Magic (B.o.B song)

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"Magic"
Magic cover
Single by B.o.B
Album B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
Released April 27, 2010 (album)
July 6, 2010 (single)
Length 3:16
Label Grand Hustle, Rebel Rock, Atlantic
Writer(s) Bobby Simmons, Rivers Cuomo, Lukasz Gottwald
Producer(s) Lukasz Gottwald, Maciek Albrecht
Status Officially released
Live debut October 11, 2022 in Las Vegas, NV (Weezer; full-band)
Last played January 27, 2023 in Dallas, Texas
Stream Spotify
B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray track listing
"The Kids" (feat. Janelle Monáe)
(7)
"Magic" (feat. Rivers Cuomo)
(8)
"Fame"
(9)
"Magik 2.0"
Magik 2.0 cover
Album track by Becky G
Album The Smurfs 2: Music from and Inspired By
Released July 23, 2013
Length 3:05
Label Kemosabe
Writer(s) Rivers Cuomo, Lukasz Gottwald, Bobby Simmons, Alexander Castillo Vasquez, Rebbeca Marie Gomez
Status Officially released
Stream Spotify
The Smurfs 2: Music from and Inspired By track listing
G.R.L. - "Vacation"
(2)
Becky G & Austin Mahone - "Magik 2.0"
(3)
Owl City - "Live It Up"
(4)

"Magic" is the eighth track and the fifth single from the album B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray by American rapper and producer B.o.B. Rivers Cuomo is a featured vocalist on the song's chorus, which he co-wrote with B.o.B and the song's producer, Dr. Luke.

Appearances

  • B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray (2010)
  • The Smurfs 2: Music from and Inspired By ("Magik 2.0," 2013)

Overview

The chorus for "Magic" was written by Rivers Cuomo and songwriter Dr. Luke, who had previously co-written and produced the Weezer songs "I'm Your Daddy" and "Get Me Some." Cuomo did not meet B.o.B until the two performed "Magic" for the first time live, at the House of Blues in West Hollywood[1][2] on May 2, 2010.[3][4] "Magic" peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Rivers Cuomo performed the song solo during a a Weezer concert in Toronto in 2018. Weezer began covering the song as a full band in October of 2022.

Live performances

Music video

The video was directed by Sanaa Hamri. Rivers Cuomo appears in the video, as does Paul Iacono from the MTV sitcom The Hard Times of RJ Berger.

Magik 2.0

"Magik 2.0'" is the third track from The Smurfs 2: Music from and Inspired By, the soundtrack to the film The Smurfs 2. The song is performed by Becky G and features Austin Mahone. The song is a variation on the B.o.B. song "Magic".

Audio

Lyrics

"Magic"

I got the magic in me
Every time I touch that track it turns into gold
Everybody knows I got the magic in me
When I hit the floor, the girls come snappin' at me
Now everybody wants some presto magic, magic, magic
Magic, magic, magic
Magic, magic, magic
Ahooooooo, I got the magic in me

[Verse 1: B.o.B]
These tricks that I'll attempt will blow your mind (mind)
Pick a verse, any verse, I'll hypnotize you with every line (ah!)
I'll need a volunteer, how about you, with the eyes? (right there)
Come on down to the front and stand right here and don't be shy (Bobby)
I'll have you time travellin', have your mind babblin'
People tryin' to inherit the skill, so they askin' me
Even David Blaine had to go and take some classes and
I see Mindfreak like "What's up man, what's happenin'?" (Mindfreak!)
So come one, come all and see the show tonight (ha)
Prepare to be astounded, no ghost or poltergeist
You know I'm no Pinocchio, I never told a lie
So call me Mr. Magic Man, I float on Cloud 9, haha

[Hook: Rivers Cuomo & (B.o.B)]
I got the magic in me (I got the magic, baby)
Every time I touch that track it turns into gold (yes it turns to gold)
Everybody knows I got the magic in me (I got the magic, baby)
When I hit the floor, the girls come snappin' at me (they be snappin' baby)
Now everybody wants some presto magic, magic, magic
Magic, magic, magic
Magic, magic, magic
Ahooooooo, I got the magic in me

[Verse 2: B.o.B]
We'll take a journey into my mind (mind), you'll see why it's venom I rhyme
Stay on the road, so I call my mama when I got time
I hit the stage, go insane, then jump into that crowd (ah)
See, see, when I rhyme I flow on the beat like pitta-da-da
See I deceive ya with my intergalactic ether (yeah)
I sing just like Aretha, so respect me like I'm Caesar
I kick it like Adidas, flowin' sticky like adhesive
Be cautious, 'cause what I be on'll leave ya with amnesia
I break all the rules like Evel Knievel (yeah!)
It's a spectacular show, 'cause my heart pumps diesel
So whatever you sayin', it don't entertain my ego
I do this everyday, Hocus Pocus is my steelo

[Hook: Rivers Cuomo & (B.o.B)]
I got the magic in me (I got the magic, baby)
[Every time I touch that track it turns into gold (yes it turns to gold)
Everybody knows I got the magic in me (I got the magic, baby)
When I hit the floor, the girls come snappin' at me (they be snappin' baby)
Now everybody wants some presto magic, magic, magic
Magic, magic, magic
Magic, magic, magic
Ahooooooo, I got the magic in me

"Magik 2.0"

Abracadabra
Call me the mind master
I cast a spell on every beat
The rabbits out the hat, huh?
Every show's a new surprise
I leave them mesmerized
Got all the fellas hypnotized
By all my magic lines
I'm a magician
Yes si soy un mago
Si quieres ver mi magia
No más me dicescuando
Soon you'll start to believe
Open your eyes and see
It's Austin Mahone and Becky G

I got the magic in me
Every time I touch that track, it turns into gold
Everybody knows I've got the magic in me
When I hit the floor the girls come snapping at me
Now everybody wants a blast of
Magic, magic, magic
Magic, magic, magic
Magic, magic, magic
Ahoooh
I got the magic in me

I got some tricks up my sleeve
Just wait and see
Come little closer
Close your eyes and count to three
Open, voila, so spectacular
I even got magic to make the haters disappear
I got my rhymes
They’re like my special potion
So when I start to rap them
The whole track starts turning golden
And now I’m through
It’s the end of verse two
Like bippity-boppity-boo

I got the magic in me
Every time I touch that track, it turns into gold
Everybody knows I've got the magic in me
When I hit the floor the girls come snapping at me
Now everybody wants a blast of
Magic, magic, magic
Magic, magic, magic
Magic, magic, magic
Ahoooh
I got the magic in me

See also

References

  1. Montgomery, James. "B.o.B Teams Up With Rivers Cuomo For 'Magic' Video" MTV. 2 September 2010. https://www.mtv.com/news/xx5npc/bob-teams-up-with-rivers-cuomo-for-magic-video
  2. "B.o.B Remembers Meeting Rivers Cuomo" MTV. 2010. https://www.mtv.com/video-clips/c7joat/b-o-b-remembers-meeting-rivers-cuomo
  3. "Lupe Fiasco’s Steppin Laser Tour Dates" iHipHop. https://www.ihiphop.com/lupe-fiascos-steppin-laser-tour-dates/
  4. dap0509 "B.o.B ft. Rivers Cuomo Perform "Magic"" YouTube. 4 May 2010. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSMuj86uBis

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