Jaunty and lighthearted, “Success” sees Pop duet with producer David Bowie in a comedic satire of how western society defines success. Bowie provides the screaming background vocals that echo Pop’s verses, with the processing on his voice turning him into a one-man choir in a parody of call-and-resp...
Here comes success (here comes success)
Over my hill (over my hill)
Here comes success (here comes success)
Here comes my car (here comes my car)
Here comes my Chinese rug (here comes my Chinese rug)
Here comes success (here comes success)
In the last ditch (in the last ditch)
I'll think of you (I'll think of you)
In the last ditch (in the last ditch)
I will be true (I will be true)
Sweetheart I'm telling you (sweetheart I'm telling you)
Here comes the zoo (here comes the zoo)
Here comes success (here comes success)
Oh, hooray success (hooray success)
(Here comes success, hooray success)
Oh oh success (oh oh success)
I can't help myself (I can't help myself)
I just got to, got to, got to (I just got to, got to, got to)
I can't stand it...
Here comes my face (here comes my face)
It's plain bizarre (it's plain bizarre)
Here comes my face (here comes my face)
Out of the crowd (out of the crowd)
Sweetheart I'm telling you (sweetheart I'm telling you)
Here comes the zoo (here comes the zoo)
In the last ditch (in the last ditch)
Here comes success (here comes success)
Here comes success (here comes success)
I'm going to do the twist (I'm going to do the twist)
I'm moved, man, I'm wigged (oh I'm moved and I'm wigged)
I'm crazy, I'm going to (I'm going to go crazy)
(And if you, maybe you'd like, let's blast off!)
Alright! Baby, let's blast off (oh, baby let's blast off)
Blast off on success (blast off on success)
Oh you slay me (oh you slay me, baby, ooh, you slay me, baby)
I'm going to do the twist (I'm going to do the twist)
I'm going to hop like a frog (I'm going to hop like a frog)
I'm going to go out on the street and do anything I want
(I'm going to go out on the street and do anything)
Oh, shit! (Oh, shit!)
Success was written by Ricky Gardiner & Iggy Pop & David Bowie.
Success was produced by David Bowie.