"I Got Ants in My Pants (and I Want to Dance)" is a

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song by

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. Recorded in 1971 and released as a two-part single in November 1972 or January 1973,Weinger, Harry (2003). ''Motherlode''

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New York: Universal Records. it

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ed #4 R&B and #27 Pop. It did not receive an album release. A

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ed version was included on the 1988

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'' Motherlode'', Part 1 to '' Star Time'' and the whole cut again in Make It Funky: The Big Payback.

Later uses

The song was sampled in the 1973 break-in record, "

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" (US #31). A guitar riff from this song was sampled by

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on their track "

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" from the album ''

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''.

References

James Brown songs Songs written by James Brown 1972 singles Songs about dancing {{1970s-R&B-song-stub