Artist
Prince
Lyrics
I was dreamin' when I wrote this
Forgive me if it goes astray
But when I woke up this mornin'
Could have sworn it was judgment day
The sky was all purple
There were people runnin' everywhere
Tryin' to run from the destruction
You know I didn't even care
They say two thousand zero, zero, party over,
Oops, out of time!
So tonight I'm gonna party like it's 1999!
I was dreamin' when I wrote this
So sue me if I go too fast
But life is just a party
And parties weren't meant to last
War is all around us
My mind says prepare to fight
So if I gotta die
I'm gonna listen to my body tonight
They say two thousand zero, zero, party over,
Oops, out of time!
So tonight I'm gonna party like it's 1999!
1999!
If you didn't come to party
Don't bother knockin' on my door
I got a lion in my pocket
And baby, he's ready to roar
Yeah, everybody's got a bomb
We could all die any day
But before I'll let that happen
I'll dance my life away
They say two thousand zero, zero, party over,
Oops, out of time!
(We're runnin' outta time)
So tonight we're gonna party like it's 1999!
Say, say,
Two thousand zero, zero, party over,
Oops, out of time!
So tonight we're gonna party like it's 1999!
Alright, it's 1999!
You say it, 1999!
1999!
1999! Don't stop, don't stop, say it 1 more time!
1999!
Mommie, why does everybody have a bomb?(x2)
Forgive me if it goes astray
But when I woke up this mornin'
Could have sworn it was judgment day
The sky was all purple
There were people runnin' everywhere
Tryin' to run from the destruction
You know I didn't even care
They say two thousand zero, zero, party over,
Oops, out of time!
So tonight I'm gonna party like it's 1999!
I was dreamin' when I wrote this
So sue me if I go too fast
But life is just a party
And parties weren't meant to last
War is all around us
My mind says prepare to fight
So if I gotta die
I'm gonna listen to my body tonight
They say two thousand zero, zero, party over,
Oops, out of time!
So tonight I'm gonna party like it's 1999!
1999!
If you didn't come to party
Don't bother knockin' on my door
I got a lion in my pocket
And baby, he's ready to roar
Yeah, everybody's got a bomb
We could all die any day
But before I'll let that happen
I'll dance my life away
They say two thousand zero, zero, party over,
Oops, out of time!
(We're runnin' outta time)
So tonight we're gonna party like it's 1999!
Say, say,
Two thousand zero, zero, party over,
Oops, out of time!
So tonight we're gonna party like it's 1999!
Alright, it's 1999!
You say it, 1999!
1999!
1999! Don't stop, don't stop, say it 1 more time!
1999!
Mommie, why does everybody have a bomb?(x2)
RS500_rank
212
Length
3:37
BPM
119.2
Released Year
1983
Genre Era
Genre
Key
A#m
Produced By
Prince
Released Info
Oct. '82 on Warner Bros.
Chart Weeks
27 weeks
Chart Top
No. 12
Musicbrainz ID
2e33fb9c-89a1-3da8-3227-e1863d32d17b
Song Note Source
Rolling Stone 500
Song of Day Date
Written By
Prince
Album
1999 (Warner Bros.)
Song Status
When Prince recorded 1999, he would go all day and all night without rest, and turn down food since he felt eating would make him sleepy. The opening verse to "1999" was originally recorded in three-part harmony; Prince split up the vocals, and the harmony parts became a new, odd melody.