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Control by Ayra Starr

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Ayra Starr

Control

Release date: 29th May 2024

From The Year I Turned 21
Track 5
2:34
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About This Track

"Control" is a track by Ayra Starr, from the album The Year I Turned 21, released 29th May 2024. The track is 2:34 long. It's filed under Afrobeats. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about Ayra Starr.

About the Artist

Ayra Starr

Ayra Starr

Lyrics

Control

Ladies and gentlemen
It's my pleasure to introduce to you
The beautiful Ayra Starr
How far
Some ice with my lips in a cup
Sauced up
I don Dey see the love, do you
So many eyes in the room
But I got my eyes on you (on you)
Tell me what a bitch gon' do, to get you
It's something that you are
It's nothing that you say
It's just the way you say it
I'm giving you a way in
I'm lit tonight
You know my lips don't lie
I want you to take control
Right now (right now)
I'm lit tonight
You know my lips don't lie
I want you to take control
Right now (right now)
One move and your body rock
Chest tattoo and your body chop
I've been breaking rules and you got me turning
I need you yeah yeah
Don't let the night
Come to an end
I've been dirty mixing again
Turn it up, I'm on 10
Baby
It's something that you are
It's nothing that you say
It's just the way you say it
I'm giving you a way in
I'm lit tonight
You know my lips don't lie
I want you to take control
Right now
I'm lit tonight
You know my lips don't lie
I want you to take control
Right now (right now)
One shot you give me the count
Two-night we making it bounce
Move in and move it around
La da le de di di da
One shot you give me the count
Two-night we making it bounce
Move in and move it around
La da le de di di da
Let me hear you say go Ayra, go Ayra, go
go Ayra, go Ayra, go
Let me hear you say go Ayra, go Ayra, go
go Ayra, go Ayra, go

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Track details

From The Year I Turned 21

2:342024
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Album
The Year I Turned 21
The Year I Turned 21
Ayra Starr
30th May 2024
Track number
5
Release year
2024
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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Ayra Starr, Eight9FLY, Maesu, ThisizLondon
    Lyricist
    Ayra Starr, Maesu
    Composer
    Ayra Starr, Maesu, ThisizLondon
    Producer
    AoD, Jay Keys, ThisizLondon
    Mixing Engineer
    Johnny Drille
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