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Erykah Badu – Searching (1997) | Track profile | Dork

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TRACK

Searching

Release date: 18th November 1997

Contemporary R&B

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About This Track

"Searching" is a track by Erykah Badu, from the album Live, released 18th November 1997. It's filed under R&B/Soul. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Erykah Badu.

About the Artist

Erykah Badu

Erykah Badu

Lyrics

Searching

[Intro]

This is grown folks' music

[Verse 1]

See a butterfly up in the sky

I got a story to say and I'll tell you why

I'm searchin'

You see my friend and I need someone

Who feels and needs the same as I

I'm searchin'

What's right is right and what's wrong is wrong

I'm gonna sing my song all day long

I'm searchin'

[Chorus]

Searchin', searchin', searchin', searchin', searchin'

Searchin', searchin', searchin', searchin', searchin'

Searchin', searchin', searchin', searchin', searchin'

[Verse 2]

See a butterfly up in the sky

I got a story to say and I'll tell you why

I'm searchin'

You see my friend and I need someone

Who feels and needs the same as I

I'm searchin'

What's right is right and what's wrong is wrong

I'm gonna sing my song all day long

I'm searchin'

See a butterfly up in the sky

I got a story to say and I'll tell you why

I'm searchin'

[Chorus]

Searchin', searchin', searchin', searchin', searchin'

Searchin', searchin', searchin', searchin', searchin'

Searchin', searchin', searchin', searchin', searchin'

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

From Live

1997

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Album

18th November 1997

Release year

1997

1Rimshot (Intro) [Live]
3:50
2Other Side Of The Game (Live)
8:22
3On & On (Live)
5:30
4Reprise (Live)
2:15
5Appletree (Live)
4:05
6Ye Yo (Live)
4:59
7Searching (Live)
4:19
8Boogie Nights / All Night (Live)
6:28
9Certainly (Live)
6:58
10Stay (Live)
4:51
11Next Lifetime (Interlude) [Live]
1:30
12Tyrone (Live)
3:42
13Next Lifetime (Live)
12:05
14Tyrone (Extended Version)
5:45
—Boogie Nights / All Night
—Apple Tree (Live)
—Otherside of the Game (Live)
—Searching
—Stay
—Tyrone - Live
3:42

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Roy Ayers
Producer: Erykah Badu, Norman “Keys” Hurt
Bass: Hubert Eaves IV
Drums: Poogie Bell
Keyboards: Norman “Keys” Hurt
Background Vocals: Joyce M. Strong, Karen Bernod, N’Dambi
Mastering Engineer: Tom Coyne
Mixing Engineer: Gordon Mack, Kenny Ortiz, Norman “Keys” Hurt
Recording Engineer: Gordon Mack, Kenny Ortiz, Norman “Keys” Hurt