Cover art for Selfish by Britney Spears
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Selfish Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Okay, the shoe is going on the other foot tonight (La, la, la)
I'm 'bout to turn you into my very own flight tonight (La, la, la)
Okay, you think you got me where you want me
I'ma show you tonight (La, la, la)

[Pre-Chorus]
That I'm a girl and you're a boy
And tonight, you gon' be my, be my man

[Chorus]
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Tonight, I'm gonna be a little selfish, be a little selfish
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Tonight, I'm gonna be a little selfish, be a little selfish
Boom, boom, baby
Pick you up in my Mercedes
I'ma be a little selfish, be a little selfish
Boom, boom, baby
Pick you up in my Mercedes
I'ma be a little selfish, be a little selfish

[Verse 2]
Just lay right there and don't you move
I'm in control tonight (La, la, la)
Lock you up in my room, be my prisoner of love tonight (La, la, la)
Shut up, sit down, who's the boss now?
I'm 'bout to show you now (La, la, la)
[Pre-Chorus]
That I'm a girl and you're a boy
And tonight, you gon' be my, be my man

[Chorus]
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Tonight, I'm gonna be a little selfish, be a little selfish
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Tonight, I'm gonna be a little selfish, be a little selfish
Boom, boom, baby
Pick you up in my Mercedes
I'ma be a little selfish, be a little selfish
Boom, boom, baby
Pick you up in my Mercedes
I'ma be a little selfish, be a little selfish

[Bridge]
Tonight, I'm feelin' sexual
Come on and play inside my love below
Strip down and give me my own private show
I'm gonna be a little selfish, be a little selfish
Tonight, I'm feelin' sexual
Come on and play inside my love below
Strip down and give me my own private show
I'm gonna be a little selfish, be a little selfish
[Breakdown]
Boom, boom, baby
Pick you up in my Mercedes
I'ma be a little selfish, be a little s—
Boom, boom, baby
Pick you up in my Mercedes
I'ma be a little selfish, be a, be a, be a, be

[Chorus]
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Tonight, I'm gonna be a little selfish, be a little selfish
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Tonight, I'm gonna be a little selfish, be a little selfish
Boom, boom, baby
Pick you up in my Mercedes
I'ma be a little selfish, be a little selfish
Boom, boom, baby
Pick you up in my Mercedes
I'ma be a little selfish, be a little selfish

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Selfish is an up-tempo dance-pop and electropop song with an pop-rock influenced bridge and an electronic R&B breakdown.

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Recorded At
Roc The Mic Studios, NYC; Westlake Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California and The Bunker Studios, Paris
Release Date
March 25, 2011
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