Background
"You Ain't Gotsta Gotsta" is a cookie song from the LP Underground 8.0 CD, named Sweet Hamster Like Jewels From America!. All songs on the CD were written by Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda and attributed to a fictional group called "MMM...Cookies".
The concept of a cookie song was explained by Mike in the official Linkin Park forums in December 2008: "Working on a song for an album is sometimes a lot of work, and occasionally we need some time to unwind. When Chester and I unwind, sometimes we make another kind of lighter, fun song. We call these songs "cookies." I think came from the idea that you get your dessert (your cookies) after you eat all the rest of your meal."
"You Ain't Gotsta Gotsta" was described by Mike as "a James-Brown-Meets-Bobby-McFerrin track".
Versions
Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.
| Title | Album | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| You Ain't Gotsta Gotsta | Sweet Hamster Like Jewels From America! | 0:58 | December 4, 2008 |
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Personnel
Lyrics
Hey, yeah!
You ain't gotsta gotsta
Ow, good golly!
You ain't gotsta gotsta me
Hey, yeah!
You ain't gotsta gotsta
No, uh, I'll tell you now
You ain't gotsta gotsta me
Oh, you ain't gotsta tell me
What I gotsta do
You ain't gotsta gotsta me
Mo'fuckin fool
You ain't gotsta gotsta
You ain't gotsta gotsta me
You ain't gotsta gotsta tell me
What you think I say? Hey!
You ain't gosta gotsta
You ain't gotsta gotsta me
No, hey, you ain't gosta gotsta
Gotsta gotsta gotsta me