Lift Me Up
Moby
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Plain talking (plain talking) Take us so far (take us so far) Broken down cars (broken down cars) Like strung out old stars (like strung out old stars) Plain talking (plain talking) Served us so well (served us so well) We traveled through hell (traveled through hell) Know how we felt (oh how we felt) Lift me up, lift me up Higher now ama Lift me up, lift me up Higher now ama Plain talking (plain talking) Making us bold (making us bold) So strung out and cold (strung out and cold) Feeling so old (feeling so old) Plain talking (plain talking) Has ruined us now (ruined us now) You never know how (you never know how) Sweeter than thou (sweeter than thou) Lift me up, lift me up Higher now ama Lift me up, lift me up Higher now ama [Repeat 4x] Lift me up, lift me up Ohla la la la Lift me up, lift me up Ohla la la la [Repeat 4x]
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Written by: Richard Melville Hall
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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10 facts about this song
Release Details"Lift Me Up" by Moby was officially released on February 28, 2005. It was the first single released from his seventh studio album, "Hotel".
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Chart PerformanceThe song topped the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart on June 11, 2005. It also reached number one in Spain and Italy.
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Music VideoThe music video for "Lift Me Up" was directed by Evan Bernard. The video, set in Los Angeles, shows Moby and his band performing the song on an under-construction skyscraper platform.
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Song's ThemeMoby has stated the song is a protest against the Bush administration in the United States.
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Musical Style"Lift Me Up" features a gospel-inspired theme and includes prominent use of synths and drum machines - a typical trait of Moby's electronic music.
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Global UseThe song was used worldwide in the 2008 Summer Paralympics ad campaign.
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Cover Versions'Supermode' (Steve Angello & Axwell) extensively used samples from this song for their 2006 track "Tell Me Why".
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Other MediaThis song has featured in TV shows and films, including "CSI: Miami", "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit", and the film "In the Mix".
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Commercial Use"Lift Me Up" was used in a 2005 advertisement for Vauxhall cars and in 2006 for NTT DoCoMo mobile phones in Japan.
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Live PerformancesMoby has performed this song live on several occasions as part of his tours across the world and it's one of his most well-loved songs during performances.
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