You’ll Blush Reading the Lyrics to Adam Levine & Christina Aguilera’s S3xy Duet

You’ve definitely heard it before. We’ll give you a hint: A Rolling Stones member is in the name!

Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine and pop queen Christina Aguilera were both original Coaches on The Voice when the singing competition premiered in 2011. But the show wasn’t their first collaboration. In 2010, Maroon 5 released “Moves Like Jagger (ft. Christina Aguilera),” an upbeat song about dancing…after dark. And the lyrics are a bit spicier than you remember.

Adam Levine and Christina Aguilera’s duet “Moves Like Jagger” is surprisingly sexy

Christina Aguilera poses in the press room during the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California; Adam Levine attends the Baby2Baby 10-Year Gala presented by Paul Mitchell on November 13, 2021 in West Hollywood, California. Photo: Kayla Oaddams/WireImage; Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Baby2Baby

Like all good lyrics, the words to “Moves Like Jagger” can be interpreted a few different ways. The titular moves could be on the dance floor, for instance, and “my ego is big” could refer to an ego. Maybe “take me by the tongue” is about kissing, and the car metaphor is just that.

On the other hand: Maybe the double entendres are double entendre-ing here. After all, at one point Aguilera sings for her suitor to, “Head to toe, ooh, baby, rub me right, yeah.” And maybe the “moves like Jagger” go beyond the club, if you catch our drift. Keep all that in mind while you listen to the song, and you may find yourself blushing as you bop your head to the beat.

 

The lyrics to “Moves Like Jagger” by Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera

You shoot for the stars
If it feels right
And in for my heart
If you feel like
Can take me away, and make it okay
I swear I’ll behave

You wanted control
Sure we waited
I put on a show
Now I make it
You say I’m a kid
My ego is big
I don’t give a sh*t
And it goes like this

Take me by the tongue
And I’ll know you
Kiss me til you’re drunk
And I’ll show you

You want the moves like Jagger
I got the moves like Jagger
I got the mo-o-oves like Jagger

I don’t even try to control you
Look into my eyes and I’ll own you

You with the moves like Jagger
I got the moves like Jagger
I got the mo-o-oves like Jagger

Baby it’s hard
And it feels like you’re broken and scarred
Nothing feels right
But when you’re with me
I’ll make you believe
That I’ve got the key

So get in the car
We can ride it
Wherever you want
Get inside it
And you want to stir
But I’m shifting gears
I’ll take it from here

And it goes like this

Take me by the tongue
And I’ll know you
Kiss me til you’re drunk
And I’ll show you

You want the moves like Jagger
I got the moves like Jagger
I got the mo-o-oves like Jagger

I don’t even try to control you
Look into my eyes and I’ll own you

You with the moves like Jagger
I got the moves like Jagger
I got the mo-o-oves like Jagger

Uh, you wanna know how to make me smile?
Take control, own me just for the night (Ah)
And if I share my secret, you’re gonna have to keep it (Shh)
Nobody else can see this (Ah, uh)
So watch and learn, I won’t show you twice

Head to toe, ooh, baby, rub me right, yeah
And if I share my secret, you’re gonna have to keep it
Nobody else can see this, hey, hey, hey, yeah

And it goes like this

Take me by the tongue
And I’ll know you
Kiss me til you’re drunk
And I’ll show you

You want the moves like Jagger
I got the moves like Jagger
I got the mo-o-oves … like Jagger

I don’t even try to control you
Look into my eyes and I’ll own you

You with the moves like Jagger
I got the moves like Jagger
I got the mo-o-oves like Jagger