Ne-Yo, Get Down Like That | Bangerz N Bopz

In the 29th edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2025), we highlight “Get Down Like That” performed by Grammy-winning R&B singer/songwriter Ne-Yo.  

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When Ne-Yo (Shaffer Smith) is single, he is “a man with a very healthy appetite for chicks.” However, things change when he decides to settle down. “Still may be a couple cuties at my door / Thinking we could get down like we did before,” he sings in the first verse of “Get Down Like That”, continuing, “And get mad when I tell her / It can’t be like that no more.” When Ne-Yo is locked in with that special woman, he “just don’t get down like that” – being unfaithful, that is. “Get Down Like That” is the ninth track from his 2006 double-platinum debut album, In My Own Words. This contemporary R&B cut has more of a neo-soul vibe, thanks to sampling a 1976 The O’Jays song, “I Swear, I Love No One but You”. Besides a writing credit for the legendary Bunny Sigler, Smith penned “Get Down Like That” alongside producer Ervin “EP” Pope.

Ne-Yo sings beautifully, never forcing things. His ad-libs are effortless, too as he shows himself to be a ‘changed man’ when fully committed. “Thinking about cheating would be crazy,” he sings in the bridge section. Indeed! The chorus is infectious – among the most memorable from In My Own Words.

“Girl, you know I got a girl

I just don’t get down like that

I don’t get down like that

Baby you fine, baby you’s a dime

But I just don’t get down like that

I don’t get down like that.”

With terrific songwriting, classic production, and marvelous singing, “Get Down Like That” is an enduring bop from Ne-Yo. Amazingly, this gem was not released as a single .  Blasphemy! Notably, there is a remix, featuring Ghostface Killah that concludes the album.

Ne-Yo // In My Own Words // The Island Def Jam Music Group // 2006

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