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== Song Information == | == Song Information == | ||
[[Image:Word Up.png|thumb | [[Image:Word Up.png|thumb|Word Up's banner.]] | ||
Artist: Cameo<br> | Artist: Cameo<br> | ||
Composition/Lyrics: Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins<br> | Composition/Lyrics: Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins<br> | ||
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BPM: 116<br> | BPM: 116<br> | ||
Length: 1:40<br> | Length: 1:40<br> | ||
First Music Game | First Music Game Appearance: [[AC DS EuroMIX|Dancing Stage EuroMIX]]<br> | ||
Other Music Game Appearances: None. | Other Music Game Appearances: None. | ||
== Lyrics == | == Lyrics == | ||
<pre>Yo pretty ladies around the world | <pre>Yo pretty ladies around the world | ||
Got a weird thing to show you so tell all the boys and girls | Got a weird thing to show you so tell all the boys and girls | ||
Tell your brother, your sister, and your mama too | Tell your brother, your sister, and your mama too | ||
'Cause we're about to go down and you know just what to do | 'Cause we're about to go down and you know just what to do | ||
Wave your hands in the air like you don't care | Wave your hands in the air like you don't care | ||
Glide by the people as they start to look and stare | Glide by the people as they start to look and stare | ||
Do your dance, do your dance | Do your dance, do your dance | ||
Do your dance quick | Do your dance quick | ||
Mama, come on baby tell me what's the word | Mama, come on baby tell me what's the word | ||
Word up (up up) | |||
Everybody say | |||
When you hear the call you've got to get it underway | |||
Word up (up up) | Word up (up up) | ||
It's the code word | |||
No matter where you say it, you know that you'll be heard | |||
It's the code word | |||
No matter where you say it, you know that you'll be heard | |||
Now all you sucka DJ's who think you're fly | Now all you sucka DJ's who think you're fly | ||
There's got to be a reason and we know the reason why | There's got to be a reason and we know the reason why | ||
You try to put on those airs and act real cool | You try to put on those airs and act real cool | ||
But you got to realize that you're acting like fools | But you got to realize that you're acting like fools | ||
If there's music we can use it, we're free to dance | If there's music we can use it, we're free to dance | ||
We don't have the time for psychological romance | We don't have the time for psychological romance | ||
No romance, no romance | No romance, no romance | ||
No romance for me | No romance for me | ||
Mama, come on baby tell me what's the word</pre> | Mama, come on baby tell me what's the word</pre> | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* Word Up reuses [[gentle stress(SENSUAL MIX)|gentle stress (AMD SEXUAL MIX)]]'s background animations. | |||
== Song Production Information == | == Song Production Information == | ||
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DanceDanceRevolution difficulty from 2ndMIX CLUB VER. through 5thMIX (and the Solo games) rated from 1 to 9. | DanceDanceRevolution difficulty from 2ndMIX CLUB VER. through 5thMIX (and the Solo games) rated from 1 to 9. | ||
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[[Category:Songs]] | [[Category:Songs]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:13, 11 May 2024
Word Up
Song Information
Artist: Cameo
Composition/Lyrics: Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins
Album: Word Up! (1986)
BPM: 116
Length: 1:40
First Music Game Appearance: Dancing Stage EuroMIX
Other Music Game Appearances: None.
Lyrics
Yo pretty ladies around the world Got a weird thing to show you so tell all the boys and girls Tell your brother, your sister, and your mama too 'Cause we're about to go down and you know just what to do Wave your hands in the air like you don't care Glide by the people as they start to look and stare Do your dance, do your dance Do your dance quick Mama, come on baby tell me what's the word Word up (up up) Everybody say When you hear the call you've got to get it underway Word up (up up) It's the code word No matter where you say it, you know that you'll be heard Now all you sucka DJ's who think you're fly There's got to be a reason and we know the reason why You try to put on those airs and act real cool But you got to realize that you're acting like fools If there's music we can use it, we're free to dance We don't have the time for psychological romance No romance, no romance No romance for me Mama, come on baby tell me what's the word
Song Connections / Remixes
- Word Up samples the theme of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly by Ennio Morricone.
- Word Up was covered by Spice Girls member Mel B and released as a single in 1999.
Trivia
- Word Up reuses gentle stress (AMD SEXUAL MIX)'s background animations.
Song Production Information
None.
Difficulty & Notecounts
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty from 2ndMIX CLUB VER. through 5thMIX (and the Solo games) rated from 1 to 9.
| Game | Single | Double | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | |
| Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows | 85 / 0 | 124 / 0 | 186 / 0 | 273 / 0 | - / - / - | 124 / 0 | 186 / 0 | 273 / 0 | - / - / - |
| Dancing Stage EuroMIX | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | - | 3 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Dancing Stage EuroMIX CS | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | - | 3 | 5 | 8 | - |