Featured In
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Toby Smith
Keyboards
Simon Katz
Guitar
Derrick McKenzie
Drums
Sola Akingbola
Percussion
Wallis Buchannan
Didgeridoo
Nick Fyffe
Bass
D-Zire
Turntables
Irwin Keiles
Guitar
Jay Kay
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Toby Smith
Songwriter
Jay Kay
Songwriter
Simon Hale
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Al Stone
Mixing Engineer
Paul Stoney
Assistant Engineer
Jay Kay
Producer
Mike Marsh
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Intro]
You know this boogie is for real
[Verse 1]
I used to put my faith in worship
But then my chance to get to heaven slipped
I used to worry about the future
But then I threw my caution to the wind
[Verse 2]
I had no reason to be care free, no, no, no
Until I took a trip to the other side of town, yeah, yeah, yeah
You know I heard that boogie rhythm, hey
I had no choice but to get down, down, down, down
[Chorus]
Dance, woo!
Nothing left for me to do but dance
Off these bad times I'm going through, just dance
Got canned heat in my heels tonight, baby
Ooh, whoa-ha
[Verse 3]
I feel the thunder, see the lightning
I know this anger's heaven sent
So I've got to hang out all my hang-ups
'Cause of the boogie, I feel so hell bent, hey, hey
[Verse 4]
It's just an instant gut reaction, that I got
I know I never ever felt like this before
I don't know what to do, but then that's nothing new
Stuck between hell and high water, I need a cure to make it through
[Chorus]
Hey, dance, yeah!
Nothing left for me to do but dance
Off these bad times I'm going through, just dance
Hey, got canned heat in my heels tonight, baby
[Chorus]
You know, know, know, I'm gonna dance, yeah
Off the nasty things that people say
Dance, yeah
But I'm gonna make it anyway
Dance, yeah
Got canned heat up my heels tonight, baby
You know I've got canned heat up my heels
[Chorus]
You know this boogie is for real
[Verse 5]
Only the wind can know the answer
And she cries to me when I'm asleep
She says, "You know that you can go much faster"
I know that peoples' talk can be so cheap, hey
[Verse 6]
I got this voodoo child enveined on me
I'm gonna use my power to ascend
You know I've got these running heels to use
Sometimes there's no way I lose
I was born to run and built to last
You've never seen my feet 'cause they move so fast
[Chorus]
Dance, yeah
Hey, nothing left for me to do but dance
Off these bad times I'm going through just dance, hey
Got canned heat in my heels tonight, baby
[Chorus]
Hey, I've got to dance, yeah
Off the nasty things that people say
Dance, yeah
But I'm gonna make it anyway
Dance, yeah
Got canned heat up my heels tonight, baby
[Refrain]
You know this boogie is for real
Got so much canned heat in my heels, yeah
Gonna dance, gonna dance my blues away tonight
You know I'm gonna dance my blues away
[Refrain]
You know this boogie is for real
Got so much canned heat in my heels, yeah
Gonna dance, gonna dance my blues away tonight
[Verse 7]
Dance, come on
Got canned heat in my heels tonight
Dance (Uh-huh, oh, yeah)
Canned heat in my heels tonight
Dance (Uh-huh-huh, alright)
Canned heat in my heels tonight, baby (Uh-huh, oh, yeah)
[Verse 8]
Hey, got so much
[Bridge]
Dance
Hey, DJ, let the music play
Let the music play, yeah
I'm gonna live this party life
I wanna live this party life
[Bridge]
Hey, DJ, throw my cares away
Let the music play, yeah
I'm gonna live this party life
I wanna live this party life
Hey, DJ, let the music play
I wanna live this party life
I'm gonna live this party life
I wanna live this party life, party life
Hey, DJ, throw my cares away
I'm gonna live this party life
Canned heat in my heels tonight
[Chorus]
Dance
You know this boogie is for real
Dance
Got so much canned heat in my heels
Dance
Gonna dance, gonna dance my blues away tonight
Dance, you know, you know this boogie this boogie is for real
Dance, got so much canned heat, canned heat in my heels
Written by: Derrick McKenzie, Jason Kay, Simon Katz, Sola Akingbola, Toby Smith, Wallis Buchannan