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♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT, (ARIANA) ♪ 00:01
♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL DAY, (NICKI MINAJ) ♪ 00:03
♪ AND BOY, GOT ME WALKIN' SIDE TO SIDE ♪ 00:07
♪ LET THEM HOES KNOW ♪ 00:11
♪ I'M TALKIN' TO YA ♪ 00:12
♪ SEE YOU STANDING OVER THERE WITH YOUR BODY ♪ 00:14
♪ FEELING LIKE I WANNA ROCK WITH YOUR BODY ♪ 00:17
♪ AND WE DON'T GOTTA THINK 'BOUT NOTHIN' ♪ 00:20
♪ ('BOUT NOTHIN') ♪ 00:23
♪ I'M COMIN' AT YA CAUSE I KNOW YOU GOT A BAD REPUTATION ♪ 00:24
♪ DOESN'T MATTER, CAUSE YOU GIVE ME TEMPTATION ♪ 00:29
♪ AND WE DON'T GOTTA THINK 'BOUT NOTHIN' ♪ 00:32
♪ ('BOUT NOTHIN') ♪ 00:35
♪ THESE FRIENDS KEEP TALKIN' WAY TOO MUCH ♪ 00:37
♪ SAY I SHOULD GIVE YOU UP ♪ 00:41
♪ CAN'T HEAR THEM NO, CAUSE I... ♪ 00:44
♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT ♪ 00:48
♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL DAY ♪ 00:51
♪ AND BOY, GOT ME WALKIN' SIDE TO SIDE ♪ 00:55
♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT ♪ 01:00
♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL DAY ♪ 01:03
♪ AND BOY, GOT ME WALKIN' SIDE TO SIDE (SIDE TO SIDE) ♪ 01:07
♪ BEEN TRYNA HIDE IT ♪ 01:12
♪ BABY WHAT'S IT GONNA HURT IF THEY DON'T KNOW? ♪ 01:14
♪ MAKIN' EVERYBODY THINK THAT WE SOLO ♪ 01:17
♪ JUST AS LONG AS YOU KNOW YOU GOT ME (YOU GOT ME) ♪ 01:20
♪ AND BOY I GOT YA ♪ 01:24
♪ CAUSE TONIGHT I'M MAKING DEALS WITH THE DEVIL ♪ 01:26
♪ AND I KNOW IT'S GONNA GET ME IN TROUBLE ♪ 01:29
♪ JUST AS LONG AS YOU KNOW YOU GOT ME ♪ 01:32
♪ THESE FRIENDS KEEP TALKIN' WAY TOO MUCH ♪ 01:37
♪ SAY I SHOULD GIVE YOU UP ♪ 01:41
♪ CAN'T HEAR THEM NO, CAUSE I... ♪ 01:44
♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT ♪ 01:49
♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL DAY ♪ 01:52
♪ AND BOY, GOT ME WALKIN' SIDE TO SIDE (SIDE TO SIDE) ♪ 01:55
♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT (BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT, BABY) ♪ 02:01
♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL DAY (BEEN HERE ALL DAY, BABY) ♪ 02:04
♪ AND BOY, GOT ME WALKIN' SIDE TO SIDE (SIDE TO SIDE) ♪ 02:07
♪ THIS THE NEW STYLE WITH THE FRESH TYPE OF FLOW ♪ 02:13
♪ WRIST ICICLE, RIDE DICK BICYCLE ♪ 02:17
♪ COME TRUE YO, GET YOU THIS TYPE OF BLOW ♪ 02:19
♪ IF YOU WANNA MINAJ I GOT A TRICYCLE ♪ 02:22
♪ ALL THESE BITCHES, FLOWS IS MY MINI-ME ♪ 02:26
♪ BODY SMOKING, SO THEY CALL ME YOUNG NICKI CHIMNEY ♪ 02:28
♪ RAPPERS IN THEY FEELINGS CAUSE THEY FEELIN' ME UH, ♪ 02:31
♪ I-I GIVE ZERO FUCKS AND I GOT ZERO CHILL IN ME ♪ 02:34
♪ KISSING ME, COPPED THE BLUE BOX THAT SAY TIFFANY ♪ 02:38
♪ CURRY WITH THE SHOT, JUST TELL 'EM TO CALL ME STEPHANIE ♪ 02:41
♪ GUN POP AND I MAKE MY GUM POP ♪ 02:44
♪ I'M THE QUEEN OF RAP, YOUNG ARIANA RUN POP ♪ 02:46
♪ THESE FRIENDS KEEP TALKIN' WAY TOO MUCH ♪ 02:49
♪ SAY I SHOULD GIVE HIM UP ♪ 02:54
♪ CAN'T HEAR THEM NO, CAUSE I... ♪ 02:57
♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT (BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT, BABY) ♪ 03:03
♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL DAY (BEEN HERE ALL DAY, BABY) ♪ 03:06
♪ AND BOY, GOT ME WALKIN' SIDE TO SIDE (SIDE TO SIDE) ♪ 03:09
♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT (BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT, BABY) ♪ 03:15
♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL DAY (BEEN HERE ALL DAY, BABY) ♪ 03:18
♪ AND BOY, GOT ME WALKIN' SIDE TO SIDE (SIDE TO SIDE) ♪ 03:21
♪ UH, YO, THIS THE NEW STYLE WITH THE FRESH TYPE OF FLOW ♪ 03:27
♪ WRIST ICICLE, RIDE DICK BICYCLE ♪ 03:31
♪ COME TRUE YO, GET YOU THIS TYPE OF BLOW ♪ 03:33
♪ IF YOU WANNA MINAJ I GOT A TRICYCLE ♪ 03:36

