Fair

## Audio

"**Fair**" is a song by Normani. It was released on March 18, 2022 through RCA Records, as the second single for her upcoming debut studio album.

## Background

In December 2021, Normani appeared on *The Ellen DeGeneres Show* to announce that her upcoming debut studio album was "almost done". The song itself was first teased by Normani on December 31, 2021. During an Instagram livestream in February 2022, she asked her fans on how they would think the song would sound like. She herself said of the song, "this one is really unique and different for me, assuming that it is "not what everyone is expecting". She further described the track as "genre bending for sure", as well as "just a great record". The song was then used in a clip uploaded to TikTok on February 23, 2022. Another 10-second teaser was released on March 1, 2022, and shows the singer in a black bikini at the set of the accompanying music video. The single was officially announced that same day. Another teaser was posted to Instagram with the singer sitting down to paint. The singer offered more insight on the song after the announcement by saying "Vulnerability. Raw Normani. A different layer that you've never seen before". To her, the song reflects a point in her life "that was really honest" and signifies "growth" that she is able "to share with everybody else".

Normani performed "Fair" for the first time on *The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon* on March 18, 2022. The song marked as her first release solely under RCA following the dissolution of Keep Cool Records in 2021.
Normani made her music comeback two years after "Motivation" with "Wild Side" featuring American rapper Cardi B on July 16, 2021. She annonced releasing a new song via her social media on March 1, 2022.

## Lyrics

**[Verse 1]**

Two-hundred days and countin', I know

You're my favorite still

When I say "I won't", tell myself I don't

But I always will feel the way I feel

You have time to heal, I got time to kill

**[Pre-Chorus]**

Playin' my mind like I rehearsed it

I know I should repurpose

Ain't no faking hurt like this, no

You carry her and all I carry are burdens

Time for me ain't workin'

I know heartbreak ain't perfect but

**[Chorus]**

Is it fair that you moved on?

'Cause I swear that I haven't

Is it right that you've grown

And I'm still stuck in habits?

'Cause I'm finding it strange

That you're better than average

Hearts didn't break down the middlе

Tell me how did that happen?

**[Post-Chorus]**

Ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh (Yеah, yeah)

Ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh (Better, better)

**[Verse 2]**

Baby, if we could trade places

So you'd feel betrayed

And I could feel shameless

I carry all of the weight

And you get all of the gains

I can take all the ways that she might touch you

**[Pre-Chorus]**

'Cause it plays in my mind like I rehearsed it

I know I should repurpose

Ain't no faking hurt like this, no

You carry her and all I carry are burdens

Time for me ain't workin'

I know heartbreak ain't perfect but

**[Chorus]**

Is it fair that you moved on? (No fair)

'Cause I swear that I haven't (No, ooh)

Is it right that you've grown

And I'm still stuck in habits?

'Cause I'm finding it strange

That you're better than average

Hearts didn't break down the middle

Tell me how did that happen?

**[Post-Chorus]**

Ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh (Yeah, yeah)

Ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh (Better, better)

## References

1. ↑ *Rated R&B* - "Normani to Release New Single 'Fair' Later This Month"
2. ↑ *Uproxx* - "Normani Says Her Debut Album Is 'Almost Done' During An Interview With Ciara"
3. ↑ *Billboard* - "Normani Teases 'Genre Bending' New Single During Fan Q&A"
4. ↑ *iHeart Media* - "Normani Teases 'Genre Bending' New Song In TikTok Video: Watch Now"
5. ↑ *Billboard* - "Normani Strips Down in Barely-There Black Gucci Bikini to Tease 'Fair' Single"
6. ↑ *Line of Best Fit* - "Normani announces new single "Fair""
7. ↑ *Star 104* - "Normani Shows Off Painting Skills in NSFW Video For New Song 'Fair'"
8. ↑ *Vibe* - "Normani Says New Song "Fair" Is "A Different Layer That You've Never Seen Before""
9. ↑ *YouTube* - "Normani: Fair - The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon"
10. ↑ *Normani (@Normani) on Twitter* - seventeen days and counting (: 🖤  releasing my other baby on march 18th (...) (March 1, 2022)