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Into the Groove
"Into the Groove"
Released July 23, 1985
Length 4:44 (Like a Virgin version)
8:26 (You Can Dance version)
Writer(s) Madonna
Stephen Bray
Producer(s) Madonna
Stephen Bray

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Love Don't Live Here Anymore
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Dress You Up

"Into the Groove" is a song by Madonna from her second studio album Like a Virgin, it was released as the fourth single and is available on the reissued version of the album. It was also featured in the film Desperately Seeking Susan, which Madonna starred in.

Background[]

During an interview with Time, Madonna said that she wrote the song while watching a Latin boy across her balcony. Calling the song 'dorky', The freedom that I always feel when I'm dancing, that feeling of inhabiting your body, letting yourself go, expressing yourself through music. I always thought of it as a magical place – even if you're not taking ecstasy. Hence that came to me as the primary inspiration for 'Into the Groove'."

Composition[]

The song consists of instrumentation from drums, percussion, congas and whistles. Madonna's voice is double-tracked in the chorus. The lyrics are simple, and written as an invitation to dance with the singer, with sexual innuendos and undertones in the meaning.

Cross references[]

  • The lyrics make reference to You Can Dance.
  • "Into The Groove", along with eleven other songs, is referenced in Madonna's track "Veni Vidi Vici".

Music Video[]

Music Video Information
Madonna_-_Into_The_Groove_(Official_Music_Video) Released Unknown
Length 3:51
Director Unknown
Production Co Unknown
Choreographer None
Filmed N/A
Location N/A
VEVO views 2 Millon+ Views

Lyrics[]

And you can dance
For inspiration
Come on
I'm waiting
Get into the groove
Boy you've got to prove
Your love to me, yeah
Get up on your feet, yeah
Step to the beat
Boy what will it be

Music can be such a revelation
Dancing around you feel the sweet sensation
We might be lovers if the rhythm's right
I hope this feeling never ends tonight

Only when I'm dancing can I feel this free
At night I lock the doors, where no one else can see
I'm tired of dancing here all by myself
Tonight I wanna dance with someone else

Get into the groove
Boy you've got to prove
Your love to me, yeah
Get up on your feet, yeah
Step to the beat
Boy what will it be

Gonna get to know you in a special way
This doesn't happen to me every day
Don't try to hide it love wears no disguise
I see the fire burning in your eyes

Only when I'm dancing can I feel this free
At night I lock the doors, where no one else can see
I'm tired of dancing here all by myself
Tonight I wanna dance with someone else

Get into the groove
Boy you've got to prove
Your love to me, yeah
Get up on your feet, yeah
Step to the beat
Boy what will it be

Live out your fantasy here with me
Just let the music set you free
Touch my body, and move in time
Now I know you're mine

Get into the groove
Boy you've got to prove
Your love to me, yeah
Get up on your feet, yeah
Step to the beat
Boy what will it be

Get into the groove
Boy you've got to prove
Your love to me, yeah
Get up on your feet, yeah
Step to the beat
Boy what will it be

Get into the groove
Boy you've got to prove
Your love to me, yeah
Get up on your feet, yeah
Step to the beat
Boy what will it be...


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