"Womanizer" Quotes
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Source: "Womanizer"
Speaker: Britney Spears
Boy, don't try to front. I know just what you are.
Context
This line is from the song "Womanizer," sung by Britney Spears on the album Circus and written by Nikesha Briscoe and Rafael Akinyemi (2008).
This song is about girl power triumphing over skirt-chasing boyfriends. The quote is another way of saying, "Don't pretend with me lover boy—I know you're a number one Romeo." Britney herself told New York radio station Z100: "['Womanizer' is] basically saying, 'We know what you're up to.' It's about guys cheating on girls. It's a girl anthem. That's why I like it. So hopefully the fans will see it that way, too." "Womanizer" was produced during the messy Spears-Federline divorce battle. Speculation swirled as to whether K-Fed was the inspiration for the song, with the lyrics putting him in the cross-hairs.
Where you've heard it
Besides the predictable Glee take, the American Idol audition, the parody, and the SNL spoof, there's also Weird Al's unique rendition.
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Pretentious Factor
If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.
It's mostly chill because it's Britney, but not everybody speaks urban slang or studies the deeper meaning of rap linguistics, so just use plain English. At a time like this, you don't want to explain what "front" means, do you?