Dancing
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Dancing Lyrics
No one wants to stay at home
Nobody wants to be alone
When you come knocking, I'll be at your door
I don't ever wanna stop
I'm gonna give it all I've got
And when they ask me, "Who could ask for more?"
[Pre-Chorus]
Can't stand still
I won't slow down
[Chorus]
When I go out, I wanna go out dancing
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah
When I go out, I wanna go out dancing
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah
I wanna go out dancing
[Post-Chorus]
I wanna go out
I wanna go out dancing
[Verse 2]
This is where I wanna be with you
Your arms wrapped around me
And fireworks reflecting in your eyes
This is how I wanna feel
The wine, the kiss, the music real
And getting down, riding all the highs
Can't stand still
I won't slow down
[Chorus]
When I go out, I wanna go out dancing
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah
When I go out, I wanna go out dancing
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah
I wanna go out dancing
[Post-Chorus]
I wanna go out
I wanna go out dancing
[Bridge]
Everybody's got a story
Let it be your blaze of glory
Burning bright, never fade away
And when the final curtain falls, we could say we did it all
The never ending of a perfect day
[Pre-Chorus]
Can't stand still
(Can't stand still)
I won't slow down
(Won't slow down)
When I go out, I wanna go out dancing
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah
When I go out, I wanna go out dancing
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah
I wanna go out dancing
[Post-Chorus]
I wanna go out
I wanna go out
(I wanna go out dancing)
I wanna go out
I wanna go out
(I wanna go out dancing)
About
“Dancing” is the opening track on Australian singer Kylie Minogue’s 14th studio album, Golden. The track was released on January 19 as the project’s anticipated lead single.
Her first release since signing to BMG in February 2017, it is an upbeat guitar-led track that signifies another sonic change for Minogue. Lyrically, the song appears to speak of her desire to never stop dancing, but it is also a defiance of ageism and mortality. The song’s chorus (“when I go out, I wanna go out dancing”) symbolises her wish to continue performing quite literally to the death, while the pre-chorus (“can’t stand still / won’t slow down”) addresses her mortality and critics who believe she no longer has a place in the music industry.
Notably, the song has many parallels to her 2000 comeback single, “Spinning Around”: it is her first release since signing to a new label (Parlophone for “Spinning” and BMG for this single), it introduces a new sound for Minogue (disco for the album Light Years and country-tinged pop for Golden) and the lyrics are a celebration of both the past and future.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
Lyrically, Dancing is really interesting. It’s, I guess on the surface, about dancing and going out and having a good time, and then it’s also about going out at the end and having had a good time. Living life to the fullest, trying to shine whenever you can; I know life’s difficult, life presents all sorts of hurdles for us but we try to dance through that when we can."
Via RollingStone
With “Dancing” for example, I arrived on a Sunday in Nashville and Monday I started work. And I was in with a writer, Steve McEwan, we had a week together, and then a week with Amy Wadge, we were co-writing with various producers. So (Steve and I) grabbed a coffee first, then he said, “come to the apartment, I’ve got my piano and guitar and stuff there.” Then he played me the idea of “Dancing” on a guitar. It wasn’t fully formed, but the songs I did with him that week, it was just about the song, knowing it could be produced any way. If you heard the demo vs. the produced version of “Dancing,” that’s where the dance came in. That’s where the synths and electro dance elements were put in by Sky Adams, the producer."
Via Billboard
No, “Dancing” was co-written for Golden by Kylie during her two week trip to Nashville
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