[Pre-Chorus: Lady Gaga & Andy Samberg & Justin Timberlake] Then Andy came and was like 'Well umm bluh blah we have this skit idea.' Hey, boys, I want you both This rule dates back (the golden rule) Now hold up, playa, what you diggity-doin' here? This rule dates back (The Golden Rule) A-yeah-yeah-yeah Yeah yeah yeah no no. To impress a chick Lotta autotune, lotta autotune. [Verse 2: Andy Samberg, Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga, Andy & Justin, & (All)] They then leave, agreeing to meet back with each other in a few hours. I know most guys won't freak together It appeared as an SNL Digital Short in the May 21, 2011 episode of the American sketch comedy television series Saturday Night Live (SNL), which saw Timberlake and Gaga as the host and musical guest, respectively. Yeah, yeah, yeah, no, no But she forgot about the golden rule — a huh huh, It's OK when it's in a three-way [Andy] Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah, Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah The song and sketch received positive reviews from critics who called it one of the funniest moments of the episode. Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah - Jam! "Baby, two is enough," that's what they'll say The R&B song was written by Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, and Ti… I should diggity-ask you the same I hope that you think that's cool Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah It was written by Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, Justin Timberlake, and The Futuristics, with the latter producing the track with Asa Taccone and Ryan & Smitty. And my homie's begins (Ew wee) [15] "3-Way" received a nomination for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards. Credits and personnel adapted from The Wack Album liner notes. It's okay when it's in a 3-way But she forgot about the golden rule Fellas, get ready I also have a cutie to call Normally, I don't get down with dudes Where her body ends (La la) [3] Samberg confirmed that the song was written with keeping Gaga in mind since she was set to appear on Saturday Night Live that week, along with Timberlake. Cause it was in a three-way 1-2-3 way Justin Timberlake and I get as those guys get ensnared on a [?] [13][14] A writer for Rolling Stone complimented Gaga's addition to the track, saying "Gaga is a delight in this bit, and not just because she looks kinda amazing when done up as an early-Nineties bridge-and-tunnel fox. A-yeah-yeah-yeah [Verse 3: Andy Samberg, Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga, & Andy & Justin] [5][6][7] Gaga's character acknowledges that "most guys won't freak together," but the two conclude that "it's not gay, when it's in a three-way," and that they should follow "The Golden Rule". [8] Gaga related the nervousness of Samberg and Timberlake asking her to do the song in an interview on May 23: I wish that they filmed the backstage scenario as both Justin and Andy Samberg tried simultaneously to pitch this idea to me and they both choked on the way in. They're like 'We really like each other. Roll up to the crib with some Bartles and James Now it's time to make a triple connection, Here in the dark (Here in the dark) Later, Gaga walks back into the bedroom with a bowl of cereal to find Timberlake and Samberg under the covers together, apparently not realizing she has left. It's quite clear when you see the instant replay Last.fm Music | Copyright © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. / All rights reserved. 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It was released as a single on May 24, three days after the broadcast. Do the helicopter dick, Wow Then she sang, Hey, boys I want you both "3-Way (The Golden Rule)" received a nomination at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics, but it lost to another song from the same SNL episode. "[6] People's Alla Byrne and The Wall Street Journal staff both listed it as one of the funniest moments of the episode. One, two, three-way. In the midst of the announcement that Justin Timberlake would host Saturday Night Live on May 21, 2011, many media commentators speculated that there would be a recurrence of the two characters that he and comedian Andy Samberg portrayed in past SNL Digital Shorts ("Dick in a Box" and "Motherlover"). With