I Was Gonna Cancel
Producers
I Was Gonna Cancel Lyrics
I was gonna cancel
Then I looked into the sky
And knew the bad news won't prevent the sun to shine
I was gonna cancel
Then took a sec to realize
All the disappointment that would trail behind
I was gonna cancel
Then you reminded me of who I am
Everything is clearer than a mirror is to woman
Just the same as a dog is to man
[Chorus]
Just hop out of the bed, (Hey)
Go ahead face the day
Who cares what you know
Don't let that in the way no way
Shut out all the doubt, (Hey)
Just get up and go
What's on the other side? (Yeah)
You will never know unless you
Go, go, go, go-o-o
Go, go, go, go-o-o
Go, go, go, go-o-o
Go, go, go, go girl
I was gonna cancel
Then I thought about the strength that
I got from all of the prayers and what it meant
I was gonna cancel
Then I realized that time is just like money and love
Watch how you spend
I was gonna cancel
Until you reminded me of what I do
Now I see it clearer
My best friend is the mirror look behind me
And I see all the things I've been through
[Chorus]
Just hop out of the bed, (Hey)
Go ahead face the day
Who cares what you know
Don't let that in the way no way
Shut out all the doubt, (Hey)
Just get up and go
What's on the other side? (Yeah)
You will never know unless you
Go, go, go, go-o-o
Go, go, go, go-o-o
Go, go, go, go-o-o
Go, go, go, go girl
What's wrong with saying I love you?
It's nothing to kid about
Some people going through a struggle
Trying to scribble it out
They say attention is a shovel
It's time to dig 'em out
You can't just let them stay in a bubble
They'll pop to get it out
What's wrong with love, love?
What's wrong with love, love?
[Chorus]
Just hop out of the bed, (hey)
Go ahead face the day
Who cares what you know
Don't let that in the way no way
Shut out all the doubt, (hey)
Just get up and go
What's on the other side? (Yeah)
You will never know unless you
Go, go, go, go-o-o
Go, go, go, go-o-o
Go, go, go, go-o-o
Go, go, go, go girl
About
“I Was Gonna Cancel” is a song by Kylie Minogue, taken from her twelfth studio album Kiss Me Once. It was released in the United Kingdom on 11 May and a day later in the United States as the second single of the album.
“I Was Gonna Cancel” received positive reviews from music critics, many recognizing it as the more “interesting” song on the record.
The song was written and produced by Pharrell Williams, on the second of the two days that he and Kylie spent together in the studio; the song came about when Kylie arrived at the studio feeling out of sorts, and opened up to Pharrell about her feelings, stating that she’d thought of cancelling, which Pharrell then turned into what Kylie has said to be “the most uplifting song on the album”.
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On a list of 30 of Kylie Minogue’s best singles, published on September 25, 2020, The Guardian ranked it as Kylie Minogue 21st best single, saying:
The second single from her 12th album Kiss Me Once, I Was Gonna Cancel barely grazed the charts, stalling at number 59. It deserved a better fate. Written and produced by Pharrell Williams, it is equal parts Daft Punk’s Get Lucky and Beyoncé’s Green Light: 10 years earlier, it would have been a smash.
- 4.Dancing
- 5.In Your Eyes
- 6.Slow
- 9.In My Arms
- 12.Please Stay
- 13.2 Hearts
- 15.The One
- 17.Wow
- 18.Get Outta My Way
- 19.Timebomb
- 20.Kids
- 22.New York City
- 30.Celebration
- 31.The Loco-Motion
- 33.Never Too Late
- 39.Confide in Me
- 43.Into the Blue
- 44.I Was Gonna Cancel
- 46.Did It Again
- 48.Word Is Out
- 50.It’s No Secret
