Break It Off Lyrics

[Intro: Sean Paul]
Breakin' it off and settin' it off in da real way
Makin' da girls dem chill dey mind
Makin' dem have a good time
Ya, man
SPZ, yo, long side RiRi
Come down now, Rihanna
Tek it to dem, tek it to dem, girl

[Chorus: Rihanna & Sean Paul]
Break it off, boy
'Cause you've got me feelin' naughty
I wanna know, boy
If I could be ya shawty (Most definitely)
Set if off, boy
Make me hot all over my body
(Break it off, take it off, miss, take it off) Break it off tonight
(Yo)
Break it off, boy
'Cause you've got me feelin' naughty
I wanna know, boy
If I could be ya shawty (Yo, yo)
Set it off, boy (Yeah, yeah)
Make me hot all over my body
Break it off tonight (Yo, yo)
[Verse 1: Sean Paul with Rihanna]
Struggle and pain what she feel all the while
And she want a good man to give her the style
Wild child, so she dere pon me file
It's a long time now, me wha plow the sile
Plow de sile meh car run like the Nile
And the most energy me whan give her tonight
Give her tonight, gan make she feel right
Make she fly like a kite that reach a new height
Ah, we give it to the gyal dem
Make dem reel up and bawl and make dem start call
Any time she want it back, she ha fi call Dutty Paul
Admitting it on the spot, I know the real Sean Paul
When the traits so great
'Cause she feelin' top up and tall wat de ting say

[Chorus: Rihanna & Sean Paul]
Break it off, boy (Immediate is number four)
'Cause you've got me feelin' naughty
I wanna know, boy
If I could be ya shawty (Pumba)
Set if off, boy
Make me hot all over my body
(Break it off, take it off, miss, take it off) Break it off tonight
(Yo)
Break it off, boy
'Cause you've got me feelin' naughty
I wanna know, boy
If I could be ya shawty (Yo, yo)
Set it off, boy (Yeah, yeah)
Make me hot all over my body (Yo, yo)
Break it off tonight (RiRi, SPZ, yo, yo)
[Verse 2: Sean Paul]
No doubt
Gyal, you shoulda know SP and a scout
Naughty sweat so shout
Make ya bawl out, shout
Make ya holla me gah give affection in your direction
We go all out
Gyal, just follow we if ya love energy
If ya wan' pedigree, cruise like Penelope
Make ah see you just bounce wit the Dutty Lee
We keep givin you de Q to de U to the A, yeah
To de L to de I to de T to de Y
Girl, I got to try (Try)
Take ya booty, make you reach to the S-K-Y
Woman, I got to say (Say)
Da way you move is makin' me hype
Girl, 'cause you know say you S to the E to the X to the Y (Pumba, Pumba)

[Chorus: Rihanna & Sean Paul]
Break it off, boy
'Cause you've got me feelin' naughty
I wanna know, boy
If I could be ya shawty (Sexiness)
Set if off, boy
Make me hot all over my body
(Yo, yo, yo, yo, no doubt) Break it off tonight
(Yo, RiRi)
Break it off, boy
'Cause you've got me feelin' naughty
I wanna know, boy
If I could be ya shawty
Set it off, boy
Make me hot all over my body
Break it off tonight (Yeah, yo, yo)
[Bridge: Rihanna & Sean Paul]
Boy (Uh-huh)
The way you push up on me, I
Whan get da roughest wine, I dun know ya like (Ayy, yo)
Fuh sho, we gonna break it off tonight (Yoga-machuga, uh)
Oh, boy
We really shouldn't waste no time (Sing it)
Come let me back up on ya dancehall style (Bring it)
And I'm hopin', baby, you don't mind
'Cause I really wanna break it off tonight (Instantaneous)

[Chorus: Rihanna & Sean Paul]
Break it off, boy
'Cause you've got me feelin' naughty (Ayy)
I wanna know, boy
If I could be ya shawty
Set if off, boy
Make me hot all over my body (Baby girl)
(Yo, baby girl, yo) Break it off tonight
(Give it up, give it up, sing on)
Break it off, boy
'Cause you've got me feelin' naughty (Yo)
I wanna know, boy
If I could be ya shawty
Set it off, boy
Make me hot all over my body

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“Break It Off” is a song by Rihanna from her second studio album, A Girl Like Me, and features guest vocals from Sean Paul. The song was written by Donovan Bennett, Sean Paul, K. Ford and Rihanna. The song was released on November 13, 2006, as the album’s fourth and final single. The song was a top 10 hit for Rihanna, peaking #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. No music video was released for the song.

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What did Rihanna say about "Break It Off"?
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Sean Paul:

I like the fact that Rihanna came to Jamaica [for 2005’s “Break It Off”]. I got a lot of collaborations at that time that people were just sending me, or I’d have to fly to Miami like I did for Beyoncé [for 2003’s “Baby Boy”] — that’s another favorite that I’d mention. But Rih came to the beach with us, came to the club and went to the Bob Marley museum, which is something she’d always wanted to do. She just hung out and got to see what we do during the week.

–via Billboard (2011)

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2 Hard Studios, Kingston, Jamaica
Release Date
November 13, 2006
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