Bodyrock

Track 7 on Play

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“Bodyrock” was the third single released from Moby’s 1999 album Play. It charted in the UK Top 40 and was eventually nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental. As… Read More

May. 17, 19991 viewer

Bodyrock Lyrics

[Chorus]
Rock, y'all, non-stop, y'all, to the beat, y'all, the body rock, y'all
So let's rock, y'all, non-stop, y'all, to the beat, y'all, the body rock, y'all
So let's rock, y'all, non-stop, y'all, to the beat, y'all, the body rock, y'all
So let's rock, y'all, non-stop, y'all, to the beat, y'all, the body rock, y'all
So let's rock, y'all, non-stop, y'all, to the beat, y'all, the body rock, y'all
So let's rock, y'all, non-stop, y'all, to the beat, y'all, the body rock, y'all
So let's rock, y'all, non-stop, y'all, to the beat, y'all, the body rock, y'all
So let's rock, y'all, non-stop, y'all, to the beat, y'all, the body rock, y'all
So let's rock, y'all, non-stop, y'all, to the beat, y'all, the body rock, y'all
So let's rock, y'all, non-stop, y'all, to the beat, y'all, the body rock, y'all
So let's—

[Refrain]
We rock the body, rock the body, come on
We rock the body, rock the body, come on
We rock the body, rock the body, come on
We rock the body, rock the body, come on
We rock the body, rock the body, come on
We rock the body, rock the body, come on
We rock the body, rock the body, come on
Get down when we're going to make you freak

[Chorus]
Rock, y'all, non-stop, y'all, to the beat, y'all, the body rock, y'all
So let's rock, y'all, non-stop, y'all, to the beat, y'all, the body rock, y'all
So let's rock, y'all, non-stop, y'all, to the beat, y'all, the body rock, y'all
So let's rock, y'all, non-stop, y'all, to the beat, y'all, the body rock, y'all
So let's—

[Refrain]
We rock the body, rock the body, come on
We rock the body, rock the body, come on
We rock the body, rock the body, come on
We rock the body, rock the body, come on
We rock the body, rock the body, come on
We rock the body, rock the body, come on
We rock the body, rock the body, come on
Get down with me, gon' make you freak, uh-huh

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
Rock, y'all, non-stop, y'all, to the beat, y'all, the body rock, y'all
So let's rock, y'all, non-stop, y'all, to the beat, y'all, the body rock, y'all
So let's rock, y'all, non-stop, y'all, to the beat, y'all, the body rock, y'all
So let's rock, y'all, non-stop, y'all, to the beat, y'all, the body rock, y'all
So let's rock, y'all, non-stop, y'all, to the beat, y'all, the body rock, y'all
So let's rock, y'all, non-stop, y'all, to the beat, y'all, the body rock, y'all
So let's—

[Bridge]
We rock the body, rock the body, come on
Get down with me, gon' make you freak, uh-huh
We rock the body, rock the body, come on
Get down with me, gon' set you free, yeah
We rock the body, rock the body, come on
Get down with me, gon' make you freak, uh-huh
We rock the body, rock the body, come on
Get down with me, gon' set you free, yeah

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About

“Bodyrock” was the third single released from Moby’s 1999 album Play. It charted in the UK Top 40 and was eventually nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental.

As with most of the commercially released singles from the album, “Bodyrock” is based around a sample; in this case it’s from Spoonie Gee’s “Love Rap” and Treacherous Three’s “Body Rock”, which Moby surrounds with old school drum loops, layers of electric guitar, synthesized strings, and piano.

A decade after releasing the song, Moby reflected

“Bodyrock” was the song both of my managers tried to get me to take off the record. They thought it was really tacky. They thought it sounded like a Fatboy Slim ripoff — which I guess it kind of did. I like it because the hip-hop sample was off the first mixtape I ever got, maybe in 1981, off of the Mr. Magic Show on WBLS. The guitar is directly inspired by “What We All Want” by Gang of Four. And I thought it was kind of funny to have an orchestral chorus on what is essentially a hip-hip song.

_{Spoonie Gee and the Treacherous Three’s “Love Rap”:}

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Q&A

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What did Moby say about "Bodyrock"?

From an interview with Rolling Stone:

“Bodyrock” was the song both of my managers tried to get me to take off the record. They thought it was really tacky. They thought it sounded like a Fatboy Slim ripoff — which I guess it kind of did. I like it because the hip-hop sample was off the first mixtape I ever got, maybe in 1981, off of the Mr. Magic Show on WBLS. The guitar is directly inspired by “What We All Want” by Gang of Four. And I thought it was kind of funny to have an orchestral chorus on what is essentially a hip-hip song.

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