Pussycat Dolls - When I Grow Up Lyrics and Video
When I Grow Up by Pussycat Dolls, Music Video and Lyrics
“When I Grow Up” is the first single of Pussycat Dolls upcoming second studio album “To Those Who Wait” due later this summer.
Pussycat Dolls will perform the song for the first time on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on May 20th and then again at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards on June 1st.
The song leaked on May 16, 2008, you can listen it here, this is the official video.
Pussycat Dolls - When I Grow Up Lyrics
[Intro x2]
Boys call you sexy (What’s up sexy)
And you don’t care what they say
See, everytime you turn around they screamin’ your name
[Verse 1]
Now I’ve got a confession[Ha Ha Ha Ha]
When I was young, I wanted attention[Ha Ha Ha Ha]
And I promised myself that I’d do anything[Ha Ha Ha Ha]
Anything at all for them to notice me[Ha Ha Ha Ha]
[Bridge]
But I ain’t complaining
We all wanna be famous
So go ahead and say what you wanna say
You know what it’s like to nameless
Want them to know what your name is
Cause’ see when I was younger I would say
[Chorus]
When I grow up
I wanna be famous
I wanna be a star
I wanna be in movies
When I grow up
I wanna see the world
Drive nice cars
I wanna have groupies
When I grow up
Be on TV
People know me
Be on magazines
When I grow up
Fresh and clean
Number one chick when I step out on the scene
[Hook x2]
But be careful what you wish for cause’ you just might get it
You just might get it
You just might get it
[Verse 2]
They used to tell me I was silly[Ha Ha Ha Ha]
Until I popped up on the TV[La La La La]
I always wanted to be a superstar[Ha Ha Ha Ha]
And knew that singing songs would get me this far[La La La La]
[Bridge]
But I ain’t complaining
We all wanna be famous
So go ahead and say what you wanna say
You know what it’s like to nameless
Want them to know what your name is
Cause’ see when I was younger I would say
[Chorus]
When I grow up
I wanna be famous
I wanna be a star
I wanna be in movies
When I grow up
I wanna see the world
Drive nice cars
I wanna have groupies
When I grow up
Be on TV
People know me
Be on magazines
When I grow up
Fresh and clean
Number one chick when I step out on the scene
[Hook x2]
But be careful what you wish for cause’ you just might get it
You just might get it
You just might get it
[Verse 3]
I see them staring at me
Oh, I’m a trendsetter
Yes, this is true ’cause what I do, no one can do it better
You can talk about me
‘Cause I’m a hot topic
I see you watching me, watching me, and I know you want it
[Chorus]
[Hook x2]
[Chorus]
[Hook x2]
Pussycat Dolls - When I Grow Up Song Information
When I Grow Up is an uptempo Dance/R&B track that has a thumping bass beat throughout. In the lyrics The Dolls each speak of when they were younger how they wanted to be famous, be in movies and wanted groupies.
Released United States May 20, 2008 (Digital)
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded 2008
Genre Pop, dance-pop, R&B
Length 4:10
Label A&M, Interscope Records
Producer Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins
source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_I_Grow_Up_%28the_Pussycat_Dolls_song%29
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(30 votes, average: 4.7 out of 5)

May 21st, 2008 at 9:50 pm
you made a mistake in the lyrics, nicole does not say I wanna have boobies -obviously she already has great ones!! - but I wanna have groopies
May 23rd, 2008 at 2:09 pm
you also made a mistake in this line too
You can talk about me cause I’m a hot ’sup bitch
it’s
You can talk about me cause I’m a hot topic
May 23rd, 2008 at 2:15 pm
also here: i’m not quite sur though alot of differant websites hve differant lyrics
You know what it’s like to be famous
When everybody know what your name is
it’s
You don’t know what its like to be nameless
Want them to know what your name is
June 1st, 2008 at 1:29 pm
HEY KEV1 YOUR SO RITE
SHE DOES HAVE GREAT BOOBIES
June 2nd, 2008 at 10:40 pm
oh and at the end it doesn’t say
Yeah
(Don’t Y’all)
it says:
Yeah
(Darkchild)
cause that’s the producers name dumbass
June 3rd, 2008 at 6:29 am
to kristi d it does say dont yall not darkchild, it would be a good idea to put in the producers name but yr wrong
June 6th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
haha i thought she said boobies to
but now i can hear groupies
June 7th, 2008 at 1:58 am
It duesnt say bobies it says movies!
June 7th, 2008 at 7:07 am
i love
June 7th, 2008 at 11:18 am
Thank you Lo for the lyrics.
Admin
June 7th, 2008 at 11:27 am
Lo is right all the way through the song!!! If you want more CORRECT lyrics, go to [metrolyrics.com] the person who wrote this should never be allowed to write lyrics on the internet again! Oh, and it does NOT say “don’t ya’ll” it DOES however say Darkchild!
June 7th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Lo corrected every single one of you, haha.
Lo is boss.
June 9th, 2008 at 3:24 am
Thanks aabel and Janelle!!!
