The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Yeah, Shady, Aftermath
I guess you didn't know
I, be, back for more
Every-body's, on the floor
Goin' goin' outta control
Set it off on yo' left, dog
Set it off on yo' right, dog
Set it off
Nigga I said set it off
Sick with it, boy better get with it, what?
In the club I get it goin', goin', uh
Just movin' to the music it's on
And the sounds of 50 and D-R-E
Everything's calculated and sound precise
Another move another mill', let's get right aight?
Success is my drug of choice, I'm high off life
Feelin' lucky enough to bet it all on the dice
Shorty do what you wanna do, hit the dancefloor
And move how you wanna move, later on
We can cruise if you wanna cruise, it's whatever you want
The fact is I got more than I flaunt, yeah
I do my thang, in the club
Every chance I get, I tear it up
Dancefloor jampacked, look
I got 'em goin' goin' outta control
Set it off on yo' left, dog
Set it off on yo' right, dog
Set it off
Nigga I said set it off
System thumpin', dancefloor jumpin'
We 30 deep in this bitch, we stuntin'
That's what you get, you in my hood
I thought you understood, you know me
V.I.P., no ID
Bottles of DP, I do it real B-I-G
Bitches break their neck to be where I be
Take 'em to ecstasy, without ecstasy
I'm a chef you need the hit I got the recipe
Doc got the antidote, it's in the drums and the notes
Can you feel it? Em said for me to make you feel it
And remind you that you rockin' with the realest
I do my thang, in the club
Every chance I get, I tear it up
Dancefloor jampacked, look
I got 'em goin' goin' outta control
Set it off on yo' left, dog
Set it off on yo' right, dog
Set it off
Nigga I said set it off
I'm hot boy, I'm burnin' up
I do my thang in the club with the burner tucked
'Til the speakers all blown, we gon' turn it up
And do that damn thang, yeah do that mayne
Shorty, hit me high then hit me low
Get to poppin' and shakin' that thing on the flo'
A little dose of it, now I want some more
Nobody put that thang on me like that before
I be a fiend for it, it's the way you move
But I ain't payin' for it, cause I ain't no fool
If you okay with it, tonight I stay with it
Hit the telly play with it in a major way get it
I do my thang, in the club
Every chance I get, I tear it up
Dancefloor jampacked, look
I got 'em goin' goin' outta control
Set it off on yo' left, dog
Set it off on yo' right, dog
Set it off
Nigga I said set it off
I guess you didn't know
I, be, back for more
Every-body's, on the floor
Goin' goin' outta control
Set it off on yo' left, dog
Set it off on yo' right, dog
Set it off
Nigga I said set it off
Sick with it, boy better get with it, what?
In the club I get it goin', goin', uh
Just movin' to the music it's on
And the sounds of 50 and D-R-E
Everything's calculated and sound precise
Another move another mill', let's get right aight?
Success is my drug of choice, I'm high off life
Feelin' lucky enough to bet it all on the dice
Shorty do what you wanna do, hit the dancefloor
And move how you wanna move, later on
We can cruise if you wanna cruise, it's whatever you want
The fact is I got more than I flaunt, yeah
I do my thang, in the club
Every chance I get, I tear it up
Dancefloor jampacked, look
I got 'em goin' goin' outta control
Set it off on yo' left, dog
Set it off on yo' right, dog
Set it off
Nigga I said set it off
System thumpin', dancefloor jumpin'
We 30 deep in this bitch, we stuntin'
That's what you get, you in my hood
I thought you understood, you know me
V.I.P., no ID
Bottles of DP, I do it real B-I-G
Bitches break their neck to be where I be
Take 'em to ecstasy, without ecstasy
I'm a chef you need the hit I got the recipe
Doc got the antidote, it's in the drums and the notes
Can you feel it? Em said for me to make you feel it
And remind you that you rockin' with the realest
I do my thang, in the club
Every chance I get, I tear it up
Dancefloor jampacked, look
I got 'em goin' goin' outta control
Set it off on yo' left, dog
Set it off on yo' right, dog
Set it off
Nigga I said set it off
I'm hot boy, I'm burnin' up
I do my thang in the club with the burner tucked
'Til the speakers all blown, we gon' turn it up
And do that damn thang, yeah do that mayne
Shorty, hit me high then hit me low
Get to poppin' and shakin' that thing on the flo'
A little dose of it, now I want some more
Nobody put that thang on me like that before
I be a fiend for it, it's the way you move
But I ain't payin' for it, cause I ain't no fool
If you okay with it, tonight I stay with it
Hit the telly play with it in a major way get it
I do my thang, in the club
Every chance I get, I tear it up
Dancefloor jampacked, look
I got 'em goin' goin' outta control
Set it off on yo' left, dog
Set it off on yo' right, dog
Set it off
Nigga I said set it off
Lyrics submitted by emr8806
Outta Control Lyrics as written by Michael A Elizondo Curtis James Jackson
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing, REACH MUSIC PUBLISHING, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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I LOVE THIS SONG!!! c'mon people comment on this!!!!!
yea its a good song!
I love this song..especially the remix with Mobb Deep! it's really great!
I love the fucking remix, but there seems to be no thread for it.. someone get it up puh-leaaaasee
This song is awesome. I love fifty.
omg, one of our poms rutines is to this song... our hip-hop one, its a mix of this and shake, and it kicks ass!
i EFFING LOVE THIS SONG!!!! its the first part to our hip hop song! I love it looove it and we're preforming it tonight im so stoked lol :D yeah its great. love it
LOOK! ITS KISSMYASS06! (shes on the team too!) ya gotta love her! :) i love this song and our rutine!
well our hip hop is mix with the ying yang twins' shake and this one and i love it more than that stupid jujubeanie does who the hell does she think she is? ughh
im just kidding i dont think shes stupid....but yeah whatever i think she'll live..lol