DESTINY'S CHILD - BUG A BOO
You Make Me Wanna Throw My Pager Out The Window
Tell Mci To Cut The Phone Calls
Break My Lease So I Can Move
'Cause You A Bugaboo, A Bugaboo
I Wanna Put Your Number On The Call Block
Have Aol Make My E-Mail Stop
'Cause You A Bugaboo
You're Bugging What? You're Bugging Who? You're Bugging Me!
And Don't You See It Ain't Cool?
It's Not Hot
That You Be Calling Me
Stressing Me Paging My Beeper
You're Just Non-Stop
And It's Not Hot
That You Be Leaving Me Messages
Every 10 Minutes
And Then You Stop By
When I First Met You, You Were Cool
But It Was Game You Had Me Fooled
'Cause 20 Minutes After I Gave You My Number
You Already Had My Mailbox Full
So What You Bought A Pair Of Shoes
What Now I Guess You Think I Owe You
You Don't Have To Call As Much As You Do
I'd Give Em Back To Be Through With You
And So What My Momma Likes You
What Now I Guess You Think I Will Too
Even If The Pope Said He Likes You Too
I Don't Really Care 'Cause You're A Bugaboo
You Make Me Wanna Throw My Pager Out The Window
Tell Mci To Cut The Phone Calls
Break My Lease So I Can Move
'Cause You A Bugaboo, A Bugaboo
I Wanna Put Your Number On The Call Block
Have Aol Make My E-Mail Stop
'Cause You A Bugaboo
You're Bugging What? You're Bugging Who? You're Bugging Me!
And Don't You See It Ain't Cool?
It's Not Hot
That When I'm Blocking Your Phone Number
You Call Me From Over Your Best Friend's House
And It's Not Hot
That I Can't Even Go Out With My Girlfriends
Without You Tracking Me Down
You Need To Chill Out With That Mess
'Cause You Can't Keep Having Me Stressed
'Cause Every Time My Phone Rings It Seems To Be You
And I'm Praying That It Is Someone Else
So What You Bought A Pair Of Shoes
What Now I Guess You Think I Owe You
You Don't Have To Call As Much As You Do
I'd Give Em Back To Be Through With You
And So What My Momma Likes You
What Now I Guess You Think I Will Too
Even If The Pope Said He Likes You Too
I Don't Really Care 'Cause You're A Bugaboo
You Make Me Wanna Throw My Pager Out The Window
Tell Mci To Cut The Phone Calls
Break My Lease So I Can Move
'Cause You A Bugaboo, A Bugaboo
I Wanna Put Your Number On The Call Block
Have Aol Make My E-Mail Stop
'Cause You A Bugaboo
You're Bugging What? You're Bugging Who? You're Bugging Me!
And Don't You See It Ain't Cool?
When You Call Me On The Phone You're Bugging Me
When You Follow Me Around You're Bugging Me
Everything You Do Be Bugging Me
You're Bugging Me, You're Bugging Me
When You Show Up At My Door You're Bugging Me
When You Open Up Your Mouth You're Bugging Me
Every Time I See Your Face You're Bugging Me
You're Bugging Me, You're Bugging Me
You Make Me Wanna Throw My Pager Out The Window
Tell Mci To Cut The Phone Calls
Break My Lease So I Can Move
'Cause You A Bugaboo, A Bugaboo
I Wanna Put Your Number On The Call Block
Have Aol Make My E-Mail Stop
'Cause You A Bugaboo
You're Bugging What? You're Bugging Who? You're Bugging Me!
And Don't You See It Ain't Cool?
You Make Me Wanna Throw My Pager Out The Window
Tell Mci To Cut The Phone Calls
Break My Lease So I Can Move
'Cause You A Bugaboo, A Bugaboo
I Wanna Put Your Number On The Call Block
Have Aol Make My E-Mail Stop
'Cause You A Bugaboo
You're Bugging What? You're Bugging Who? You're Bugging Me!
And Don't You See It Ain't Cool?
SONG FACTS
Writer(s): Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Kandi Burruss, Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson, Kelendria Rowland
Producer(s): She'kspere
A Bug A Boo Is A Pest, Someone Who Won't Leave You Alone. It Can Be A Man Or A Woman.
When This Was Released, It Popularized Yet Another Term For An Undesirable Man. Between Destiny's Child And Tlc, The Terms "Scrub," "Buster," And "Bug A Boo" All Came To Describe These Unfortunate Guys.
Many Of The References Will Make Little Sense To Modern Listeners. The Girls Use Mci For Phone Calls, Aol For Email, And A Beeper So They Can Be Paged. These Were All Valid Forms Of Communication In 1999, But Obsolete Just A Few Years Later.
Darren Grant Directed The Video, Which Features An Appearance By Nba Star Kobe Bryant In A Scene Where The Girls Somehow End Up In His Locker Room.
This Was The Last Video In Which The Original Lineup Of Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, Latavia Roberson And Letoya Luckett Appear. Roberson Were Luckett Replaced By Michelle Williams And Farrah Franklin, With Franklin Leaving A Short Time Later.