Can't Stop the Music (song)
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"Can't Stop the Music" | ||||
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Single by Village People | ||||
from the album Can't Stop the Music | ||||
B-side | "Milkshake", "Liberation" | |||
Released | 1980 | |||
Recorded | 1980 | |||
Genre | Disco | |||
Length | 3:37 | |||
Label | Casablanca | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jacques Morali | |||
Producer(s) | Jacques Morali | |||
Village People singles chronology | ||||
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"Can't Stop the Music" is a song recorded by American disco group the Village People. It was the first release after the exit of original lead singer Victor Willis. Lead vocals are sung by replacement cop Ray Simpson, the song was the first Village People single since their commercial breakthrough to not chart inside the US top 40, though it fared much better in the UK (reaching number 11) and Australia (reaching number 1). It is the title track from the soundtrack album of their feature movie, Can't Stop the Music, which failed to attract a major audience, except in Australia.[1]
Puerto Rican boy band Menudo wrote a Spanish-language adaptation of the song, entitled "No Se Puede Parar la Música", in 1981.
Recently, Village People have included Can’t Stop The Music in their set breaking tradition of the Cop singing lead and instead having two of the other members take over lead vocal duties as Victor takes a break in the middle of the show.
Personnel[]
- Ray Simpson - vocals
- Felipe Rose - backing vocals
- Alex Briley - backing vocals
- Glenn Hughes - backing vocals
- David Hodo - backing vocals
- Randy Jones - backing vocals
Chart history[]
Weekly charts[]
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Year-end charts[]
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References[]
- ^ "Greatest Box-Office Bombs, Disasters and Flops". Filmsite.org. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 329. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Toutes les Chansons N° 1 des Années 70" (in French). InfoDisc. 1980-07-11. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Can't Stop the Music". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1980". Retrieved 2 September 2018.
External links[]
- 1980 singles
- Village People songs
- Number-one singles in Australia
- Number-one singles in South Africa
- Songs written by Jacques Morali
- Casablanca Records singles
- Song recordings produced by Jacques Morali
- Disco songs
- 1980 songs
- Songs about music