"Push Da Button" is a song featured in the 2023 film The Color Purple with lyrics written by Stephen Bray, Allee Willis, and Brenda Russell. It is performed by the character Shug Avery, a sultry blues singer who is the former lover of Mister and the current lover of Celie Harris Johnson. Shug sings the song at Harpo's Juke Joint, a nightclub owned by Mister's son Harpo. The song is about sexual empowerment and pleasure, as Shug instructs the audience on how to "push the button" to make their partners happy.
Lyrics[]
Shug:
Now there's something 'bout good lovin'
That all you ladies should know
If you wanna light your man on fire
You gotta start it real slow
Keep on turning up that voltage
'Til that man begin to glow
Like you're switchin' on a lightbulb
Watch the juice begin to flow
Now that I've got your attention
Here's what you men need to hear
You want your lady racin' with you
You got to get her in gear, well
Here's the key to rev her motor
Find the spot she love the best
If you don't know where it is
Give her da stick, ha, she'll do da rеst
Push da button
Ensemble:
Push da button
Shug:
Push da button
Ensemble:
Push da button
Shug:
You got to push it if you wanna come in!
Oh! Push da button
Ensemble:
Push da button
Shug:
Give me somethin'
Ensemble:
Push da button
Shug:
To let ya baby know it ain't no sin, well
If you wanna feel da train a' comin' yo' way
Ensemble:
Wooh wooh
Shug:
Baby, push da button and pull the window shade!
Now listen all you red-hot lovers
You ought to know what to do
Ensemble:
You ought to know what to do
Shug:
There ain't nothin' wrong with nothin'
That's right, with both of you!
Ensemble:
That's right, with both of you!
Shug:
So when tonight, you make your lover cry out like a lion roar
Tell your neighbors your new kitten found the cream
Ensemble:
Oohhhh
Shug:
It's lookin' for
Hey, push da button!
Ensemble:
Push da button!
Shug:
Push da button!
Ensemble:
Push da button!
Shug:
You got to push it if you wanna come in! Oh!
Push da button!
Ensemble:
Push da button!
Shug:
Give me somethin'!
Ensemble:
Push da button!
Shug:
To let your baby know it ain't no sin, well
If you wanna feel da train a'comin' your way
Baby, push da button and pull down the window shade
Come on and...
(Dance Break)
Shug:
Now ladies
Ensemble:
Push
Shug:
I need you to work a little harder, okay?
Ensemble:
Push
Shug:
I want you to reach down
Ensemble:
Pull
Shug:
And I need you to find your inner Shug, baby
Ensemble:
Push
Shug:
There it go, there it go, all right now
Ey! Push da button!
Ensemble:
Push da button!
Shug:
Push da button!
Ensemble:
Push da button!
Shug:
You gotta push it if you wanna come in!
Push da button!
Ensemble:
Push da button!
Shug:
Give me somethin'!
Ensemble:
Push da button!
Shug:
To let ya baby know it ain't no sin! Well,
If you wanna feel the train a' comin' yo' way!
Ensemble:
Wooh wooh
Shug:
Baby, baby, baby, baby!
Whatta do you gotta do?
Ensemble:
Push da button!
Shug:
Push da button!
Yeah!
