Discotheque

Discothèque is the lead single and first track from the 1997 album Pop. It got to #1 on the charts in many countries including the US Modern Rock chart and UK Singles Chart in February 1997. It begins with a distorted acoustic guitar that is passed through a loud amplifier and a filter pedal, along with being processed through an ARP 2600 synthesizer. The song's riff and techno / funk dance rhythm are then introduced. The break in the song's rhythm section features guitar sounds utilizing "Big Cheese", an effects pedal made by Lovetone. Discotheque contains a sample from "Fane" by Freeform and written by Simon Pike.

[Verse 1] You can reach, but you can't grab it You can't hold it, control it You can't bag it [Verse 2] You can push, but you can't direct it Circulate, regulate, oh no You cannot connect it [Pre-Chorus] You know you're chewing bubble gum You know what that is but you still want some You just can't get enough of that lovey-dovey stuff [Verse 3] You get confused, but you know it Yeah, you hurt for it, work for it, love You don't always show it - love [Chorus] Let go, let's go, discothèque Go, go, let go, discothèque [Post-Chorus] Looking for the one But you know you're somewhere else instead You want to be the song The song that you hear in your head Love, love, love, love [Verse 4] It's not a trick, you can't learn it It's the way that you don't pay that's okay Cause you can't earn it - love [Pre-Chorus] You know you're chewing bubble gum You know what that is but you still want some You just can't get enough of that lovey-dovey stuff [Chorus] Let go, let's go, discothèque Go, go, let go, discothèque [Post-Chorus] Looking for the one But you know you're somewhere else instead You want to be the song The song that you hear in your head Love, love, love [Outro] But you take what you can get 'Cause it's all that you can find Oh you know there's something more But tonight, tonight, tonight Boom-cha, boom-cha, discothèque Boom-cha, boom-cha, discothèque Boom-cha, boom-cha, discothèque Boom-cha, boom-cha, discothèque Boom-cha, boom-cha, discothèque Boom-cha, boom-cha, discothèque