June 10th, 2008 at 11:57 am
the lyric is They used to tell me I was silly not They used to tell me I was fooling
PS. plz do NOT post lyrics if you don`t know the words
June 10th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
ummm the lyrics are wrong its groupies not boobies retards
June 10th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
OMG WTF can’t you hear? It is definitely BOOBIES. If you listen to it enough times (I have no life) it becomes quite easy to make out the B at the beginning of the word even if it sounds like a P in the middle.
Kev1 your reasoning is rather STUPID; she says she wants to be famous and a star and she is already, does that mean she can’t have said it in the song?
And anyway the song is written from the view of a little girl and I’d be worried if my little girl wanted to have people lust after sexually; boobies is something all girls want unless they’re lesbian.
June 11th, 2008 at 12:37 am
Go to any other lyric site and look up this song…It says GROUPIES!!! When I first heard the song, I thought it said boobies too but if you actually listen to it, it DOES say groupies! If you cannot hear groupies, you are a complete dumbass!!!
June 11th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
Actually I think I might know where the confusion lies. Upon listening to the live version it does seem to be groupies, but if you listen to the recorded version (which until minutes ago was all I’d heard) such as the leak or the radio play, the boobies are definitely audible. Perhaps it’s because they weren’t allowed to say boobies in front of the audience. Meh it doesn’t really matter now since here they’ve been changed to groupies, but when the album comes out it will be apparent that I’m right assuming they publish the lyrics in the booklet.
June 11th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
OMFG “Veneficus”!!!!!! GET A LIFE!!!!!!!
June 14th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
ohh i didnt think it was wanna hav groupies i thought it was wanna hav boobies LoL
June 14th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
sounds better with boobies tho LoL
June 17th, 2008 at 5:13 am
i dont think they are gonnna put the word “boobies” in a song! especially wen young girls look up to the pussycat dolls! the song would be classified as explicit! they may well say “boobies” in the video above but in the album version of the song its “groupies” for definate!
June 17th, 2008 at 11:02 am
yea yall are stupid no one looks up to these strippers there gay wit big boobs wit no tallent GAY LOSERS!!!!!!
but i like this song…
June 17th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
I’ll apologise in advance for such a long post. Anyways, why not put boobies? They put ho in other songs, and Beep is VERY suggestive, i mean, heck a sheltered 7 year old could pick up what they are implying it’s so obvious. And I would rather my little girl know what boobies are than groupies, but thats all beside the point now. Oh yes and lolo these points are for you:
-Posting responses does not constitute stupid
-It is clear after watching Search for the Next Doll that at least a few people look up to them
-I have never seen them strip (although I’d like to); wearing skimpy clothes does not constitute a stripper. Anyway Main Street is full of girls with little clothes on
-Half the music industry has no talent but they still make money, it proves that sex sells. At least they don’t claim credit for the works of other people like Usher with the beat for ‘Love in this Club’ being stolen from GarageBand and Kanye West with half the words for ‘Stronger’ being stolen from a techno band
-They are not gay (not that that would be a problem). They are are all in relationships with men so even though they could still be bi (here’s hoping) they are NOT gay
-Finally, what’s wrong with big boobs? Jealous ‘cos you don’t got them?
As the ‘brothers from the hood’ would say “You just got OWNED *pimp slap* biarch!”
No hard feelings?
June 17th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
I just read the little introductory piece at the beginnig; it says the album will be called ‘To Those Who Wait’ but I’m under the impression it is going to be called ‘Doll Domination’.
June 18th, 2008 at 5:24 am
You made a mistake in the lyrics.
“I wanna have groupies” is wrong it’s
“I want to have Boobies”
June 18th, 2008 at 7:08 am
why would it say i wanna have boobies.. what 20 something year old person would say the word “boobies”
June 18th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
it most definately IS DarkChild not Don’t Y’all… you must be a deaf ass if you think it says Don’t Ya’ll!!
June 18th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
and Hannah, your a deaf ass too, like KMK said, why on EARTH would they use such a tacky line!! the song is all about being famous, so naturally having GROUPIES would make more sense! she has fantastic boobies… aahh your dumb! and Veneficus, plz, PCD’s no matter what lyrics have put in their other songs … they did NOT say BOOBIES they said GROUPIES! you need to listen to the song carefully! and PCD’s did not write the song to suit your little girls ears!
June 21st, 2008 at 3:20 am
wow Veneficus yea no hard feelings i no how to take shots but u know.. DONT TALK
June 21st, 2008 at 3:30 am
wtf is this garbage oh well idc i like better music you guys are wasting your time, oh yea luv ya “lolo” :>
June 22nd, 2008 at 1:27 am
i happen to love this song sooooooooooo hahahahha to all u hataz<3333
June 23rd, 2008 at 3:03 am
it is soo BOOBIES
LIKE R U KIDDIN ME ITS SO NOTICE ABLE EVEN IN THE VIDEO WHEN THEY SAY IT THEY DO SOMETHING WITH THERE BOOBS SO I THINK ITS BOOBIES
June 24th, 2008 at 10:55 am
Jonnie you’re a b****!! No you are a two faced b****. Watch the music video for the song for that line and you will see that their hands are at their boobies!
