Oh, we're not gonna take it No, we ain't gonna take it Oh, we're not gonna take it anymore We've got the right to choose and There ain't no way we'll lose it This is our life This is our song We'll fight the powers that be, just Don't pick our destiny, 'cause You don't know us You don't belong Oh, we're not gonna take it No, we ain't gonna take it Oh, we're not gonna take it anymore Oh, you're so condescending Your gall is never ending We don't want nothing Not a thing from you Your life is trite and jaded Boring and confiscated If that's your best Your best won't do Woah, oh Woah, oh We're right (yeah) We're free (yeah) We'll fight (yeah) You'll see (yeah) Oh, we're not gonna take it No, we ain't gonna take it Oh, we're not gonna take it anymore Oh, we're not gonna take it No, we ain't gonna take it Oh, we're not gonna take it anymore No way Woah, oh Woah, oh We're right (yeah) We're free (yeah) We'll fight (yeah) You'll see (yeah) We're not gonna take it No, we ain't gonna take it We're not gonna take it anymore We're not gonna take it (no) No, we ain't gonna take it We're not gonna take it anymore (just you try and make us) Oh, we're not gonna take it (come on) No, we ain't gonna take it (you're all worthless and weak) We're not gonna take it anymore (now drop and give me twenty) Oh, we're not gonna take it (a pledge pin) No, we ain't gonna take it (on your uniform?) We're not gonna take it anymore
Oh, we're not gonna take it No, we ain't gonna take it Oh, we're not gonna take it anymore We've got the right to choose and There ain't no way we'll lose it This is our life This is our song We'll fight the powers that be, just Don't pick our destiny, 'cause You don't know us You don't belong Oh, we're not gonna take it No, we ain't gonna take it Oh, we're not gonna take it anymore Oh, you're so condescending Your gall is never ending We don't want nothing Not a thing from you Your life is trite and jaded Boring and confiscated If that's your best Your best won't do Woah, oh Woah, oh We're right (yeah) We're free (yeah) We'll fight (yeah) You'll see (yeah) Oh, we're not gonna take it No, we ain't gonna take it Oh, we're not gonna take it anymore Oh, we're not gonna take it No, we ain't gonna take it Oh, we're not gonna take it anymore No way Woah, oh Woah, oh We're right (yeah) We're free (yeah) We'll fight (yeah) You'll see (yeah) We're not gonna take it No, we ain't gonna take it We're not gonna take it anymore We're not gonna take it (no) No, we ain't gonna take it We're not gonna take it anymore (just you try and make us) Oh, we're not gonna take it (come on) No, we ain't gonna take it (you're all worthless and weak) We're not gonna take it anymore (now drop and give me twenty) Oh, we're not gonna take it (a pledge pin) No, we ain't gonna take it (on your uniform?) We're not gonna take it anymore
“We’re Not Gonna Take It” foi escrita por Dee Snider, que citou como influências a banda de glam rock Slade, o punk Sex Pistols e até o coral de Natal “O Come, All Ye Faithful”.
O videoclipe, dirigido por Marty Callner, gerou controvérsia ao retratar uma família rebelde, o que ajudou a impulsionar a criação do Parents Music Resource Center.
A canção chegou ao nº 21 na Billboard Hot 100, sendo o único single do Twisted Sister a entrar no Top 40, e foi incluída nas listas “#47 100 Greatest 80’s Songs” e “#21 VH1 100 Greatest One‑Hit Wonders of the 80s”.
O riff final contém a frase “Is that a pin on your uniform?” – uma referência direta à fala de Mark Metcalf em *Animal House* (1978), filme no qual ele também interpreta o pai do vídeo.
Desde seu lançamento, o tema tem sido usado em múltiplas mídias: aparece em *Iron Eagle* (1986), em comerciais da Sprite e da Yaz, e como música tema de campanhas políticas, como a de Arnold Schwarzenegger na eleição californiana de 2003.
A música foi regravada por artistas de diversos países, incluindo versões em espanhol por Los Mox (Chile) e Moderatto (México), e ainda inspirou adaptações em outras línguas, como a versão alemã “Wir wollen’s nicht mehr nehmen” da banda J.B.O.
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