Although One Direction has been on an indefinite hiatus since 2016, Liam Payne remains one of just two members (alongside Louis Tomlinson who hasn’t release a full solo album yet.
Now, following his 2018 EP, First Time, Payne is back with his latest single, “Stack It Up.” The song features A Boogie wit da Hoodie and is the singer’s second song to include an Ed Sheeran co-writing credit. Sheeran previously worked on Payne’s hit single, “Strip That Down.”
The song is an ode to banking money:
I’ve been workin' and gettin' by
But that ain’t enough to satisfy
‘Cause I got dreams for you and I
So I got money on my mind
So if you wanna stack it up, man, you gotta work for it
I-I-I-I-I-I
Ain’t nobody gonna be doin’ it for ya
I-I-I-I-I
A Boogie keeps things going by pondering money’s effect on a relationship:
Yeah, I know shit don’t come free, you gotta work for it
Lamborghini Urus, bought it when I first saw it
She caught me creepin', I had to buy her a purse for it
I think if I ain’t have money, I’d be the worst for her
Payne’s debut solo album still doesn’t have a release date, and it looks like he’s taking his time putting it together. “I think albums do different things for different people. I don’t really know where I’m at with it yet but I know I’m having a good time doing what I’m doing,” he said in March of this year. “I like releasing different singles and I like touching on different subjects and sounds. I’m just seeing where it goes… If I want to do an album at some point I’m sure it will happen but right now I’m just trying to find the right songs.”
Listen to the song above and read all the lyrics to Liam Payne’s “Stack It Up” featuring A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie on Genius now.
