Ballroom Blitz
Sweet
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Are you ready Steve? Uh-huh Andy? Yeah Mick? Okay Alright fellas, let's go! Oh it's been getting so hard Living with the things you do to me My dreams are getting so strange I'd like to tell you everything I see Oh, I see a man at the back as a matter of fact His eyes are as red as the sun And the girl in the corner let no one ignore her Cause she thinks she's the passionate one Oh yeah! It was like lightning Everybody was fighting And the music was soothing And they all started grooving Yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah And the man in the back said everyone attack And it turned into a ballroom blitz And the girl in the corner said boy I want to warn you It'll turn into a ballroom blitz Ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz Oh reaching out for something Touching nothing's all I ever do Oh I softly call you over When you appear there's nothing left of you And the man in the back is ready to crack As he raises his hands to the sky And the girl in the corner is everyone's woman She could kill you with a wink of her eye Oh yeah! It was electric So perfectly hectic And the band started leaving 'Cause they all stopped breathing Yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah And the man in the back said everyone attack And it turned into a ballroom blitz And the girl in the corner said boy I want to warn you It'll turn into a ballroom blitz Ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz Oh yeah! It was like lightning Everybody was fighting And the music was soothing And they all started grooving Yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah And the man in the back said everyone attack And it turned into a ballroom blitz And the girl in the corner said boy I want to warn you It'll turn into a ballroom blitz Ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz It's it's a ballroom blitz It's it's a ballroom blitz It's it's a ballroom blitz Yeah, it's a ballroom blitz
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Written by: Michael Donald Chapman, Nicholas Barry Chinn
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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11 facts about this song
Historical Context"Ballroom Blitz" is a song by British glam rock band Sweet, released in 1973.
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AlbumThis song features on the band's third studio album, "Desolation Boulevard."
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SongwriterIt was written by the songwriting team of Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, who were behind many of the band's hits.
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Inspiration Behind the SongThe song is said to have been inspired by a 1973 gig in Scotland that turned violent.
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Chart Performance"Ballroom Blitz" was a huge hit, reaching No.2 on the UK Singles Chart and No.5 on the U.S Billboard Hot 100.
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Cover VersionsThe song has been covered by numerous bands, including Krokus, The Damned, and Tia Carrere in the movie "Wayne's World."
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Cultural ImpactThe term "ballroom blitz" has entered popular culture as a phrase to describe a chaotic situation, mainly due to this song.
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Music VideoThe music video for "Ballroom Blitz" was one of the first to use slow-motion footage, a popular trope in music videos today.
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Musical StyleThe song features high-energy music and dramatic lyrics, characteristics of the glam rock style Sweet was known for.
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Live PerformancesDespite the chaotic event that inspired it, "Ballroom Blitz" became a staple of Sweet's live performances.
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Song's LegacyThe Guardian ranked the song at No. 17 in their list of the "Top 50 Greatest Glam Rock Tracks" in 2020.
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