Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing)
Sting
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Late at night in summer heat, expensive car, empty street There's a wire in my jacket, this is my trade It only takes a moment, don't be afraid I can hot wire an ignition like some kind of star I'm just a poor boy in a rich man's car So I whisper to the engine, flick on the lights And we drive into the night Oh the smell of the leather always excited my imagination And I picture myself in this different situation I'm a company director, two kids and a wife I get the feeling that there's more to this one's life There's some kind of complication, he tells her he's alone Spends the night with his lover, there's a trace of her cologne And the words of his mistress, as she whispers them so near Start ringing in my ear [Chorus] Please take me dancing tonight I've been all on my own You promised one day we could it's what you said on the phone I'm just a prisoner of love always hid from the light Take me dancing, please take me dancing tonight I imagine his wife, she don't look nothing like a fool She picks the kids up from some private school She remembers what he told her, he was late and worked alone But there's more than a suspicion in this lingering cologne And the kid's just won't be quiet and she runs a traffic light And she drives into the night [Chorus] So here I am in a stolen car at a traffic light They go from red to green and so I just drive into the night [Chorus: x3]
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Written by: Gordon Sumner
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9 facts about this song
Song Origin"Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing)" is a song by British musician Sting. It is from his seventh studio album, "Sacred Love" released in 2003.
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InspirationThe song was inspired by an American man named William James who stole more than 1000 cars in his lifetime.
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Chart PerformancesDespite the significant attention created by the song, it surprisingly did not chart in Sting's home country, the UK. However, it hit the top spot on the Billboard Dance Club Songs in the United States in 2004, achieved mainly due to the dance remix versions of the song.
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Remix versionA remixed version of the song, titled "Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing) (B. Recluse Mix)" was released.
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Re-releaseThe song was re-released as a duet with French singer Mylène Farmer in 2015. Titled "Stolen Car," it was notably different from the original, with less emphasis on pop-rock and more on electro-pop.
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VideoThe music video for the duet with Mylène Farmer was very successful, going on to win the 'Video of the Year' award at the Victoires de la Musique in 2016.
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Success of the DuetThe duet version of "Stolen Car" with Mylène Farmer reached No. 1 on the French Singles Chart, where it stayed for two weeks, and also became a top 10 hit in Belgium and a top 40 hit in Italy.
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LyricsLike much of Sting's work, the lyrics of "Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing)" are narrative and tell a story, in this case of a man who steals cars to impress a woman.
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Present in TourSting included "Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing)" as part of the setlist during his Sacred Love Tour in 2004, and he has occasionally returned to it in subsequent tours.
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