G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. is a song released in 1997 by an American R&B duo. R. Kelly wrote the raps in the song, and the Changing Faces recorded the song in vocal styling that made it a hit single in 1997. This song is among a collection of hit singles that focus on issues such as peer pressure and drug addiction affecting young people.

Song Facts: 

• “G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T.” achieved recognizable success, such as remaining # 1 on the 1997 Billboard R&B chart for four consecutive weeks.
• The song was top 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1997. The song peaked at number 8.
• “Goin’ Nowhere” is the song’s B-side.
• “I Got Somebody Else” and “All of My Days” are on the American R&B duo’s second album with “G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T.”
• Billie Paul Piper, known for his single “Because We Want To” did a cover of the song in 1998.
• “G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T.” is sampled in different songs, including “Down Low Double Life” by R. Kelly.
• The song samples its beat from Billy Roberts’s 1966 “Hey Joe,” a song that became America’s rock standard in the 1960s.
• A remix of “G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T.” appeared as a B-side to “Respect” single by Changing Faces.
• The song received a platinum certification from R.I.A.A. for hitting 1,200,000 sales. 
• The song performed well in New Zealand and Scotland, peaking at positions 22 and 42.

Lyrics 

Nah-nah-nah-nah-nah (O)

Nah-nah-nah-nah-nah (U)

Nah-nah-nah-nah-nah (T)

Nah-nah-nah-nah-nah

How could you be so cruel?

Telling me these good things

Boy, you played me for a fool

Now it’s time to hit the streets

See, I’m fed up with yo’ lies

And all the things you’ve done to me

All the phony alibis

Is why your ass is history

Get O-U-T

Farewell

History

‘Cause I can do bad all by myself

Now how could you hustle me? (Hmm)

When I’m the one who really loves you (oh-yeah)

Done just about everything

But still your word was never true (never)

And the worst of it all

You had the nerve to flirt with girlfriend (hm-mm)

Secret college booty calls

Is more than enough to have you missing

Get O-U-T

Farewell

History

‘Cause I can do bad all by myself

I gave you all (all of) of my loving (my loving, babe)

And you played me, boy (played me for a fool)

Get O-U-T (O-U-T)

Is what you gotta do

I can’t take it no more

So, get O-U-T (see I got myself together, babe)

Farewell (and I’ll never love another, babe)

History (give me one more chance to prove it, babe)

‘Cause I can do better all by myself

Get O-U-T (see I got myself together, babe)

Farewell (and I’ll never love another, babe)

History (give me one more chance to prove it, babe)

‘Cause I can do better all by myself

Nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah, nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah

Nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah, nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah

Nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah, nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah

Nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah, nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah

Woo!