Dah pretty ladies around the world Got a weired thing to show you So tell all the boys and girls Tell your brother, your sister And mama too, cause they're About to go down And you'll 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 you dance, do your dance quick Mama, come on baby, tell me what's The Word, ah - word up Everybody say when you hear the call You got to get it underway Word up, it's the code word No matter where you say it You'll know that you'll be heard Now all you sucker 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 realise That you're acting like fools If there's music we can use it We need to dance We don't have that time For psychological romance No romance No romance No romance for me mama Come on baby tell me what's the word Ah - word up Everybody say when you hear the call You got to get it underway Dial L for low Come on, all you people say Word up - word up
Dah pretty ladies around the world Got a weired thing to show you So tell all the boys and girls Tell your brother, your sister And mama too, cause they're About to go down And you'll 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 you dance, do your dance quick Mama, come on baby, tell me what's The Word, ah - word up Everybody say when you hear the call You got to get it underway Word up, it's the code word No matter where you say it You'll know that you'll be heard Now all you sucker 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 realise That you're acting like fools If there's music we can use it We need to dance We don't have that time For psychological romance No romance No romance No romance for me mama Come on baby tell me what's the word Ah - word up Everybody say when you hear the call You got to get it underway Dial L for low Come on, all you people say Word up - word up
O vocalista LeVar Burton, conhecido por sua atuação em "Star Trek: The Next Generation", apareceu no clipe da música interpretando um detetive de polícia tentando prender a banda.
A canção foi a primeira single extraída do 13º álbum de estúdio da banda, intitulado "Word Up!".
Escrita pelos membros da banda Larry Blackmon e Tomi Jenkins, a faixa foi produzida exclusivamente por Blackmon.
O sucesso da música no Reino Unido foi ainda maior do que nos Estados Unidos, alcançando a terceira posição no país europeu contra a sexta posição terra afora.
A estratégia de divulção do single incluiu fortes roteações em rádios de dança, R&B e hits contemporâneos dos EUA, além de ampla exposição na MTV.
A faixa alcançou o primeiro lugar nas paradas musicais da Nova Zelândia, consolidando seu status de sucesso internacional imediato.
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