"Smoke, Drink, Break-Up" is a song by American R&B musician Mila J from her debut EP M.I.L.A., it was released as a single on January 29, 2014.
Cover version[]
Dua Lipa recorded a cover of the song and posted in on her SoundCloud on June 20, 2014. Guitar in her version is played by Tommy Baxter. There is another version but not much is known about it. In this other version there is more production over the original guitar.
In 2018 when the original cover had resurfaced Dua Lipa faced backlash over the use of the N word. She apologized soon after.
Lyrics[]
See, I gotta be outta my head
To deal with ya
And I gotta be outta my head
To be still with ya
See, I love you but I don't like that
I leave, but then I come right back to you
So what is the point?
I might as well sit here and roll me a joint
Or pour me a drink,
So I can wasted and wont have to think no more
Get high as a plane 'cause sober we drive each other insane
And we know if we don't
We just start fighting again
So either we smoke, or we drink or we break up
Either we smoke, or we drink or we break up
'Cause the only time we don't fight
Is when we drinking or high, oh why
Either we smoke, or we drink or we break up
I've gotta be outta my head
To deal with ya
And I've gotta be outta my head
To be still with you
See, I love you but I don't like that
Keep leaving, but then I come right back to you
So I roll me swisha,
Pour me some liquor before we start to bicker
And calling each other out our names,
Like bitches and n*
Arguing over all that small shit, keeps getting bigger
Give me a Corona out the kitchen
So either we smoke, or we drink or we break up
Either we smoke, or we drink or we break up
'Cause the only time we don't fight
Is when we drinking or high, oh why
Either we smoke, or we drink or we break up
N* we only get along when we high
(Oh girl)
N* we only get along when we high
Either we smokin or
So either or we drink or we break up (or we break up)
Either we smoke, or we drink or we break up
The only time we don't fight
Is when we drinking or high, oh why
Either we smoke, or we drink or we break up (yeah)
Thug love
Thug love
Thug love
Thug love
yeah
(Yeah) yeah
(Yeah) yeah
(Yeah) yeah
Lyrical Differences[]
In Duas version instead of “N* We only get along when we high” she says “Boy we only get along when we high”.
In Duas version she sings “Either we smokin or we drinkin or we at eachothers throats” after the choruses.