JUSTIN BIEBER - WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

JUSTIN BIEBER

SONGWRITERS: JASON BOYD; JUSTIN BIEBER & MASON LEVY

COUNTRY: CANADA

WHERE: RADIO 1'S TEEN AWARDS 2015

ALBUM: PURPOSE

LABEL: DEF JAM RECORDING

GENRE: DANCE

YEAR: 2015

"What Do You Mean?" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Justin Bieber for his fourth studio album Purpose (2015). The song was released on August 28, 2015, as the album's lead single by Def Jam. Written by Bieber, Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd and Mason Levy, the song was produced by MdL and co-produced by Bieber. "What Do You Mean?" is a pop and tropical house song, with its instrumentation consisting in light flourishes of panpipes, looped vocal samples, piano chords, fervent synths, bass and "slick beat" elements with the sound of a clock ticking, while Bieber uses a smooth, soulful vocal. Lyrically, "What Do You Mean?" talks about not being able to figure out the opposite sex with Bieber asking a girl why her body language is conflicting with her words.

It was featured in several year-end lists of best songs of 2015. Commercially, the song topped the charts in several countries, including Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and Norway. In Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom, "What Do You Mean?" was Bieber's first number-one single. The song's music video features Bieber in bed with a young woman and getting kidnapped by masked men, as well as an appearance from actor John Leguizamo.

What do you mean

When you nod your head yes

But you wanna say no

What do you mean?

When you don’t want me to move

But you tell me to go

What do you mean?

Said we’re running out of time

What do you mean?

Better make up your mind

What do you mean?

You’re so indecisive of what I’m saying

Trying to catch the beat make up your heart

Don't know if you're happy or complaining

Don’t want for us to end where do I start?

First you wanna go to the left and you want to turn right

Wanna argue all day make love all night

First you up and you’re down and then between

Ohh I really want to know

What do you mean

When you nod your head yes

But you wanna say no

What do you mean?

When you don’t want me to move

But you tell me to go

What do you mean?

Said we’re running out of time

What do you mean?

Better make up your mind

What do you mean?

You’re overprotective when I’m leaving

Trying to compromise but I can’t win

You wanna make a point but you keep preaching

You had me from the start won’t let this end

First you wanna go to the left and you want to turn right

Wanna argue all day make love all night

First you up and you’re down and then between

Ohh I really want to know

What do you mean

When you nod your head yes

But you wanna say no

What do you mean?

When you don’t want me to move

But you tell me to go

What do you mean?

Said we’re running out of time

What do you mean?

Better make up your mind

What do you mean?