Motivation

Album

Here I Am

Label

Universal Motown Records

Genre

Contemporary R&B

Media Type

DD

Duration

3:51

Composer(s)

Dwayne Carter;James Scheffer;Danny Morris;Rico Love

Entered Chart

Apr 30, 2011

Peak Date

Aug 6, 2011

Released

March 4, 2011

Recorded

2010

Catalog #

Universal Motown Digital

"Motivation" is a song recorded by American recording artist Kelly Rowland for her third studio album Here I Am (2011). The song was written by Jim Jonsin, Rico Love, Daniel Morris and Lil Wayne, with Jonsin producing the song and Lil Wayne having featured vocals. The R&B slow jam was released as the fourth single from Here I Am on March 4, 2011, by Universal Motown Records. Upon release, "Motivation" received favorable reviews from critics generally praising the sexiness of the song. Official remixes were produced for the song, including a dubstep-inspired electronic mix by Diplo and a rap remix by Busta Rhymes, Trey Songz and Fabolous. In the United States, the song has peaked at number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart where it stayed seven weeks in a row, and number seventeen on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Rowland's second US top 20 hit (fourth top 30 overall) and her second highest performing single to date as a solo artist, behind "Dilemma". It was certified double platinum by the RIAA in May 2013.

Yeah (go, go, go, go)
(Turn the lights on)

Whoa lover, don't you dare slow down
Go longer, you can last more rounds
Push harder, you're almost there now
So go lover, make mama proud (turn the lights on)

(And when we're done) I don't wanna feel my legs
(And when we're done) I just wanna feel your hands all over me baby
But you can't stop there (whoa, lover)
Music still playin' in the background (whoa, lover)
And you're almost there
You can do it, I believe in you, baby
So close from here

Baby, I'ma be your motivation (uh-huh, yeah)
Go, go, go, go, motivation
Go, go, go, go

Uh, gi-girl I turn that thing into a rainforest
Rain on my head, call that brainstorming
Yeah, this is deep, oh, but I go deeper
Ma-make you lose yourself, and finders keepers
It go green light, g-g-go Weezy go
I like to taste that sugar, that sweet and low
But hold up, wait, new position
I put her on my plate, then I do the dishes
She my motivation, I'm her transportation
'Cause I let her ride while I drive her crazy
Th-then I just keep going, going, like I'm racing
When I'm done, she hold me like a conversation, Weezy, baby-baby

But you can't stop there (whoa, lover)
Music still playin' in the background (whoa, lover)
And you're almost there
You can do it, I believe in you, baby
So close from here

Whoa, lover, when you call my name
No other, can do that the same, no
I won't let ya get up out the game, no
So go lover, don't it make me rain

(And when were done) I don't wanna feel my legs
(And when were done) I just wanna feel your hands all over me baby
But you can't stop there (whoa, lover)
Music still playin' in the background (whoa, lover)
And you're almost there
You can do it, I believe in you, baby
So close from here

Baby, I'ma be your motivation