"The Hook Up" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears, taken from her fourth full length studio album, In the Zone.
Background[]
The song has a dancehall sound with hip-hop and reggaeton influences. Spears performs it in a Jamaican Patois accent.
It features vocals from reggae artist Wayne Bud Ramsey, also known as Bud.
Britney has posted multiple videos on her Instagram freestyling to the song and has expressed that it's one of her favourite songs.
Trivia[]
When performed on tour, the stage lighting changes to the colors of the Jamaican flag (green, black, and gold) to tribute its Jamaican dancehall influence.
The line "he wanna hookup" was originally written as "wanna fuck". It's unknown if Spears recorded this version.[1]
Reception[]
The song received favorable reviews from critics, who praised its uptempo sound and vocal delivery. Billboard stated, "the dance-instruction lyrics and hard-hitting bass make for a flirty vibe."[2]
Lyrics[]
[Intro]
It's a dance thing, blow!
Boys and girls, come sit on the right pon di dance wit dem
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
He was looking, said he wanna hook up
But she don't wanna hook up, told him, "Just go"
And then she looked and said she wanna hook up
I really wanna hook up, told him, "Let's go"
[Verse 1]
Baby, I can't believe everything your body make me wanna do
And the way that you move on the floor
Now I think I'm in love with you (In love with you)
Grab my waist
Wanna get with the rhythm and that move you do, do
Switch my hips on the floor
Baby, slow to keep up with you
[Chorus]
Back it up, now
Bump you rump, now
Grab my waist, now
Work it out, now
Grab my shoulder
Pick it up, now
Take it lower
To the floor, now
[Post-Chorus]
Hook up, baby, we can drop a little something
Ride it, baby, we can do a little something
Take out, baby, wanna get a little something
You know, baby, let's hook up a little something
[Verse 2]
Baby, I can't believe everything that I feel when I dance with you
(Dance with you)
From the small of my back to the breath on my neck
To the move you do
Put your body, gotta get my body up right next to you
Move the party, gotta rock the party until they're over you
[Chorus]
Back it up, now
Bump you rump, now
Grab my waist, now
Work it out, now
Grab my shoulder
Pick it up, now
Take it lower
To the floor, now
Back it up, now
Bump you rump, now
Grab my waist, now
Work it out, now
Grab my shoulder
Pick it up, now
Take it lower
To the floor, now
[Bridge]
Boy, I can't explain what you do to me
My whole world has changed, I'm livin' a fantasy
Tonight, I'm in the mood
Please take me by your hand
I wanna get in your groove
Oh baby, take me there
[Post-Bridge]
Yo, everybody get up now!
If y'all sit down
Me wan' see ya pon the dance floor a move now
Yo, everybody down!
[Break]
The bodies keep shaking
My body keeps shaking
Better get your butt out here, baby
Come on, let's go
So do how you do it
Bend over, get to it
Back down to the ground
Pick it up, let's go
Pick it up, let's go
The bodies keep shaking
My body keeps shaking
Better get your butt out here, baby
Come on, let's go
So do how you do it
Bend over, get to it
Back down to the ground
Pick it up, let's go
Pick it up, let's go
[Bridge 2]
Don't stop, just get, get on the floor
Butt drops, hips pop, poppin' for sure
Who's got, got it? Get it some more
One time, two time, three time we go
[Chorus]
Back it up, now
Bump your rump, now
Grab my waist, now
Work it out, now
Grab my shoulder
Pick it up, now
Take it lower
To the floor, now
Back it up, now
Bump your rump, now
Grab my waist, now
Work it out, now
Grab my shoulder
Pick it up, now
Take it lower
To the floor, now
[Post-Chorus]
Hook up, baby, we can drop a little something
Ride it, baby, we can do a little something
Take out, baby, wanna get a little something
You know, baby, let's hook up a little something
[Chorus]
Back it up, now
Bump your rump, now
Grab my waist, now
Work it out, now
Grab my shoulder
Pick it up, now
Take it lower
To the floor, now
Back it up, now
Bump your rump, now
Grab my waist, now
Work it out, now