Side To Side – English Lyrics

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By
Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj
Album
Dangerous Woman
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Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic world of 'Side To Side' to master modern English slang and casual, flirtatious expressions! This track is special for its infectious tropical pop beat and the dynamic interplay between Ariana Grande's melodic vocals and Nicki Minaj's rhythmic rap verses, making it a perfect study for contemporary pop vocabulary and cadence.

[English]
♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT, (ARIANA) ♪
♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL DAY, (NICKI MINAJ) ♪
♪ AND BOY, GOT ME WALKIN' SIDE TO SIDE ♪
♪ LET THEM HOES KNOW ♪
♪ I'M TALKIN' TO YA ♪
♪ SEE YOU STANDING OVER THERE WITH YOUR BODY ♪
♪ FEELING LIKE I WANNA ROCK WITH YOUR BODY ♪
♪ AND WE DON'T GOTTA THINK 'BOUT NOTHIN' ♪
♪ ('BOUT NOTHIN') ♪
♪ I'M COMIN' AT YA CAUSE I KNOW YOU GOT A BAD REPUTATION ♪
♪ DOESN'T MATTER, CAUSE YOU GIVE ME TEMPTATION ♪
♪ AND WE DON'T GOTTA THINK 'BOUT NOTHIN' ♪
♪ ('BOUT NOTHIN') ♪
♪ THESE FRIENDS KEEP TALKIN' WAY TOO MUCH ♪
♪ SAY I SHOULD GIVE YOU UP ♪
♪ CAN'T HEAR THEM NO, CAUSE I... ♪
♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT ♪
♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL DAY ♪
♪ AND BOY, GOT ME WALKIN' SIDE TO SIDE ♪
♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT ♪
♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL DAY ♪
♪ AND BOY, GOT ME WALKIN' SIDE TO SIDE (SIDE TO SIDE) ♪
♪ BEEN TRYNA HIDE IT ♪
♪ BABY WHAT'S IT GONNA HURT IF THEY DON'T KNOW? ♪
♪ MAKIN' EVERYBODY THINK THAT WE SOLO ♪
♪ JUST AS LONG AS YOU KNOW YOU GOT ME (YOU GOT ME) ♪
♪ AND BOY I GOT YA ♪
♪ CAUSE TONIGHT I'M MAKING DEALS WITH THE DEVIL ♪
♪ AND I KNOW IT'S GONNA GET ME IN TROUBLE ♪
♪ JUST AS LONG AS YOU KNOW YOU GOT ME ♪
♪ THESE FRIENDS KEEP TALKIN' WAY TOO MUCH ♪
♪ SAY I SHOULD GIVE YOU UP ♪
♪ CAN'T HEAR THEM NO, CAUSE I... ♪
♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT ♪
♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL DAY ♪
♪ AND BOY, GOT ME WALKIN' SIDE TO SIDE (SIDE TO SIDE) ♪
♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT (BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT, BABY) ♪
♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL DAY (BEEN HERE ALL DAY, BABY) ♪
♪ AND BOY, GOT ME WALKIN' SIDE TO SIDE (SIDE TO SIDE) ♪
♪ THIS THE NEW STYLE WITH THE FRESH TYPE OF FLOW ♪
♪ WRIST ICICLE, RIDE DICK BICYCLE ♪
♪ COME TRUE YO, GET YOU THIS TYPE OF BLOW ♪
♪ IF YOU WANNA MINAJ I GOT A TRICYCLE ♪
♪ ALL THESE BITCHES, FLOWS IS MY MINI-ME ♪
♪ BODY SMOKING, SO THEY CALL ME YOUNG NICKI CHIMNEY ♪
♪ RAPPERS IN THEY FEELINGS CAUSE THEY FEELIN' ME UH, ♪
♪ I-I GIVE ZERO FUCKS AND I GOT ZERO CHILL IN ME ♪
♪ KISSING ME, COPPED THE BLUE BOX THAT SAY TIFFANY ♪
♪ CURRY WITH THE SHOT, JUST TELL 'EM TO CALL ME STEPHANIE ♪
♪ GUN POP AND I MAKE MY GUM POP ♪
♪ I'M THE QUEEN OF RAP, YOUNG ARIANA RUN POP ♪
♪ THESE FRIENDS KEEP TALKIN' WAY TOO MUCH ♪
♪ SAY I SHOULD GIVE HIM UP ♪
♪ CAN'T HEAR THEM NO, CAUSE I... ♪
♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT (BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT, BABY) ♪
♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL DAY (BEEN HERE ALL DAY, BABY) ♪
♪ AND BOY, GOT ME WALKIN' SIDE TO SIDE (SIDE TO SIDE) ♪
♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT (BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT, BABY) ♪
♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL DAY (BEEN HERE ALL DAY, BABY) ♪
♪ AND BOY, GOT ME WALKIN' SIDE TO SIDE (SIDE TO SIDE) ♪
♪ UH, YO, THIS THE NEW STYLE WITH THE FRESH TYPE OF FLOW ♪
♪ WRIST ICICLE, RIDE DICK BICYCLE ♪
♪ COME TRUE YO, GET YOU THIS TYPE OF BLOW ♪
♪ IF YOU WANNA MINAJ I GOT A TRICYCLE ♪

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

side

/saɪd/

A1
  • noun
  • - A position next to or beyond the edge of an object; a direction or way. In the lyrics, 'side to side' refers to a swaying motion.

walk

/wɔːk/

A1
  • verb
  • - To move along on foot at a moderate pace. In the lyrics, 'walkin'' implies moving in a particular manner, possibly tired or affected by emotion/excitement.

body

/ˈbɒdi/

A1
  • noun
  • - The whole physical structure of a person or an animal, including the bones, flesh, and organs.

rock

/rɒk/

B1
  • verb
  • - To move backwards and forwards or from side to side; (informal) to dance to popular music, especially rock music, often implying a lively or energetic movement.

reputation

/ˌrɛpjuˈteɪʃən/

B1
  • noun
  • - The beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something; the state of being generally regarded in a particular way.

temptation

/tɛmpˈteɪʃən/

B2
  • noun
  • - The desire to do something, especially something wrong or unwise; a thing or course of action that attracts or entices someone.

hide

/haɪd/

A2
  • verb
  • - To put or keep out of sight; to prevent from being seen or discovered.

hurt

/hɜːt/

A2
  • verb
  • - To cause pain or injury to (a person, animal, or part of the body); to cause emotional pain or distress to.

solo

/ˈsəʊləʊ/

B1
  • adjective
  • - Done by one person alone; unaccompanied; existing or performing alone.

devil

/ˈdɛvl/

B1
  • noun
  • - (In Christian and some other religions) the chief evil spirit, the enemy of God and humanity. Often used metaphorically for a mischievous or troublesome person or a difficult situation.

trouble

/ˈtrʌbl/

A2
  • noun
  • - Difficulties or problems; a cause of worry or inconvenience.

style

/staɪl/

A2
  • noun
  • - A distinctive manner or way of doing something, especially something creative, such as writing, fashion, or music.

fresh

/frɛʃ/

B1
  • adjective
  • - (Of an idea, experience, or approach) new or original; (informal) confident and stylish, often implying modernity or coolness.

flow

/fləʊ/

B2
  • noun
  • - (In hip-hop music) the rhythm and rhymes of a rap or song; the manner in which words are delivered in a rap performance.

pop

/pɒp/

A2
  • verb
  • - To make a short, quick, explosive sound; to burst (e.g., 'gum pop', 'gun pop').
  • noun
  • - A genre of popular music, typically having a light, catchy melodic style and broad appeal (e.g., 'run pop').

queen

/kwiːn/

A2
  • noun
  • - A female ruler of an independent state; a woman or thing regarded as the finest or most important in a specified sphere (e.g., 'Queen of Rap').

chill

/tʃɪl/

B2
  • noun
  • - (Informal) a relaxed attitude or state of mind; composure; a sense of calmness or ease.

blow

/bləʊ/

C1
  • noun
  • - (Slang, vulgar) an act of oral sex, specifically fellatio.

Minaj

/mɪˈnɑːʒ/

C2
  • verb
  • - (Slang, neologism derived from artist Nicki Minaj's name) to engage in sexual activity, often specifically implying oral sex or sexual acts with multiple partners, playing on the artist's provocative image.

run

/rʌn/

B1
  • verb
  • - To manage or operate (e.g., 'run pop' implying to manage or control the pop music scene).

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Key Grammar Structures

  • I'VE BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT

    ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

    ➔ Used to describe an action that started in the past and "has been continuing" up to the present moment, emphasizing duration. Here, "I'VE BEEN HERE" indicates a state that has lasted all night.

  • GOT ME WALKIN' SIDE TO SIDE

    ➔ Causative Verb (informal 'get')

    "Got me walking" uses "got" (informal for "made" or "caused") in a causative structure, meaning something or someone "caused me to walk" in a certain way. "WALKIN'" is the informal form of "walking".

  • I WANNA ROCK WITH YOUR BODY

    ➔ Informal Contraction ('wanna')

    "Wanna" is an informal contraction of "want to". It is very common in spoken English but generally avoided in formal writing. "I WANNA ROCK" means "I want to rock".

  • AND WE DON'T GOTTA THINK 'BOUT NOTHIN'

    ➔ Informal Contractions & Double Negative

    ➔ This line contains multiple informal contractions: "gonna" (going to), "gotta" (got to/have to), "'bout" (about), and "nothin'" (nothing). "WE DON'T GOTTA THINK" means "we don't have to think", expressing lack of obligation. "NOTHIN'" creates an informal double negative with "don't".

  • SAY I SHOULD GIVE YOU UP

    ➔ Phrasal Verb ('give up')

    "Give up" is a phrasal verb meaning to stop doing something or to abandon something/someone. Here, "GIVE YOU UP" means to abandon or stop seeing the person.

  • WHAT'S IT GONNA HURT IF THEY DON'T KNOW?

    ➔ First Conditional (informal 'gonna')

    ➔ This is an example of the first conditional, used for real or probable situations in the future. It has an "if" clause (present simple) and a main clause (future simple, here expressed with "gonna" for "going to"). "WHAT'S IT GONNA HURT" is the consequence.

  • JUST AS LONG AS YOU KNOW YOU GOT ME

    ➔ Conjunction ('as long as')

    "As long as" is a conjunction that introduces a condition. It means "provided that" or "only if". Here, it sets the condition for the situation to be acceptable. "AS LONG AS YOU KNOW" implies a condition of knowledge.

  • CAUSE TONIGHT I'M MAKING DEALS WITH THE DEVIL

    ➔ Idiomatic Expression / Present Continuous for Future

    "Making deals with the devil" is an idiomatic expression meaning to do something morally questionable or wrong for personal gain, often with serious negative consequences. The present continuous "I'M MAKING" is used to express a planned future action.

  • WRIST ICICLE, RIDE DICK BICYCLE

    ➔ Metaphor / Slang (Informal Language)

    "Wrist icicle" uses a metaphor to describe a wrist covered in dazzling, expensive jewelry (like ice). "Ride dick bicycle" is highly informal and vulgar slang, often used to refer to sexual activity or promiscuity. This line demonstrates the use of vivid, albeit coarse, figurative language and slang in rap lyrics.

  • I'M THE QUEEN OF RAP, YOUNG ARIANA RUN POP

    ➔ Appositive (implied) / Imperative (informal)

    "THE QUEEN OF RAP" acts as an appositive, renaming or providing more information about the subject "I" (Nicki Minaj). "RUN POP" is an informal imperative, telling Ariana Grande to stick to pop music, implying Nicki's dominance in rap.