Young man, there's no need to feel down I said: Young man, pick yourself off the ground I said: Young man, 'cause you're in a new town There's no need to be unhappy Young man, there's a place you can go I said: Young man, when you're short on your dough You can stay there, and I'm sure you will find Many ways to have a good time It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A They have everything For you men to enjoy You can hang out with all the boys It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A You can get yourself cleaned You can have a good meal You can do whatever you feel Young man, are you listening to me? I said: Young man, what do you want to be? I said: Young man, you can make real your dreams But you got to know this one thing No man does it all by himself I said: Young man, put your pride on the shelf And just go there, to the Y-M-C-A I'm sure they can help you today It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A They have everything For you men to enjoy You can hang out with all the boys It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A You can get yourself cleaned You can have a good meal You can do whatever you feel Young man, I was once in your shoes I said: I was down and out with the blues I felt no man cared if I were alive I felt the whole world was so tight That's when someone came up to me And said: Young man, take a walk up the street There's a place there called the Y-M-C-A They can start you back on your way It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A They have everything For you men to enjoy You can hang out with all the boys Y-M-C-A It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A Young man, young man There's no need to feel down Young man, young man Get yourself off the ground Y-M-C-A And just go to the Y-M-C-A Young man, young man There's no need to feel down Young man, young man Get yourself off the ground
Young man, there's no need to feel down I said: Young man, pick yourself off the ground I said: Young man, 'cause you're in a new town There's no need to be unhappy Young man, there's a place you can go I said: Young man, when you're short on your dough You can stay there, and I'm sure you will find Many ways to have a good time It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A They have everything For you men to enjoy You can hang out with all the boys It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A You can get yourself cleaned You can have a good meal You can do whatever you feel Young man, are you listening to me? I said: Young man, what do you want to be? I said: Young man, you can make real your dreams But you got to know this one thing No man does it all by himself I said: Young man, put your pride on the shelf And just go there, to the Y-M-C-A I'm sure they can help you today It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A They have everything For you men to enjoy You can hang out with all the boys It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A You can get yourself cleaned You can have a good meal You can do whatever you feel Young man, I was once in your shoes I said: I was down and out with the blues I felt no man cared if I were alive I felt the whole world was so tight That's when someone came up to me And said: Young man, take a walk up the street There's a place there called the Y-M-C-A They can start you back on your way It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A They have everything For you men to enjoy You can hang out with all the boys Y-M-C-A It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A Young man, young man There's no need to feel down Young man, young man Get yourself off the ground Y-M-C-A And just go to the Y-M-C-A Young man, young man There's no need to feel down Young man, young man Get yourself off the ground
Foi escrita por Jacques Morali e Victor Willis e lançada em outubro de 1978.
No Reino Unido, atingiu o nº 1 em 1979, tornando‑se a maior hit do grupo e vendendo 12 milhões de cópias em todo o mundo.
Em 2024, 46 anos depois, permaneceu seis semanas no topo da Billboard Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales.
Foi eleita em 2020 ao Grammy Hall of Fame e preservada pelo Library of Congress na National Recording Registry por sua importância cultural.
O ritmo ainda domina festas e eventos esportivos, com multidões coreando “Y‑M‑C‑A” em gestos de braços.
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