| Escapades | |
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| Song by Azealia Banks from the album Fantasea 2: The Second Wave | |
| Released | June 26, 2017
September 1, 2017 (Radio edit) |
| Recorded | 2013-2017 |
| Genre | EDM |
| Length | 04:04 |
| Label | Chaos & Glory Recordings |
| Writer | Azealia Banks |
| Producer | O/W/W/W/L/S |
"Escapades" is a song by Azealia Banks from her studio album Fantasea 2: The Second Wave. The track was written by Banks, and produced by O/W/W/W/L/S. The original version of the song was released as a free streaming single, on June 26, 2017, to Banks' Soundcloud. A "radio edit" of the song was released to SoundCloud on August 9, 2017. On September 1, 2017, Banks released the final version of the song to iTunes.
Background
The song was originally conceived as the unreleased track "Bizarra", produced by Disclosure, which was intended for Banks' debut studio album Broke with Expensive Taste. Banks has said that she will be solely singing on the track, and has described it as "very orgasmic" although not being "a sexual song," with more singing than rap.
Reception
Anna Gaca, a writer for Spin, described the first two of the three versions of the song as "works-in-progress".
Lyrics
[Intro]
I love the way you do it
I don't know how you do it
Now I'm watching you and
I love the way you move
Tryna keep my cool, yeah
Boy I think I'ma lose it
I love the way you do it
I don't know how ya...
[Refrain]
Pressure building steam, now I feel so high (high, high)
Pleasure place, I've never been here before
[Chorus]
Build me, love me, lift me high
Relax my soul and ease my mind
More than lust, more than sex and love
Feel the roaring ripping tide
Slow as the azure day arrives
More than lust, more than sex and love
[Breakdown]
I love the way you do it
I don't know how you do it
Now I'm watching you and
I love the way you move
Tryna keep my cool, yeah
Boy I think I'ma lose it
I love the way you do it
I don't know how ya...
[Verse]
How deep, how high your love is-
Boy, come on, take me to it
I'll scale hills and sail oceans
To find the lover in you
Baby, believe me
If your heart calls me from afar
You bet I'll find a way to ya
I'd swim across the sea
A day or two to lay with you
Now we're in love again
Let's do it again, and again (and again x5)
[Refrain]
Pressure building steam, now I feel so high
Pleasure place, I've never been here before
[Chorus]
Build me, love me, lift me high
Relax my soul and ease my mind
More than lust, more than sex and love
[Bridge]
If your heart calls me from afar
I'd swim across the sea
A day or two to lay with you
Now we're in love again
Let's do it again, and again (and again yeah)
[Refrain]
Pressure building steam, now I feel so high (high, high)
Pleasure place, I've never been here before
[Chorus]
Build me, love me, lift me high
Relax my soul and ease my mind
More than lust, more than sex and love
Feel the roaring ripping tide
Slow as the azure day arrives
More than lust, more than sex and love
Official Versions
| Music video | Information | |
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Released | October 30, 2017 |
| Length | 04:02 | |
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| Filmed | Unknown, 2017 | |
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| Vevo views | 490,903+ | |
Official Versions
- "Escapades" (48k Monitor Mix) – 3:53
- "Escapades" (Stereo Mix) – 4:04
- "Escapades" (Radio Edit) – 4:04
- "Escapades" – 4:04
