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Shaggy - Hot Shot(#ad)
"It Wasn't Me" is a song by Shaggy a Jamaican-American singer-songwriter and DJ. This is one of his best and most popular singles of all time.
He was born Orville Richard Burrell in Kingston, Jamaica on October 22, 1968, and is well known as Shaggy his stage name.
It was in the Marine Corps where Shaggy perfected his signature singing voice. He enlisted to serve in the United States Marine Corps and served in the 10th Marine Regiment during the Persian Gulf War.
In the Marines, he was reduced in rank twice, and the highest rank he achieved was lance corporal. Shaggy decided to pursue his career in music in 1993 when he released his first hit “Oh Carolina.”
He released an album Hot Shot in 2000, and it was certified six times Platinum in the United States, and it was the album that featured the song "It Wasn't Me."
The song "It Wasn't Me" also features vocals from Rikrok, an English Jamaican singer. This track was Shaggy’s breakthrough in the pop market and is his highest ranking song to date.
The lyrics of the song are about a man asking his friend for advice after his girlfriend caught him red-handed having sex with another woman and his friend advises him to deny everything hence the phrase “It wasn’t me”.
The song topped the chart in the UK, the US, the Netherlands, Australia, Ireland, France, and Austria. It became the best-selling single in 2001 in the UK and sold over 1.15 million copies that year.
And as of 2017, the song had sold over 1.42 million copies. The song was also nominated for the Grammy awards for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.
The music video for the song which was directed by Stephen Scott now has more than 2.8 million views on YouTube.
There was a video which circulated online once, and the song is termed to be one of Michael Jackson’s favorite songs, which he doesn’t deny since Michael was in the crowd (during a Live performance) but he shakes his head to agree with Shaggy as he performs the song.
Shaggy - It Wasn't Me - Lyrics
Release Date - September 11th, 2000
Album - Hot Shot
Honey came in and she caught me red-handed
Creeping with the girl next door
Picture this we were both butt naked
Banging on the bathroom floor
How could I forget that I had
Given her an extra key
All this time she was standing there
She never took her eyes off me
How you can grant the woman access to your villa
Trespasser and a witness while you cling to your pillow
You better watching your back before she turn into a killer
Best for you and the situation not to call the beaner
To be a true player you have to know how to play
If she say a night, convince her say a day
Never admit to a word when she say and if she claims
And you tell her baby no way
But she caught me on the counter (It wasn't me)
Saw me bangin' on the sofa (It wasn't me)
I even had her in the shower (It wasn't me)
She even caught me on camera (It wasn't me)
She saw the marks on my shoulder (It wasn't me)
Heard the words that I told her (It wasn't me)
Heard the scream get louder (It wasn't me)
She stayed until it was over
Honey came in and she caught me red-handed
Creeping with the girl next door
Picture this, we were both butt naked
Banging on the bathroom floor
I had tried to keep her
From what she was about to see
Why should she believe me
When I told her it wasn't me
Make sure she knows it's not you and lead her on the right prefix
Whenever you should see her make the giggolo flex
As funny as it be by you, it not that complex
Seeing is believing so you better change your specs
You know she not gonna be worrying 'bout things from the past
Hardly recollecting and then she'll go to noontime mass
Wait for your answer: go over there
But if she pack a gun you know you better run fast
But she caught me on the counter (It wasn't me)
Saw me bangin' on the sofa (It wasn't me)
I even had her in the shower (It wasn't me)
She even caught me on camera (It wasn't me)
She saw the marks on my shoulder (It wasn't me)
Heard the words that I told her (It wasn't me)
Heard the scream get louder (It wasn't me)
She stayed until it was over
Honey came in and she caught me red-handed
Creeping with the girl next door
Picture this, we were both butt naked
Banging on the bathroom floor
How could I forget that I had
Given her an extra key
All this time she was standing there
She never took her eyes off me
Gonna tell her that I'm sorry
For the pain that I've caused
I've been listening to your reasoning
It makes no sense at all
We should tell her that I'm sorry
For the pain that I've caused
You may think that you're a player
But you're completely lost
That's why I sing
Honey came in and she caught me red-handed
Creeping with the girl next door
Picture this, we were both butt naked
Banging on the bathroom floor
How could I forget that I had
Given her an extra key
All this time she was standing there
She never took her eyes off me
Track List --
1. Hot Shot
2. Lonely Lover
3. It Wasn't Me
4. Freaky Girl
5. Leave It To Me
6. Angel
7. Hope
8. Keep N It Real
9. Luv Me, Luv Me
10. Not Fair
11. Hey Love
12. Why Me Lord?
13. Joy You Bring
14. Chica Bonita
15. Dance And Shout (Dance Hall Version)
16. Why You Mad At Me