June 25th, 2008 at 6:04 pm
Its should say:
When I grow up
I wanna see the world
Drive nice cars
I wanna have BOOBIES~!!~
i swear it says that
June 26th, 2008 at 9:23 am
omg! lol it sounds like boobies instead of groupies I swear! but it’s an awesome song! and all u peeps on here talking bout nasty stuff quit!
June 26th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
i know that it is groupies,
but it doesnt matter that they have “great boobies”
the song is talking about before they were famous
so your way of thinking makes no sense
June 28th, 2008 at 7:58 am
k
just bcuz its sounds like boobies dosent mean ur rite
and look at many other lyrics they say groupies
so get over it
i thought they said boobies but if u listen closly u hear the g.
June 28th, 2008 at 11:44 am
wow retards,
search radio interview pussycat… and you will find their
interview,
they clearly state that it says groupies
and specifically say it does not say
boobies
June 29th, 2008 at 1:35 am
I Thought it was boobies:P lol and then i thought it was fashion queen not fresh and clean:D
June 29th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
THE ANSWER AT LAST———- Its both. I had a friend who works with their recording studio ask them today. 3 of them say boobies, and 2 of them say Groupies. But the main singer says Groupies. SO there stop preparing for ww3
June 30th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
kev i know i have a great set of boobs u wanna feal
July 2nd, 2008 at 2:48 am
wtf guys it is definetly groupies and boobies!!!! i mean come awn get it strait!! also the person who posted these lyrics needs 2 learn the lyrics!!OMG listen to caled McPherson!!!!!
July 4th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
you’re all idiot.. boobies?? The song is about being famous - groupies are part of that - all their other slut song are about their boobs..this one is saying groupies.. you bunch of goobs.
July 5th, 2008 at 12:38 am
ITS SAYS BOOBIES 2 DUMBASSES IF U WATCH THE VID. THEY HOLD THER BOOBS WEN THEY SAY IT. THEY WUDNT SAY GROUPIES N THEN TOUCH THER BOOBS!!!
July 6th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
umm. all i have to say is you all need to find sumthing betta to do with ur tym then to cum on here and critise about lyrics to a song. its a song. get ova it.
July 7th, 2008 at 1:41 am
Many songs these days have two versions, the one that they actually wanted to have, and the one that can be played on general radio/videos. Since the song is from the perspective of a young person looking forward to when they grow up, the use of Boobies is perfectly reasonable. The way they media portrays these ‘assets’ its very likely it would be something that a young girl would wish for… And likely something that they might want to be careful wishing for if they want to be taken seriously.
July 7th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
Yes, cat is right, in fact some editions of the single have two versions of the song that sound exactly the same except for the boobies/groupies. I personally like boobies better, but it’s an excellent song anyway. And I LUV the dance in the middle/end that they do it’s so hot and hip (lol can’t believe I said ‘hip’). About the Don’t Y’all/Dark Child thing, the latter makes more sense not just logically but grammatically as well. Can’t wait for the full album : )
July 7th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
OMG ITS JUST A SONG IT HAS DIFFERENT LYRICS ON DIFFERNT SONGS. But I can understand why ur debating.LISTEN TO THE ACTUALL ALBUM
July 8th, 2008 at 4:03 am
I actually heard thiis song two days ago i sang it for my camp talent show and i said boobies ahhh the counsalers laughed at me i felt sooooooooo dumb
July 8th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
hello!!!! it’s reaaly a great song and 10x 4 lyrics!!
July 9th, 2008 at 6:34 am
wowowowow. no life ppl if your talkin about whether the lyrics are groupies or boobies.
who cares. god.
July 10th, 2008 at 8:28 am
i am in love with this song!!! ,i am 11
July 10th, 2008 at 10:55 pm
oh ya kmk if u listen carefully she says cause’ see wen i was younger i would say when i grow up……
July 10th, 2008 at 10:59 pm
hey holly u no rebbecca ya well she is going to have a baby boy on da 7th of august! trhat is sooooooooooooooooo soon apparintly it is going to be called tyler!
how cool!
July 12th, 2008 at 11:24 am
Hey guys its Nicole Scherzinger and i will admitt the real word it “BOOBIES” we just didnt want to sound bad and be pervs and stuff so we wrote down groupies. I hope you guys and girls arent mad and will still be our fans and listen to our music..
xoxoxo Nicole
July 13th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Hey Nicole, I think you’re a great singer I love your songs Baby Love, Super Villian and Puakenikeni. You’re the best. I am a fan.
July 14th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
The song says I wanna have groupies
i know the Pussycat Dolls and they said it was boobies!
so you have made a huge mistake!
P.S the Pussycat Dolls are my sisters
July 14th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
What the hell is that????? we don’t care if she say boobies or groupies!! it’s a great song that’s all!! and she’s got already boobies and groupies! she’s so perfect!!! luv ya Nicole!!
July 14th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
We are sorry but wee need to close the comments for this song.
To much talk about boobies or groupies, enjoy the song !