Beyoncé Is in the Mood to Fall in Love and F*ck Something Up on ‘Cuff It’

Have you ever had fun like this?

If we’re talking about listening to Beyoncé’s new album Renaissance, then the answer is probably no. The 16-track LP, brimming with dance floor anthems, sexy club bangers, and unparalleled party tunes, is a nonstop good time. These are songs that make you want to get up and dance, like “Cuff It,” with its joyous disco feel. (Nile Rogers’ influence is palpable; he has a writing credit, too).

“I feel like falling in love / I’m in the mood to fuck something up,” Beyoncé sings right at the start, setting the flirtatious and carefree vibe for the rest of the song. While the title hints at serious, long-term relationships, the track feels fit for exciting flings or, let’s be honest, thriving as a single person too.

It’s almost a surprise a work exuberant as Renaissance was recorded during the pandemic, as Beyoncé

revealed in a message on her website yesterday, but that’s also the time she “found to be the most creative.”

She wrote, “Creating this album allowed me a place to dream and to find escape during a scary time for the world. It allowed me to feel free and adventurous in a time when little else was moving. My intention was to create a safe place, a place without judgement. A place to be free of perfectionism and overthinking. A place to scream, release, feel freedom. I was a beautiful journey of exploration.”

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Beyoncé – CUFF IT (Official Lyric Video)

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In addition to Rogers’ involvement (and Beyoncé’s own, of course) “Cuff It” was produced by NovaWav and written by Allen Henry McGrier, Brittany “@Chi_Coney” Coney, Denisia “Blu June” Andrews, Mary Christine Brockert, Morten Ristorp, Raphael Saadiq, and The-Dream. Read the full lyrics below.

I feel like falling in loveI’m in the mood to fuck something upI need some drink in my cup, heyI’m in the mood to fuck something up

I wanna go missingI need a prescriptionI wanna go higherCan I sit on top of you?I wanna go where nobody’s beenHave you ever had fun like this?[Chorus]We gon’ fuck up the night, black lightsSpaceships fly, yeah (Spaceships fly)Unapologetic when we fuck up the night, fuck up the nightWe gettin’ fucked up tonightWe gon’ fuck up the night

Bet you you’ll see farBet you you’ll see starsBet you you’ll elevateBet you you’ll meet God’Cause I feel like falling in loveI’m in the mood to fuck something up’Cause we gon’ fuck up the night

What’s in these four walls? You sexy, my love (Turn it up)Don’t miss this roll call, is you here or what? (Roll it up)Show up, show up (Show up, show up), Po’ up, po’ up, oh (Po’ up, po’ up)You’ Mr. Nasty, I’ll clean it up

Go where nobody’s been (Go where nobody’s been)Have you ever had fun like this? (Have you ever had fun? Yeah)I wanna go missing, I need a prescriptionI wanna go higher, can I sit on top of you?

We gon’ fuck up the night, black lightsSpaceships fly, yeah (Spaceships fly)Unapologetic when we fuck up the night (Funk it up, funk it up), fuck up tonightWe gettin’ fucked up tonightWe gon’ fuck up the night

Bet you you’ll see farBet you you’ll see starsBet you you’ll elevateBet you you’ll meet God’Cause I feel like falling in loveI’m in the mood to fuck somethin’ upWe gon’ fuck up the night

Hypersonic, sex eroticOn my body, boy, you got itHit them ‘draulics while I ride itGot me actin’ hella thottySo excited, so exoticI’m a seasoned professionalSqueeze it, don’t let it goTease it, no self controlI got time todayOh, II can’t wait to come out and playOh, yeah, youCome and cuff it, cuff it, cuff it, cuff it, babyWhile I buss it, buss it, buss it for you, babyOoh, babyAnywhere, anytimeI don’t mind, I don’t mind

(I don’t mind)For you (All for you)I’m backing the truck up (Back that truck up)For you (All for you, for you)A bitch will get fucked up (Fuck you up)For you (All for you)I’m putting my cup up (Put my cup up, yeah)For you (All for you)

‘Cause we gon’ fuck up the nightTake flight, blinding lightsFuck it up, fuck it up, fuck it up(Unapologetic when we fuck up the night)Bet you you’ll see starsBet you you’ll go farBet you you’ll levitateBet you you’ll meet GodParty people, roll up!We gon’ fuck up the night (Yeah)Spaceships flyFuck it up, fuck it up

Erica Gonzales is the Senior Culture Editor at ELLE.com, where she oversees coverage on TV, movies, music, books, and more. She was previously an editor at HarpersBAZAAR.com. There is a 75 percent chance she’s listening to Lorde right now.