The Weeknd – “What You Need”

Throwback to the Jeremy Rose & The Weeknd-produced single, “What You Need” by The Weeknd. Listen, stream, buy, read the lyrics, mp3 download the song.

The Weeknd What You Need

The enigmatic presence of the Toronto crooner only enhanced the lush sounds of R&B blended with electro-pop and other genres that made House Of Balloons so addicting in the first place. “What You Need” transforms a vocal sample from Aaliyah’s “Rock The Boat” into a seductive, pitched-up intro, leading the way into The Weeknd’s hypnotic, drug-inducing performance.

The Weeknd – What You Need (prod. Jeremy Rose & The Weeknd)

Lyrics

[Intro: Aaliyah]
Baby, now hold me close
Baby, now hold me close
Baby, now hold me close
Baby, now hold me close
Baby, now hold me close
Baby, now hold me close

[Verse 1: The Weeknd]
I just want to take you there
He don’t gotta know where
Does he touch you here like this, this, this, this?
Let me take the friction from your lips (Ooh woah)

[Pre-Chorus: The Weeknd]
And I’ma love you girl, the way you need
Ain’t no one gon’ stop us, ain’t no one gon’ stop us
And I’m gon’ give you girl, what you fiend
I’m the drug in your veins, just fight through the pain

[Chorus: The Weeknd]
He’s what you want, he’s what you want
He’s what you want, he’s what you want
I’m what you need, what you need, what you need, what you-
I’m what you need, what you need, what you need
He’s what you want, he’s what you want
He’s what you want, he’s what you want
I’m what you need, what you need, what you need, what you-
I’m what you need, what you need, what you need

[Verse 2: The Weeknd]
I got everything you want with me
I do everything he does times three
And he don’t gotta know
I got you on the floor
Doing things you never thought you’d do
Baby, leave them high-heel shoes
‘Cause I love it when you’re looking down at me
I’m looking up at you
And I don’t give a damn, shawty
Watch me knock your boots off

[Pre-Chorus: The Weeknd]
And I’ma love you girl, the way you need
Ain’t no one gon’ stop us, ain’t no one gon’ stop us
And I’m gon’ give you girl, what you fiend
I’m the drug in your veins, just fight through the pain

[Chorus: The Weeknd]
He’s what you want, he’s what you want
He’s what you want, he’s what you want
I’m what you need, what you need, what you need, what you-
I’m what you need, what you need, what you need, what you-
He’s what you want, he’s what you want
He’s what you want, he’s what you want
I’m what you need, what you need, what you need, what you-
I’m what you need, what you need, what you need, what you-

[Outro]
Woah, woah, woah, woah
Woah, woah, ahh