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 temp'rature
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 until you can feel it
Pump it up when you don't really need it
Pump it up until you can feel it
Pump it up when you don't really need it
Don't really need it
Don't really need it
Don't really need it
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Pump It Up |
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Written by | Elvis Costello |
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Performed by | Elvis Costello & The Attractions |
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Produced by | Nick Lowe |
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Musicians | Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums |
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Recorded | November 1977-January 1978, Eden Studios, London |
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Released | March 17, 1978 |
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Albums | This Year's Model, 1978 |
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Singles | Pump It Up, 1978 |
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Collections | Almost New, 1982 The Best Of Elvis Costello & The Attractions, 1985 The Man (The Best Of Elvis Costello), 1985 Girls Girls Girls, 1989 2½ Years, 1993 The Very Best Of Elvis Costello & The Attractions, 1994 The Very Best Of Elvis Costello, 1999 Singles, Volume 1, 2003 Rock And Roll Music, 2007 The Best Of Elvis Costello The First 10 Years, 2007 |
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Soundtracks | Maybe Babe, 2000 - |
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Various Artists collections | The History Of Rock: Vol. 39, 1986 WFNX 101.7 FM, 1990 Punk & Disorderly (New Wave 1976-1981), 1991 Going Underground, 1994 Teenage Kicks (46 Classic Punk & New Wave Tracks), 1995 The Best Punk Album In The World... Ever! 2, 1996 ESPN Presents Slam Jams Volume 1 (Contact 3), 1997 Contact 3! - The Third Period (La Troisieme Periode), 1997 Heard It Seen It Done It, 1998 Once In A Lifetime, 1998 Jock Rock 2000, 1999 The Best Ever Footy Album, 1999 Rock: The Train Kept A Rollin', 1999 Frosh 3, 2000 Best Of Rock, 2000 Sounds Of The 70s - Punk, 2002 The Modern Edge: A Modern Rock Collection, 2003 Heroes: The Anthems, 2004 I Want My New Wave, 2004 Chopper: Every Day Above Ground Is A Good Day, 2004 New Waves: 45 Original 45s From The Post Punk Era, 2005 Jim Beam - 40 Shots Of Rock - The Last Shout, 2005 |
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Promos | Breaking The Rules, 1980 The Continuous History of Rock and Roll (Show #18: Modern Rock), 1982 2½ Years (In 31 Minutes), 1993 UK Elvis Costello, 2002 |
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Videos | The Right Spectacle: The Very Best Of Elvis Costello - The Videos, 2005 |
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Length | 3:15 |
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