Gimme

**"Gimme"** is a song by American singer and songwriter Banks . It is the second track and lead-single off her third full-length album, *III*. It was released on April 29, 2019 and debuted on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 radio show. Its music video later on May 23, 2019.

Banks chose the song for lead-single because in her words she wanted to "slap listeners in the face" with a track filled with confidence and determination.

## Background

On the Editor’s Notes of her Apple Music page, she says: "I feel the most badass when I'm singing. Not always, but sometimes, songs like 'Fuck With Myself' and 'Gimme', there's this inherent power in speaking quietly but saying really savage shit. I feel sweet and dangerous on it. So I wanted the beat to feel dangerous, and I met up with Hud Mo, and I mean, I had never worked with him before, but the second I met him I was like, 'I want to dive in with you,' because he's just so fucking dope and brilliant".

## Theme

In an interview with Rolling Stone, Banks states: "‘Gimme’ is a song about getting what you want. It’s about knowing what you deserve, saying it out loud, and demanding it with no apologies. I’m ready to release this into the world and begin a new chapter".

## Videos

BANKS - Gimme (Official Video)BANKS - Gimme (Behind The Scenes)BANKS - Gimme (Official Audio)
## Lyrics

Woah, gimme, yeah-eah-eah

Gimme, yeah-eah-eah, gimme, yeah-eah-eah

Woah, gimme, yeah-eah-eah

Gimme, yeah-eah-eah, gimme, yeah-eah-eah

At the rock bottom baby crawl, crawl

I let you lick it from the ground, ground

'Cause I've been drippin' for your love, love (Woah, woah)

You can call me that bitch (Woah, woah, oh, oh)

It's all signed

All I can think about is you're mine

You and me in my bed at midnight (Woah, woah)

And you can call me that bitch (Woah, woah, oh, oh)

We can be over, over

And you can write if you know her, know her

Or we can ride and be over

Get it, say it, I'm your type

I know you been all this time

So get it right to get around me

Gimme, gimme, what I want, what I deserve

Gimme, gimme it

Gimme, gimme, what I want, what I deserve

Gimme, gimme it

Pick up the phone, come on, let's talk all about

That thing you do, the way you move your mouth

Let's get away, just me and you sometime (Woah, woah, woah, woah)

You can call me that bitch (Woah, woah, woah, woah)

Oh, you're mine to take

I wanna hear the sounds that you make

Drivin' me crazy with the way you whine (Woah, woah, woah, woah)

And you can call me that bitch

We can be over, over

And you can write if you know her, know her

Or we can ride and be over

Get it, say it, I'm your type

I know you been all this time

So get it right to get around me

Gimme, gimme, what I want, what I deserve

Gimme, gimme it

Gimme, gimme, what I want, what I deserve

Gimme, gimme it

Gimme, gimme, what I want, what I deserve

Gimme, gimme it

Gimme, gimme, what I want, what I deserve

Gimme, gimme it

Got my attention on the prize

Was always something that I want though

And I can see it in your eyes, yeah

Yeah, yeah, yeah gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme though

Yeah, yeah, gimme, gimme it

Gimme, gimme, what I want, what I deserve

Gimme, gimme it (Give me it, give me it)

Gimme, gimme, what I want, what I deserve

Gimme, gimme it (Give me it, give me it)

Gimme, gimme, what I want, what I deserve

Gimme, gimme it (Give me it, give me it)

Gimme, gimme, what I want, what I deserve

Gimme, gimme it

Woah, gimme, yeah-eah-eah

Gimme, yeah-eah-eah, gimme, yeah-eah-eah

## Trivia

* "Gimme" had a comercial that Banks posted on her social media. It can be seen [1].
* The song has entered the New Zealand Hot Singles Chart on #31.

## References

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1. ↑ https://twitter.com/hernameisBANKS/status/1125454395590627328
2. ↑ https://music.apple.com/us/album/iii/1467545091
3. ↑ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/banks-new-song-gimme-828394/
4. ↑ https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=4633