Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Elijah Kelley
Vocals
John Travolta
Vocals
Queen Latifah
Vocals
Nikki Blonsky
Vocals
Zac Efron
Vocals
Amanda Bynes
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Marc Shaiman
Songwriter
Scott Wittman
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Chris Spilfogel
Additional Engineer
Doug Sax
Mastering Engineer
Ed Cherney
Mixing Engineer
Eric Weaver
Assistant Engineer
Fabrice Dupont
Additional Engineer
Frank Wolf
Mixing Engineer
Greg Hayes
Assistant Engineer
Marc Shaiman
Producer
Patrick Spain
Assistant Engineer
Pete Karam
Additional Engineer
Peter Mokran
Mixing Engineer
Ryan Kennedy
Assistant Engineer
STEPHEN STEPANIC
Assistant Engineer
Steve Genewick
Assistant Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You can't stop an avalanche
As it races down the hill
You can try to stop the seasons, girl
But you know you never will
And you can try to stop my dancin' feet
But I just cannot stand still
[PreChorus]
'Cause the world keeps spinnin' round and round
And my heart's keeping time to the speed of sound
I was lost till I heard the drums and I found my way
'Cause you can't stop the beat
[Chorus]
Ever since this old world began
A woman found out if she shook it, she could shake up a man
And so I'm gonna shake and shimmy it the best that I can today
'Cause you can't stop the motion of the ocean or the sun in the sky
You can wonder if you wanna, but I never ask why
And if you try to hold me down, I'm gonna spit in your eye and say
That you can't stop the beat
[Verse 2]
You can't stop a river as it rushes to the sea
You can try to stop the hands of time
But you know it just can't be
And if they try to stop us, Seaweed
I'll call the NAACP
[PreChorus]
'Cause the world keeps spinning round and round
And my heart's keeping time to the speed of sound
I was lost till I heard the drums and I found my way
'Cause you can't stop the beat
[Chorus]
Ever since we first saw the light
A man and woman liked to shake it on a Saturday night
And so I'm gonna shake and shimmy it with all my might today
'Cause you can't stop the motion of the ocean or the rain from above
You can try to stop the paradise we're dreamin' of
But you cannot stop the rhythm of two hearts in love to stay
'Cause you can't stop the beat
[Verse 3]
You can't stop my happiness
'Cause I like the way I am
And you just can't stop my knife and fork
When I see a Christmas ham
So if you don't like the way I look
Well, I just don't give a damn
[PreChorus]
'Cause the world keeps spinning round and round
And my heart's keeping time to the speed of sound
I was lost till I heard the drums and I found my way
'Cause you can't stop the beat
[Chorus]
Ever since this old world began
A woman found out if she shook it she could shake up a man
And so I'm gonna shake and shimmy it the best that I can today
'Cause you can't stop the motion of the ocean or the sun in the sky
You can wonder if you wanna but I never ask why
And if you try to hold me down, I'm gonna spit in your eye and say
That you can't stop the beat
[Verse 4]
Oh, oh, oh
You can't stop today as it comes speeding down the track (No)
Child, yesterday is history
And it's never coming back
'Cause tomorrow is a brand new day
And it don't know white from black (Yeah)
[PreChorus]
'Cause the world keeps spinning round and round
And my heart's keeping time to the speed of sound
I was lost till I heard the drums and I found my way
'Cause you can't stop the beat
[Chorus]
Ever since we first saw the light
A man and woman liked to shake it on a Saturday night
And so I'm gonna shake and shimmy it with all of my might today
'Cause you can't stop the motion of the ocean or the rain from above
They can try to stop the paradise we're dreamin' of
But you cannot stop the rhythm of two hearts in love to stay
'Cause you can't stop the beat
[Chorus]
Ever since we first saw the sun
A man and woman like to shake it when the day is done
So we're gonna shake and shimmy it and have some fun for today
You can't stop the motion of the ocean or the rain from above
You can try to stop the paradise we're dreaming of
But you cannot stop the rhythm of two hearts in love to stay
You can't stop the beat (You can't stop the beat)
You can't stop the beat (You can't stop the beat)
You can't stop the beat
Written by: Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman