℗ 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Assistant Engineer: Andrea Wright
Strings: Ann Lines
String Arranger: Audrey Riley
Strings: Audrey Riley
Assistant Engineer: Ben Thackeray
Arranger, Guitar, Synthesizer: Chris Martin
Mixing Engineer: Chris Martin
Acoustic Guitar: Chris Martin
Rhythm Guitar: Chris Martin
Piano: Chris Martin
Producer: Chris Martin
Lead Vocals: Chris Martin
Strings: Chris Tombling
Strings: Dan Green
Mastering Engineer: George Marino
Arranger: Guy Berryman
Mixing Engineer: Guy Berryman
Bass Guitar: Guy Berryman
Producer: Guy Berryman
Backing Vocals: Guy Berryman
Engineer: Jon Bailey
Engineer: Jon Withnall
Arranger, Producer: Jonny Buckland
Mixing Engineer: Jonny Buckland
Acoustic Guitar: Jonny Buckland
Electric Guitar: Jonny Buckland
Backing Vocals: Jonny Buckland
Recording Engineer: Ken Nelson
Producer: Ken Nelson
Strings: Laura «Melhewish» Melhuish
Strings: Leo Payne
Additional Engineer: Mark Phythian
Mixing Engineer: Mark Phythian
Production: Mark Phythian
Strings: Peter Lale
Strings: Richard George
Engineer: Rik Simpson
Mixing Engineer: Scott Fritz
Recording Engineer: Scott Fritz
Strings: Susan Dench
Arranger, Drums, Percussion: Will Champion
Mixing Engineer: Will Champion
Producer: Will Champion
Backing Vocals: Will Champion
Writer: Chris Martin
Writer: Guy Berryman
Writer: Jonny Buckland
Writer: Will Champion
Travie McCoys music video for Billionaire featuring Bruno Mars from his album, Lazarus — available now on DCD2 Records / Fueled By Ramen. Download it at smarturl.it/travie-lazarus
LYRICS
I wanna be a billionaire so fucking bad
Buy all of the things I never had
Uh, I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine
Smiling next to Oprah and the Queen
Oh every time I close my eyes
I see my name in shining lights yeah
A different city every night alright
I swear the world better prepare
For when Im a billionaire
Yeah I would have a show like Oprah
I would be the host of everyday Christmas
Give Travie your wish list
Id probably pull an Angelina and Brad Pitt
And adopt a bunch of babies that aint never had shit
Give away a few Mercedes like Here lady have this
And last but not least grant somebody their last wish
Its been a couple months that Ive been single so
You can call me Travie Claus minus the Ho Ho
Ha ha get it? Id probably visit where Katrina hit
And damn sure do a lot more than FEMA did
Yeah, cant forget about me, stupid
Everywhere I go, Imma have my own theme music
Oh every time I close my eyes (what you see what you see brah?)
I see my name in shining lights (uhuh uhuh yeah what else?)
A different city every night alright
I swear the world better prepare (for what?)
For when Im a billionaire
Oh oooh oh oooh for when Im a billionaire
Oh oooh oh oooh for when Im a billionaire
Ill be playing basketball with the President
Dunking on his delegates
Then Ill compliment him on his political etiquette
Toss a couple milli in the air just for the heck of it
But keep the fives, twenties, tens and bens completely separate
And yeah Ill be in a whole new tax racket
We in recession but let me take a crack at it
Ill probably take whatevers left and just split it up
So everybody that I love can have a couple bucks
And not a single tummy around me would know what hungry was
Eating good, sleeping soundly
I know we all have a similar dream
Go in your pocket, pull out your wallet
And put it in the air and sing
I wanna be a billionaire so fucking bad (so bad)
Buy all of the things I never had (buy everything ha ha)
Uh, I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine
Smiling next to Oprah and the Queen (what up Oprah)
Oh every time I close my eyes, (watch ya see, what you see brah?)
I see my name in shining lights, (uh huh, uh huh, what else?)
A different city every night, oh I
I swear the world better prepare (for what?)
For when Im a billionaire
Oh oooh oh oooh when Im a billionaire
Oh oooh oh oooh