The Motto

Album

From the Bottom to the Top

Label

Young Money Entertainment

Genre

Hip hop

Duration

2:00

Composer(s)

Aubrey Graham;Dwayne Carter;Tyler Williams;Micheal Stevenson

Entered Chart

Dec 3, 2011

Peak Date

Apr 28, 2012

Released

November 29, 2011

Recorded

2011

Catalog #

Young Money/Cash Money Digital

Over Tiesto's bouncing, thumping production, Ava Max sings of splashing out the cash and knocking back the drinks in the club. That's the motto Drop a few bills and pop a few champagne bottles Throwin' that money like you just won the lotto Tiesto and Ava Max are intent on staving off sleep as long as they can. Believe it, we ain't got no plans to leave here Tell all of your friends to be here We ain't gonna sleep all weekend When Tiesto shared the song with Ava Max, the American pop star immediately knew she wanted to jump on it. "'The Motto' is empowering," she said. "It's about not caring, doing you, having a good time, and letting the world know!" Tiesto and Ava Max wrote the song with: Guernsey-born singer-songwriter Claudia Valentina. Producer Peter "Lostboy" Rycroft (Tom Grennan's "Little Bit Of Love," Griff's "Black Hole," Becky Hill's "Last Time"). Pablo Bowman and Sarah Blanchard of the Manchester writing and production collective The Six (Louis Tomlinson's "Back to You," Marshmello & Anne-Marie's "Friends"). Tiesto and Lostboy produced the track. Claudia Valentina recorded the original version. Her unreleased demo, which leaked online on November 14, 2021, is more sweary. Tiësto reworked the track and showcased it live during his concert at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 23, 2021. Christian Breslauer directed the video, which depicts Tiësto and Max traveling back in time to a 1920s-era hotel. The Florida video director's other credits include Doja Cat's "Streets," Tiesto's "The Business" and Lil Nas X's "Industry Baby." More songs from Tiesto

That's the motto (mm-mm)
(Mm-mm)
(Mm-mm)
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Oh, you know, you know, you know that's the motto (mm-mm)
Drop a few bills then pop a few champagne bottles (mm-mm)
Throwin' that money like you just won the lotto (mm-mm)
We been up all damn summer makin' that bread and butter
Tell me, did I just stutter?
That's the motto

Makin' that bread and butter
Tell me, did I just stutter?
That's the motto

That's the motto (mm-mm)

Oh, you know, you know, you know that's the motto (mm-mm)
Drop a few bills then pop a few champagne bottles (mm-mm)
Throwin' that money like you just won the lotto (mm-mm)
We been up all damn summer makin' that bread and butter
Tell me, did I just stutter?
That's the motto (mm-mm)

(Mm-mm)
(Mm-mm)
(Mm-mm)
That's the motto

Makin' that bread and butter
Tell me, did I just stutter?
That's the motto

That's the motto (mm-mm)

That's the motto