What U See (Is What U Get)

What U See (Is What U Get)Song by Britney Spears
General Information
Artists	Britney Spears
Recorded	November 1999; Cheiron Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)
Released	May 16, 2000
Genre	Pop • Teen Pop
Length	3:36
Album	Oops!... I Did It Again
Label	Jive Records
Writer(s)	Jörgen Elofsson • David Kreuger • Per Magnusson • Rami Yacoub
Producer(s)	David Kreuger • Per Magnusson • Rami Yacoub
Oops!... I Did It Again Track list
"Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know"
"What U See (Is What U Get)"
"Lucky"

"What U See (Is What U Get)" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears, taken from her second full length album, Oops!... I Did It Again.

Background

The song was recorded in Max Martin's Cheiron Studios during November of 1999. The song was written by David Kreuger, Per Magnusson, Jörgen Elofsson and Rami Yacoub, with production being handled by Kreuger, Magnusson and Rami Yacoub. The song discusses Spears confronting her partner for being jealous, saying that what they see is what they get. There is an interlude at the end of the song, which depicts Spears and her friend communicating through voicemail. The friend suggests an idea for a song which is based on a movie they saw together. The interlude is an intro to the next track on the album, "Lucky".

Two years after the song was released with the respective album, Spears, along with her publishing companies Jive Records, Zomba Recording Corporation, Wright Entertainment Group and BMG Music Publishing got sued by musicians Michael Cottril and Lawrence Wnukowski in June of 2002. They claimed that they "authored, recorded and copyrighted a song" of the same name in 1999, which they later submitted to one of her representatives for a future album. Later on, they said that it is "virtually identical" to the song, along with another track from the album, "Can't Make You Love Me".

The case was later dismissed by judge Berle M. Schiller, noting that the melody was completed before their song got sent to her representatives around November of 1999, along with saying that there weren't enough similarities between the songs.

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You used to say that I was special
Everything was right
But now you think I'm wearing too much make-up
That my dress is too tight
You got no reasons to be jealous
I've never been untrue
So does it really matter if they're looking?
I'm only looking at you

[Pre-Chorus]
You should never try to change me
I can be nobody else
And I like the way I am

[Chorus]
What you see is what you get
This is me, hey, you
If you want me, don't forget
You should take me as I am
'Cause I can promise you
Baby, what you see is what you get

[Verse 2]
I know you watch me when I'm dancing
When I party with my friends
I can feel your eyes on my back, baby (Ah, na-na)
I can't have no chains around me, baby, can't you see?
I could be anything you dream of, but I gotta feel free

[Pre-Chorus]
You should never try to change me
I can be nobody else
And I like the way I am

[Chorus]
What you see is what you get
This is me, hey, you
If you want me, don't forget
You should take me as I am
'Cause I can promise you
Baby, what you see is what you get

[Pre-Chorus]
You should never try to change me
I can be nobody else
Believe me, you’ll be looking for trouble
If you hurt me
I can promise you, you’ll be looking for trouble
Believe me, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Chorus]
What you see is what you get
This is me, hey, you
Oh, if you want me, don't forget
You should take (You should take) me as I am, yeah, yeah
'Cause I can promise you
Baby, what you see is what you get
'Cause I can promise you
Baby, what you see is what you get

[Interlude to Lucky: Britney & Friend]
"Hey, what's up? This is Brit
And I'm not in right now
So do your thang!
Beep! hehehe, I'm just kiddin'"
"Hehehe, yo Brit
You're a nerd, you really need to change that message
Look, I was thinking about that movie we saw the other night
You know, how she had all that fame, and all that money
And she still wasn't happy
Wouldn't that make a cool song?"