I Got Ants in My Pants

"I Got Ants in My Pants (and I Want to Dance)" is a funk song by James Brown. Recorded in 1971 and released as a two-part single in November 1972^[1] or January 1973,^[2] it charted #4 R&B and #27 Pop. It did not receive an album release. A remixed version was included on the 1988 compilation album Motherlode, Part 1 to Star Time and the whole cut again in Make It Funky: The Big Payback.

"I Got Ants in My Pants - Part 1"
Single by James Brown
B-side	"I Got Ants in My Pants - Part 15 & 16"
Released	November 1972 (1972-11) or January 1973 (1973-01)
Recorded	October 10, 1971, Capricorn or Bobby Smith Studios, Macon, GA
Genre	Funk
Length	3:02 (Part 1) 3:58 (Part 15 & 16)
Label	Polydor 14162
Songwriter(s)	James Brown
Producer(s)	James Brown
James Brown charting singles chronology
"What My Baby Needs Now Is a Little More Lovin'" (1972) "I Got Ants in My Pants - Part 1" (1972) "Down and Out in New York City" (1973)
Audio video
"I Got Ants In My Pants (And I Want To Dance)" on YouTube

Later uses

The song was sampled in the 1973 break-in record, "Super Fly Meets Shaft" (US #31).

A guitar riff from this song was sampled by Public Enemy on their track "Don't Believe the Hype" from the album It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back.

References

1. Leeds, Alan, and Harry Weinger (1991). "Star Time: Song by Song". In Star Time (pp. 46–53) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
2. Weinger, Harry (2003). Motherlode [CD booklet]. New York: Universal Records.