged production". She continued, "The singer's undulating vocals, quirky yet sensual, hint to her past hits but feel somewhat out of step with Wayne's wordplay and Timbaland's production. [...] Shakira's flirtation with a different genre ultimately obscures her own unique style".

## Personnel

* Amanda "Amanda Ghost" Gosein-Cameron – writer
* Amarpreet "Amar" Dhanjan – writer
* Brent "Ritz" Reynolds – engineer
* Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer
* Chris Godbey – mixing engineer, recording engineer
* Dwayne "Lil Wayne" Carter, Jr. – featured artist, writer
* Gustavo Celis – mixing engineer, recording engineer
* James Washington – writer
* Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon – writer, producer
* Matt Bang – assistant engineer
* Mike Taylor – vocals
* Olgui Chirino Rodríguez – associated performer
* Shakira Ripoll – lead artist, writer
* Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley – additional vocals, writer, producer

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Intro: Shakira, *Timbaland*]

*How you doing?*

*I'm Mr. Mos', I'm back*

Tim, are you on it?

Tim, are you on it?

Give me some

Is this what you wanted?

Is this what you wanted? Oh

[Verse 1: Lil Wayne]

I'm Wayne's World

I'm the cashier, I change girls

You can go up my crane, girl

And I'ma go down that drain, girl

Hey, uh, midnight cowboy

My flow is a dog, down, boy, ha

And my girl is a queen

And she do what I say, and I say what I mean

Then I give it to her uncut

Shakira swing them hips like nun-chucks

Now, give it to me

I want the best, and the best things in life are free

[Chorus: Shakira, *Lil Wayne*, **Timbaland**]

You can have it all

Anything you want you can make it yours

Anything you want in the world

Anything you want in the world

(*Give it up to me*)

Nothing too big or small

Anything you want you can make it yours

Anything you want in the world

Anything you want in the world

(**Give it up to me**)

[Verse 2: Shakira]

What you get is exactly what you give

Never really know until you try

We're so ahead of this

Got this she-wolf appetite

That keeps me up all night

You know the way it works

Don't be afraid to ask

Aim high when the target is low

F-Y-I, I am ready to go

People say men are just like kids

Never saw a kid behave like this

What you give is exactly what you receive

[Pre-Chorus: Shakira]

So put me in a cage and lock me away

And I'll play the games that you want me to play

Hey!

[Chorus: Shakira, *Lil Wayne*, **Timbaland**]

You can have it all

Anything you want you can make it yours

Anything you want in the world

Anything you want in the world

(*Give it up to me*)

Nothing too big or small

Anything you want you can make it yours

Anything you want in the world

Anything you want in the world

(**Give it up to me**)

[Bridge: Shakira, *Lil Wayne*]

Hey, can we go by walking

Do you prefer to fly?

All of the roads are open

In your mind, in your life

*Give it up to me*

Hey, can we go by walking

Do you prefer to fly?

All of the roads are open

In your life, in your life

*Give it up to me*

[Verse 3: Shakira, *imbaland*, **Both**]

*Hey, li'l lady, what's your plan?*

*Say, li'l mama, come take a ride, jump in*

Hey, there, baby, what's on your mind?

Don't need approval tonight, tonight (*Tonight*)

**Give it up**

[Chorus: Shakira, *Lil Wayne*, **Timbaland**]

You can have it all

Anything you want you can make it yours

Anything you want in the world

Anything you want in the world

(*Give it up to me*)

Nothing too big or small

Anything you want you can make it yours

Anything you want in the world

Anything you want in the world

(**Give it up to me**)

You can have it all

Anything you want you can make it yours

Anything you want in the world

Anything you want in the world

(*Give it up to me*)

Nothing too big or small

Anything you want you can make it yours

Anything you want in the world

Anything you want in the world

(**Give it up to me**)

## References

1. ↑ "First Look: Shakira's Video for 'Give It Up to Me'". *People*. November 13, 2009.
2. ↑ Paine, Kelsey (December 1, 2009). "Shakira Featuring Lil Wayne, "Give It Up to Me"". *Billboard*.

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