a honey in the middle there's some leeway [11] Nick Carbone of Time called the skit "hilarious" and praised Gaga's acting abilities in the skit and throughout the SNL episode. But we'll say, "Hell no!" [Andy] To ancient Greece (Talkin' about Caesar) In two to six hours, we'll meet back here and regroup "3-Way (The Golden Rule)" is a song recorded by American comedy music group The Lonely Island featuring American singers Justin Timberlake and Lady Gaga. We're two Jack Trippers and a Chrissy ), helicopter dick (alright!) [19] In the United States it reached a peak of number 3 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, while reaching number 1 on the Comedy Digital Tracks chart.[20][21]. See you're my best friend Helicopter dick (uh! "3-Way (The Golden Rule)" is a song recorded by American comedy music group The Lonely Island featuring American singers Justin Timberlake and Lady Gaga. Timberlake sings about his plans to have a sexual encounter with a girl he met the previous week at a Payless ShoeSource store, while Samberg reveals similar plans about "a cutie [...] who loves the way I knock on her boots." 3Way Lyrics: Anything; for my baby I'd do some crazy things, yeah / So whatever he want, he can get that / Long as I like, we can hit that, hoes, we don't love 'em, no / Soon as we done she To Ancient Greece (talking about Caesar!) You guys did it. The Golden Rule. Lights off! Fellas. Wow And all of that was OK What we grew up listening to and loving, [Andy] That's what they'll say You know, I just got a page from a girl And my homie's begins (ooh-wee) '"[9], The song and sketch received positive reviews from critics. [1] Speculation only increased when photos of Samberg and Timberlake shooting a music video, donning the same suits worn in "Dick in a Box", were released to the media. It's OK when it's in a three-way It's not gay when it's in a three-way With a honey in the middle there's some leeway The area's grey in a one, two, three-way. But tonight is a special exception (great!) I should diggity-ask you the same He’s not good, lotta autotune on him, on this one. Well, it's time to mack, let's handle that Copyright: Writer(s): Garrick Smith, Ryan Marrone, Alex Schwartz, Joe Khajadourian, Akiva Schaffer, Asa Taccone, Andrew D. Samberg, Justin Timberlake, Jorma Taccone, HOT SONG: 21 Savage x Metro Boomin - "My Dawg​" - LYRICS, NEW SONG: Rod Wave - POP SMOKE - "MOOD SWINGS" ft. Lil Tjay - LYRICS. However, it lost to the song "Justin Timberlake Monologue" from the same episode of SNL.[16]. To impress a chick, do the helicopter dick (wow!) [3] Timberlake and Samberg appear in the video as their characters aka "2:30 AM,"[17] from the "Dick in a Box" and "Motherlover" sketches. Jinx!" Advisory - the following lyrics contain explicit language: Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Who loves the way I knock on her boots See, you're my best friend through thick and thin Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah [Outro: All & Andy Samberg] Helicopter dick [2], The track named "3-Way (The Golden Rule)", was written on May 19, with the music video being shot a day later. “3 Way” is the third in the “Dick In A Box” trilogy. We'll meet back and regroup, Roll up to her crib with some Bartles & James Shoe Source [Intro: Andy Samberg, Justin Timberlake, & Both] And all of that was OK Now hold up player, whatchu diggity-doing here? [Bridge: Andy Samberg & Justin Timberlake] [Chorus: Andy Samberg & Justin Timberlake & Lady Gaga] The music video, which aired on the SNL broadcast, is a sequel to the "Motherlover" sketch and finds Samberg and Timberlake reprising their roles from that skit as they sing about having a threesome with Gaga. The area's grey in a 1-2-3-way We're two Jack Trippers and a Chrissy [Bridge: Andy Samberg, Justin Timberlake, & Lady Gaga] And all of that was okay, 'cause it was in a 3-way "I'm going to give [The Lonely Island] the benefit of the doubt and say the lyric was a satire of the fear of being thought gay," he continued. Here in the dark (here in the dark) Helicopter dick [12] The Hollywood Reporter's Aaron Couch wrote that with the skit, "Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg may have topped their Emmy-winning digital short D--- in a Box [sic]. Helicopter dick Helicopter dick To impress a chick Do the helicopter dick.