I've Got the Music in Me

"I've Got the Music in Me" is a pop song by the Kiki Dee Band, released in 1974. It was written in 1973 by Bias Boshell, Kiki Dee Band's keyboardist. It is also the title of a Kiki Dee Band album released in 1974 and re-mastered and re-issued with bonus tracks in 2008.

Background
The song is upbeat, describing in various ways how the singer will not be deterred or impeded in their goals, because they possess the quality of 'having the music' in them. This song is noted for its false ending, making the listeners think that the song is over, before the repeated refrains of the song's title bring the song to a fade-out.

Chart performance
The song entered the UK Singles Chart on 7 September 1974, reached number 19 and stayed in the chart for eight weeks. On the Billboard pop chart in the United States, "I've Got the Music in Me" peaked at number 12 on November 30, 1974.

Personnel

 * Kiki Dee – Vocals
 * Joshie Armstead, Cissy Houston, Maeretha Stewart, Paul Vigrass – Backing vocals
 * Mike Deacon – Organ
 * Roger Pope – percussion, tambourine
 * Jo Partridge – Electric guitar
 * Bias Boshell – Piano, electric piano
 * Phil Curtis – Bass guitar
 * Peter Clarke – Drums
 * Phil Dunne – Engineer
 * Gus Dudgeon – Producer
 * Clive Franks – Assistant producer

Cover versions

 * Cascade ("Musiikkisielu") (1975)
 * Spagna (as Yvonne K.) (1983)
 * Lainie Kazan (1975)
 * Barbi Benton (1975)
 * Marcia Hines (1976), (1978) and (1999)
 * Thelma Houston (1976)
 * New Seekers (1976)
 * Zdzisława Sośnicka (1976, titled "Moja muzyka to ja" in Polish)
 * The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (1976 TV show)
 * Heart (1977)
 * Tina Turner & Cher (1977, on the TV show "The Sonny & Cher Show")
 * Aretha Franklin (1977, as a medley with "Mumbles", from the album Sweet Passion)
 * Ronnie Milsap (1978)
 * Mackenzie Phillips (1978, on One Day at a Time)
 * Sheena Easton (1979)
 * Ronnie Milsap (1979)
 * Mount Rushmore (1993)
 * Jump5 (2004)
 * Diana DeGarmo (2004)
 * Boogie Pimps (2006)
 * Céline Dion (2008)
 * Jennifer Lopez (2012)
 * Tygers of Pan Tang (2016)
 * Jane Levy (2020, on Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist)