Date 2021-12-30
Category Foreign Music, Lyrics, Music Video, New Music
Throwback to the 2005 “Check On It” song by Beyoncé featuring Bun B, Slim Thug. The track was co-produced by Swizz Beatz & Beyoncé. Watch the video, listen, read the lyrics, stream, buy, mp3 download.
Beyoncé Check On It
“Check on It” is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé, featuring hip hop rappers Bun B and Slim Thug. It was composed by Beyoncé, Swizz Beatz, Sean Garrett, Angela Beyincé, and Slim Thug. Initially recorded by Beyoncé only, the song was supposed to be featured on the soundtrack for 2006 film The Pink Panther, in which she co-stars as Xania. As it was ultimately not included on its soundtrack album, the song with additional vocals from Slim Thug was placed on the 2005 Destiny’s Child’s greatest hits album #1’s. Columbia Records released “Check on It” in the United States on December 13, 2005. The official single version of the song includes vocals from hip hop rapper Bun B.
The song’s development was motivated by the phrase “Check on It” which Beyoncé and her management jokingly used before they decided to turn it into a song. “Check on It” is an R&B and hip hop song, which is instrumentally complete with a heavy bassline, strings, and wind instrument. Lyrically, it takes place in a club, where Beyoncé is letting the male patrons know that they are welcome to come and look at her body when she is dancing. The song consists of two verse-raps by Slim Thug. “Check on It” was well received by contemporary music critics, who universally complimented Beyoncé’s vocals and the assertiveness with which she sings her lines.
“Check on It” was not originally intended as a single from album #1’s. However, it received heavy rotation on US radio stations, following the release of the first single, “Stand Up for Love” (2005), which didn’t peak on the charts. Eventually, “Check on It” debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 in November 2005, before its official release date. The single peaked at number one for five consecutive weeks, becoming one of the two longest-running number-one single in 2006, and Beyoncé’s third US number-one single as a solo artist. “Check on It” reached number one in New Zealand and the top 10 on the various singles chart in mainland Europe.
The music video for the song was directed by Hype Williams, and premiered on December 16, 2005, on MTV. The version of “Check on It” used in the clip features a remix of “The Pink Panther Theme” and a verse-rap from hip hop rapper Bun B. Incorporating 1950s influences, the video was shot in pink to brand the relationship with The Pink Panther. It won the Best R&B Video at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards, and was nominated for Video of the Year at the 2006 BET Awards. Although Beyoncé did not perform “Check on It” in any televised appearances, it was a part of her set list on The Beyoncé Experience (2007) and the I Am… World Tour (2009–10).
Beyoncé – Check On It (ft. Bun B, Slim Thug) (prod. Swizz Beatz & Beyoncé)
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Lyrics
[Intro: Swizz Beatz & (Slim Thug)]
Swizz Beatz
DC, Destiny Child (Slim Thug)
[Verse 1: Slim Thug]
You need to stop playing ’round with all them clowns and the wankstas
Good girls gotta get down with the gangsta’s
Go ‘head, girl, put some back and some neck up on it
While I stand up in the background and check up on it
[Chorus: Beyoncé]
Ooh, boy, you looking like you like what you see
Won’t you come over and check up on it
I’ma let you work up on it
Ladies, let ’em check up on it, watch it while he check up on it
Dip it, pop it, twerk it, stop it, check on me tonight
[Verse 2: Beyoncé]
If you got it, flaunt it, boy, I know you want it
While I turn around, you watch me check up on it
Ooh, you watchin’ me shake it, I see it in ya face
Ya can’t take it, it’s blazin’, you watch me in amazement
You can look at it, as long as you don’t grab it
If you don’t go braggin’, I might let you have it
You think that I’m teasin’, but I ain’t got no reason
I’m sure that I can please ya, but first I gotta read you
[Chorus: Beyoncé]
Ooh, boy, you looking like you like what you see
Won’t you come over and check up on it
I’ma let you work up on it
Ladies, let ’em check up on it, watch it while he check up on it
Dip it, pop it, twerk it, stop it, check on me tonight
Ooh, boy, you looking like you like what you see
Won’t you come over and check up on it
I’ma let you work up on it
Ladies, let ’em check up on it, watch it while he check up on it
Dip it, pop it, twerk it, stop it, check on me tonight
[Verse 3: Beyoncé]
I can tell you wanna taste it, but I’ma make you chase it
You’ve got to be patient, I like my men patient
More patience, you take my get you in more places
You can’t be abrasive, has to know to pace it
If I let you get up on it, you gotta make a promise
That you gon’ put it on me like no one’s put it on me
Don’t bore me, just show me, all men talk, but don’t please
I can be a tease, but I really wanna please you
[Chorus: Beyoncé]
Ooh, boy, you looking like you like what you see
Won’t you come over and check up on it
I’ma let you work up on it
Ladies, let ’em check up on it, watch it while he check up on it
Dip it, pop it, twerk it, stop it, check on me tonight
Ooh, boy, you looking like you like what you see
Won’t you come over and check up on it
I’ma let you work up on it
Ladies, let ’em check up on it, watch it while he check up on it
Dip it, pop it, twerk it, stop it, check on me tonight
[Verse 4: Bun B]
Well, it’s the King of the Underground, and the King of the Trill
Standin’ on the top of the South like the King of the Hill
You’re tuned into a winner that’s never takin’ a loss
Reppin’ Houston with Beyoncé and Slim Thug The Boss
Diamonds on the wood peel, I’m a Dirty South Soldier
Draped up in that Crown Holder, thought I told ya
I like your wiggle and the way that you work it
But no touchin’, just watchin’ you twerk it, I’m checkin’ up on you tonight!
[Chorus: Beyoncé]
Ooh, boy, you looking like you like what you see (Yeah, yeah)
Won’t you come over and check up on it
I’ma let you work up on it (All my ladies)
Ladies, let ’em check up on it, watch it while he check up on it
Dip it, pop it, twerk it, stop it, check on me tonight (Yeah)
(Check on it, check on it, check on it, check on it…)
Ooh, boy, you looking like you like what you see
Won’t you come over and check up on it
I’ma let you work up on it
Ladies, let ’em check up on it, watch it while he check up on it
Dip it, pop it, twerk it, stop it, check on me tonight
(Hey)
Ooh, boy, you looking like you like what you see
Won’t you come over and check up on it (You so sexy, boy)
I’ma let you work up on it
Ladies, let ’em check up on it, watch it while he check up on it
(And I know you want it)
Dip it, pop it, twerk it, stop it, check on me tonight
(So baby, check up on me)
Ooh, boy, you looking like you like what you see
(He having such a good time)
Won’t you come over and check up on it
(I’m gonna work it, baby, you’re mine)
I’ma let you work up on it
Ladies, let ’em check up on it, watch it while he check up on it
(All mine, all mine)
Dip it, pop it, twerk it, stop it, check on me tonight
