I've been on tenterhooks Ending in dirty looks List'ning to the muzak Thinking 'bout this 'n' that She said that's that I don't wanna chitter-chat Turn it down a little bit Or turn it down flat Pump it up when you don't really need it Pump it up until you can feel it Down in the pleasure centre Hell bent or heaven sent Listen to the propaganda Listen to the latest slander There's nothing underhand That she wouldn't understand Pump it up until you can feel it Pump it up when you don't really need it She's been a bad girl She's like a chemical Though you try to stop it She's like a narcotic You wanna torture her You wanna talk to her All the things you bought for her Putting up your temperature Pump it up until you can feel it Pump it up when you don't really need it Out in the fashion show Down in the bargain bin You put your passion out Under the pressure pin Fall into submission Hit-and-run transmission No use wishing now for any other sin Pump it up until you can feel it Pump it up when you don't really need it
I've been on tenterhooks Ending in dirty looks List'ning to the muzak Thinking 'bout this 'n' that She said that's that I don't wanna chitter-chat Turn it down a little bit Or turn it down flat Pump it up when you don't really need it Pump it up until you can feel it Down in the pleasure centre Hell bent or heaven sent Listen to the propaganda Listen to the latest slander There's nothing underhand That she wouldn't understand Pump it up until you can feel it Pump it up when you don't really need it She's been a bad girl She's like a chemical Though you try to stop it She's like a narcotic You wanna torture her You wanna talk to her All the things you bought for her Putting up your temperature Pump it up until you can feel it Pump it up when you don't really need it Out in the fashion show Down in the bargain bin You put your passion out Under the pressure pin Fall into submission Hit-and-run transmission No use wishing now for any other sin Pump it up until you can feel it Pump it up when you don't really need it
"Pump It Up" foi lançada em 1978 e marcou a primeira vez que Elvis Costello gravou um álbum com sua banda de apoio, os Attractions.
A faixa foi composta como uma resposta direta à experiência de Costello na Stiffs Live Tour e teve "Subterranean Homesick Blues", de Bob Dylan, como fonte de inspiração.
Ao ser lançada como single, a música alcançou a 24ª posição nas paradas do Reino Unido, tornando-se uma das mais conhecidas do artista.
O videoclipe da música foi filmado utilizando uma lente olho-de-peixe, criando uma estética visual distinta para acompanhar a canção.
Ao longo dos anos, a faixa foi incluída em vários álbuns de compilação e foi listada por críticos como uma das maiores canções de Elvis Costello.
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