I've Got the Music in Me

"I've Got the Music in Me"
"I've Got the Music in Me"
Single by The Kiki Dee Band
from the album I've Got the Music in Me
B-side	"Simple Melody"
Released	26 July 1974
Genre	Disco
Length	5:00
Label	The Rocket Record Company
Songwriter(s)	Bias Boshell
Producer(s)	Gus Dudgeon
The Kiki Dee Band singles chronology

"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. 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.

Background[]

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. This song is noted for its false ending, making the listeners think that the song is over, before the repeated refrains of the song's title, bring the song to a fade-out.

Chart performance[]

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 November 30, 1974.^[2]

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
Joshie Armstead, Cissy Houston, Maeretha Stewart, Paul Vigrass – Backing vocals^[9]
Mike Deacon – Organ^[9]
Roger Pope – percussion, tambourine^[9]
Jo Partridge – Electric guitar
Bias Boshell – Piano, electric piano
Phil Curtis – Bass guitar
Peter Clarke – 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)
Tygers of Pan Tang (2016)^[10]
Jane Levy (2020)^[11]

References[]

^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 146–147. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ Casey Kasem's American Top 40 from November 30th, 1974
^ "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". Archived from the original on September 18, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
^ Bac-lac.gc.ca
^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "The Kiki Dee Band - I've Got The Music In Me". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
^ I've Got the Music in Me, retrieved 2021-03-10
^ I've Got the Music in Me, retrieved 2020-03-23

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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[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-1] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 146–147. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[2] Casey Kasem's American Top 40 from November 30th, 1974

[3] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1974-12-07. Retrieved 2017-04-04.

[4] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1974-11-02. Retrieved 2017-04-04.

[5] Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X

[6] "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, December 7, 1974". Archived from the original on September 18, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.

[7] Bac-lac.gc.ca

[8] Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.

[:0-9] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "The Kiki Dee Band - I've Got The Music In Me". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-06-08.

[10] I've Got the Music in Me, retrieved 2021-03-10

[11] I've Got the Music in Me, retrieved 2020-03-23

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