I've Got the Music in Me
- For the album by Thelma Houston, see I've Got the Music in Me (album)
| "I've Got the Music in Me" | ||||
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| Single by The Kiki Dee Band | ||||
| from the album I've Got the Music in Me | ||||
| B-side | "Simple Melody" | |||
| Released | 26 July 1974 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Label | The Rocket Record Company | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bias Boshell | |||
| Producer(s) | Gus Dudgeon | |||
| The Kiki Dee Band singles chronology | ||||
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"I've Got the Music in Me" is a pop song by The Kiki Dee Band, released in 1974. It was written in 1973 by Bias Boshell, Kiki Dee Band's keyboardist.
The song entered the UK Singles Chart on 7 September 1974, reached number 19 and stayed in the chart for eight weeks.[1]
On the Billboard pop chart in the United States, "I've Got the Music in Me" peaked at number 12 on October 19, 1974.[2]
It is also the title of a Kiki Dee Band album released in 1974 and re-mastered and re-issued with bonus tracks in 2008.
The song is upbeat, describing in various ways how the singer will not be deterred or impeded in their goals, because they possess the quality of 'having the music' in them.
Chart history
Weekly charts
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia KMR | 52 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles[3] | 20 |
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[4] | 9 |
| UK (OCC) | 19 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 12 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[6] | 18 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1974) | Rank |
|---|---|
| Canada RPM Top Singles[7] | 166 |
| US (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)[8] | 119 |
Personnel
- Kiki Dee – vocals
- Jo Partridge – electric guitar
- Bias Boshell – piano, electric piano
- Phil Curtis – bass guitar
- Roger Pope – drums
- Phil Dunne – engineer
- Gus Dudgeon – producer
- Clive Franks – assistant producer
Cover versions
- Cascade ("Musiikkisielu") (1975)
- Lainie Kazan (1975)
- Barbi Benton (1975)
- Marcia Hines (1976), (1978) and (1999)
- Thelma Houston (1976)
- New Seekers (1976)
- Heart (1977 and 1978, recorded in 1975)
- Tina Turner & Cher (1977, on the TV show "The Sonny & Cher Show")
- Ronnie Milsap (1978)
- Sheena Easton (1979)
- Ronnie Milsap (1979)
- Aretha Franklin (1977, as a medley with "Mumbles", from the album "Sweet Passion")
- Jump5 (2004)
- Diana DeGarmo (2004)
- Boogie Pimps (2006)
- Céline Dion (2008)
- Jennifer Lopez (2012)
References
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 146–147. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ Lonergan, David (2005). Hit Records, 1950-1975. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 106. ISBN 0-8108-5129-6.
- ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1974-12-07. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
- ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1974-11-02. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
- ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ↑ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, December 7, 1974
- ↑ Bac-lac.gc.ca
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
External links
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
- "I've Got the Music in Me" at Discogs (list of releases)
- Kiki Dee Info
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