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Redbone

Song · 2016 · Childish Gambino. Album: “Awaken, My Love!”

when your gut says something isn't right 👀

Who it's for

Childish Gambino sings about staying alert to signs a partner may be unfaithful.

Suspicious and on edge→Grounded in your instincts

Feelings it meets

What it is

"Redbone" is a 2016 single by Childish Gambino (Donald Glover) from his third studio album, "Awaken, My Love!", released November 17, 2016. It is a sultry, romantic song addressed to a girlfriend, and its hook urges staying alert, or "woke", if the relationship is going to work. The track pays homage to P-Funk and 1970s R&B and was produced by Ludwig Göransson.

Where to find it

All major streaming services.

Before you start

Heads up: Mild language.

Age: Suggested 13+

Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation: they are for such moments as this, when body and soul rise in mutiny against their rigour;Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter XXVII

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