Knew Better / Forever Boy

Knew Better / Forever BoySong by Ariana Grande
General information
Artist	Ariana Grande
Release date	May 20, 2016
Recorded	February 6, 2016 (Knew Better) April 2015 - December 2015 (Forever Boy)
Studio	Vietom Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	R&B, deep house
Length	4:59
Album	Dangerous Woman
Label	Republic Records
Songwriter(s)	Tommy Brown, Steven Franks, Victoria McCants, Michael Foster, Ryan Tedder, Ariana Grande
Producer(s)	TBHits, Mr. Franks, McCants
Credits	Knew Better / Forever Boy credits
Dangerous Woman track list
"Touch It"
"Knew Better / Forever Boy"
"Thinking Bout You"
Music video

"Knew Better / Forever Boy" is the fourteenth track from Ariana Grande's third studio album, Dangerous Woman. It was released through Republic Records on May 20, 2016.

Background

On May 8, 2016, Tommy Brown confirmed that "Knew Better / Forever Boy" is made up of two songs combined into one.

Trivia

• This is Grande's first song in which two songs are combined into one song.
• The first part of the song, "Knew Better", has an alternate title, "Nobody Like Me", which was registered.
• Grande couldn't decide on either one of the tracks, so she picked both.
• With a duration of 4:59 minutes, it is the longest track off the album.
• Grande released a "Knew Better Part Two" on her SoundCloud, which is an extended version to the song.
• On her Snapchat story, Grande posted a picture of the original track list in which the two songs were originally separated.
• Grande stated on Twitter that she prefers "Knew Better" over "Forever Boy".

Gallery

Lyrics

Part I: Knew Better

[Verse]
Say you could turn me on
Boy, but that's about it
You could say what you wanna
But I wouldn't believe it
You could write all them songs
That's the game that you play
Tryna right all them wrongs
But you can't make me stay

[Pre-Chorus]
Cause I, see right through you, boy
And I (I), ain't feeling you no more
(I ain't feeling you no more, ain't feeling you no more)

[Chorus]
If you knew better
Boy, you would do better
Can't nobody love you like I do
Baby, I could do better
Boy, if you knew better
You would do better
Baby, if you love me like I love you
Maybe we could be together

[Post-Chorus]
Cause ain't nobody like me (Ain't nobody like me)
Ain't nobody like me (Ain't nobody like me)
Ain't nobody like me
Ain't nobody like me, ayy
Ain't nobody like me
Ain't nobody like me
Ain't nobody like me
Ain't nobody like me, baby

Part II: Forever Boy

[Intro]
Mmm, ah, ah

[Verse 1]
Never been with a boy more than six months
I couldn't do it, got too used to it, ah
Ain't nobody ever kept my attention
They couldn't do it, yeah, boy, they blew it

[Refrain]
But you showed me what it means to be happy ever after
In love forever
And you gave me the key to all your love and all your pleasure
Boy, you're my treasure

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, be forever mine, you and I
Oh, be forever mine, boy, all the time

[Chorus]
You're my forever boy
You're my forever boy
You're my forever boy
You're my forever boy

[Verse 2]
Been friends for a minute
So you know just what I like
You know my mind, ah
Even seen boys come and go
So you know what makes me cry
See, you're the one that treat me right, mmm

[Refrain]
But you showed me what it means to be happy ever after
In love forever
And you gave me the key to all your love and all your pleasure
Boy, you're my treasure

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, be forever mine, you and I
Oh, be forever mine, boy, all the time

[Breakdown]
Oh, be forever mine, time
Oh, be forever mine, time

[Chorus]
You're my forever boy
You're my forever boy
You're my forever boy
You're my forever boy