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	Rock; soul; blue-eyed soul;
Length	5:00 (Album/Single Version); 3:55 (DJ Edit Version);
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.^[3] On the Billboard pop chart in the United States, "I've Got the Music in Me" peaked at number 12 on November 30, 1974.^[4]

Chart history

Weekly charts

Chart (1974)	Peak position
Australia KMR	52
Canada RPM Top Singles^[5]	20
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary^[6]	9
UK (OCC)	19
US Billboard Hot 100^[7]	12
US Cash Box Top 100^[8]	18

Year-end charts

Chart (1974)	Rank
Canada RPM Top Singles^[9]	166
US (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)^[10]	119

Personnel

Kiki Dee – Vocals
Joshie Armstead, Cissy Houston, Maeretha Stewart, Paul Vigrass – Backing vocals^[11]
Mike Deacon – Organ^[11]
Roger Pope – percussion, tambourine^[11]
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)
Spagna (as Yvonne K.) (1983)
Lainie Kazan (1975)
Barbi Benton (1975)
Ann-Margret (22 January 1975 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson)
Marcia Hines (1976), (1978), (1999) and (2024 with Sgt Slick)
Thelma Houston (1976)
New Seekers (1976)
[(Mighty Clouds of Joy)] (1976, in a medley with "Superstitious")
Zdzisława Sośnicka (1976, titled "Moja muzyka to ja" in Polish)
The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (1976 TV show)
Heart (1977)
Tina Turner & Cher (1977, on the TV show "The Sonny & Cher Show")
Aretha Franklin (1977, as a medley with "Mumbles", from the album Sweet Passion)
Ronnie Milsap (1978)
Mackenzie Phillips (1978, on One Day at a Time)
Sheena Easton (1979)
Ronnie Milsap (1979)
Mount Rushmore (1993)
Jump5 (2004)
Diana DeGarmo (2004)
Boogie Pimps (2006)
Céline Dion (2008)
Jennifer Lopez (2012)
Tygers of Pan Tang (2016)
Jane Levy (2020, on Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist)

References

^ ^a ^b Breihan, Tom (September 10, 2019). "The Number Ones: Elton John & Kiki Dee's "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 30, 2023. "I've Got The Music In Me," a pretty great soul-rock howler from 1974, crossed over in the US, climbing up to #12.
^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (October 15, 1996). "Color Blind: Blue-eyed Soul". Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 42. ISBN 031214704X.
^ 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" (PDF). Charismmusicgroup.com. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
^ "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.
^ "Image : RPM Weekly". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The Kiki Dee Band - I've Got The Music In Me". Discogs. 1974. Retrieved 2020-06-08.

External links

"I've Got the Music in Me" at Discogs (list of releases)
Kiki Dee Info
"I've Got the Music In Me (Vocal)" on YouTube

[Breihan_2019-1] Breihan, Tom (September 10, 2019). "The Number Ones: Elton John & Kiki Dee's "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 30, 2023. "I've Got The Music In Me," a pretty great soul-rock howler from 1974, crossed over in the US, climbing up to #12.

[Breithaupt_1996-2] Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (October 15, 1996). "Color Blind: Blue-eyed Soul". Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 42. ISBN 031214704X.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-3] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 146–147. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[4] "Casey Kasem's American Top 40 from November 30th, 1974" (PDF). Charismmusicgroup.com. Retrieved 17 January 2024.

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

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

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

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

[9] "Image : RPM Weekly". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2024.

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

[:0-11] "The Kiki Dee Band - I've Got The Music In Me". Discogs. 1974. Retrieved 2020-06-08.

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v t e Kiki Dee
Studio albums	Loving and Free (1973) Perfect Timing (1981) Angel Eyes (1987)
Songs	"(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am" "Amoureuse" "I've Got the Music in Me" "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" "The Loser Gets to Win" "Another Day Comes (Another Day Goes)" "True Love"