“Bodyrock” was the third single released from Moby’s 1999 album Play. It charted in the UK Top 40 and was eventually nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental.
As with most of the commercially released singles from the album, “Bodyrock” is based around a sample; in this case it’s from Spoon...
[Verse 1]
Rock, y'all
Non-stop, y'all
To the beat, y'all
The body rock, y'all
Today is rock, y'all
Non-stop, y'all
To the beat, y'all
The body rock, y'all
Today is rock, y'all
Non-stop, y'all
To the beat, y'all
The body rock, y'all
Today is rock, y'all
Non-stop, y'all
To the beat, y'all
The body rock, y'all
Today is rock, y'all
Non-stop, y'all
To the beat, y'all
The body rock, y'all
Today is rock, y'all
Non-stop, y'all
To the beat, y'all
The body rock, y'all
Today is rock, y'all
Non-stop, y'all
To the beat, y'all
The body rock, y'all
Today is rock, y'all
Non-stop, y'all
To the beat, y'all
The body rock, y'all
Today is rock, y'all
Non-stop, y'all
To the beat, y'all
The body rock, y'all
Today is rock, y'all
Non-stop, y'all
To the beat, y'all
The body rock, y'all
Today is...
[Chorus]
We rock the party
Rock the party
Come on
We rock the party
Rock the party
Come on
We rock the party
Rock the party
Come on
We rock the party
Rock the party
Come on
We rock the party
Rock the party
Come on
We rock the party
Rock the party
Come on
We rock the party
Rock the party
Come on
Get down
When we're going to make you freak
[Verse 2]
Rock, y'all
Non-stop, y'all
To the beat, y'all
The body rock, y'all
Today is rock, y'all
Non-stop, y'all
To the beat, y'all
The body rock, y'all
Today is rock, y'all
Non-stop, y'all
To the beat, y'all
The body rock, y'all
Today is rock, y'all
Non-stop, y'all
To the beat, y'all
The body rock, y'all
Today is
[Chorus]
We rock the party
Rock the party
Come on
We rock the party
Rock the party
Come on
We rock the party
Rock the party
Come on
We rock the party
Rock the party
Come on
We rock the party
Rock the party
Come on
We rock the party
Rock the party
Come on
We rock the party
Rock the party
Come on
Get down
When we're going to make you freak
[Instrumental Break]
[Breakdown]
Rock, y'all
Non-stop, y'all
To the beat, y'all
The body rock, y'all
Today is rock, y'all
Non-stop, y'all
To the beat, y'all
The body rock, y'all
[Verse 3]
Today is rock, y'all
Non-stop, y'all
To the beat, y'all
The body rock, y'all
Today is rock, y'all
Non-stop, y'all
To the beat, y'all
The body rock, y'all
Today is rock, y'all
Non-stop, y'all
To the beat, y'all
The body rock, y'all
Today is rock, y'all
Non-stop, y'all
To the beat, y'all
The body rock, y'all
Today is
[Bridge]
We rock the party
Rock the party
Come on
Get down
When we're going to make you freak
We rock the party
Rock the party
Come on
Get down
When we're going to make you freak
We rock the party
Rock the party
Come on
Get down
When we're going to set you freaking
[Chorus]
We rock the party
Rock the party
Come on
Get down
When we're going to make you freak
We rock the party
Rock the party
Come on
We rock the party
Rock the party
Come on
We rock the party
Rock the party
Come on
We rock the party
Rock the party
Come on
We rock the party
Rock the party
Come on
We rock the party
Rock the party
Come on
We rock the party
Rock the party
Come on
Get down
When we're going to make you freak
[Outro]
Rock rock the party
We rock the party
Come on get down
Bodyrock was written by Bobby Robinson & Spoonie Gee & Moby.
Bodyrock was produced by Moby.
From an interview with Rolling Stone:
“Bodyrock” was the song both of my managers tried to get me to take off the record. They thought it was really tacky. They thought it sounded like a Fatboy Slim ripoff — which I guess it kind of did. I like it because the hip-hop sample was off the first mixtap...