The duo has released nine studio albums so far: Under Feet Like Ours (1999), This Business of Art (2000), If It Was You (2002), So Jealous (2004), The Con (2007), Sainthood (2009), Heartthrob (2013), Love You to Death (2016) and Hey, I'm Just Like You (2019). They also issued the live album/DVD Get Along in 2011 and their memoir High School in 2019.
Tegan and Sara initially played as Plunk in 1995, and lacked a drummer and bass player. In 1997, they used their school’s recording studio to record two demo albums: Who's in Your Band? and Play Day.
In 1998, they made an early breakthrough by winning Garage Warz Battle of the Bands, a local music competition in Calgary. Since then, the two have toured with Neil Young, Rufus Wainwright, Kaki King, The Pretenders, Ben Folds, The Killers, Rachael Cantu, Vivek Shraya, Cake, Gogol Bordello, Hot Hot Heat, Ryan Adams, Veda Hille, Little Birdy, Iron On, Little Brazil, Bryan Adams, and Weezer, and they performed a show at Sarah McLachlan's Lilith Fair.
They are signed to Neil Young's Vapor Records in Canada, and to Sire in the United States as their previous label, Sanctuary Records, is no longer releasing new music in the United States.
When they were competing in Garage Warz, they were known as "Sara and Tegan" because that is how their mother registered them on the competition forms. Their first album, Under Feet Like Ours, was initially released under the name "Sara and Tegan". While both twins are similarly involved in vocals and playing instruments, the singing of the lead melody usually goes to whichever twin wrote the particular song. The two hardly sang together in the recordings of their early records, but they started to more on their later records and when live.
On their 2004 album, So Jealous, the two lend their unusual voices and simple guitar riffs to power pop ballads about love and emotional, haunting songs such as "Walking With a Ghost".
The fifth album, The Con, released July 24, 2007, showed a shift in style towards darker tunes compared to the relatively upbeat indie pop of So Jealous. The singles "Back in Your Head", "The Con" and "Call It Off" were issued to support the album. The twins toured the album for over a year and a half.
Their sixth studio album, entitled Sainthood, was released on October 27th, 2009, to generally positive reviews. The album included the singles "Hell", "Alligator", "On Directing" and "Northshore".
Tegan and Sara also collaborated with many other artists, including Tiësto for the single "Feel It in My Bones" (from the album Kaleidoscope, 2009), and Morgan Page for the single "Body Work" (from the album In the Air, 2012).
"Closer", the first single from their seventh album was produced by Californian pop producer Greg Kurstin. The song was made available for download September 25, 2012. On 29 January 2013, Tegan and Sara released their seventh studio album, Heartthrob.
The duo's eighth studio album, titled Love You To Death, was released on 3 June 2016. The lead single Boyfriend was released on 8 April. Greg Kurstin returned as the producer.
On October 20, 2017, the duo released a compilation album titled Tegan and Sara Present the Con X: Covers, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of The Con. The compilation contains covers of each song performed by various artists, as well as a previously unreleased demo “Miami Still”, performed by the duo. The proceeds of the record and subsequent tour benefitted the Tegan and Sara Foundation, which raises money for self-identified women and girls in the LGBTQ community.
The duo released their memoir, High School, on 27 September 2019. It recounts their childhood and adolescence growing up in Alberta in the 1990s as well as their musical beginnings. The book debuted at number fifteen on The New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction best-sellers list. Along with the book, Tegan and Sara's released their ninth studio album, Hey, I'm Just Like You, which contains re-recordings of unreleased demo songs that the duo recorded as teenagers. The record was produced by Alex Hope and is the first Tegan and Sara record produced, performed, engineered, mixed, and mastered by a team of all women. The band embarked on a US, Canada and UK tour to promote the book and album, playing mostly acoustically, reading excerpts from the book and incorporating old video footage from the band's teenage years.
The current live touring band members include Ted Gowans (guitar; 2004-present), Jasper Leak (bass; 2012-present), John Spence (keyboards; 2012-present), and Adam Christgau (drums; 2013-present). Former live touring band members include Johnny Andrews (drums; 2006-2010), Shaun Huberts (bass; 2007-2010), Dan Kelly (bass; 2007), Chris Carlson (bass; 2001-2005), Rob Chursinoff (drums; 2001-2005) and Jason McGerr (drums; 2012).
Official site: http://www.teganandsara.com
Body Work ft. Tegan and Sara
Tegan and Sara Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Will you be around?
I still wanna get you alone
Will you be around? (be around, be around)
Can I take all the steps that I’m planning tonight
Without risking it all?
Can I make all the moves I’m making tonight
Without hurting you bad
You do your body work
I feel my pulse working overtime
You do your body work
I feel my pulse working overtime
I get shy in these lights
I feel your body doin' overtime
I get shy in these lights
I feel my pulse doin' overtime
I won’t give you what‘s right
You still come around
I won’t put up a fight
You still come around (Come around, come around)
Can I take all the steps I’m planning tonight
Without risking it all
I get shy
Can I make all the moves I’m makin’ tonight
Without hurting you bad
I get shy
You do your body work
I feel my pulse working overtime
You do your body work
I feel my pulse working overtime
I get shy in these lights
I feel your body doin' overtime
I get shy in these lights
I feel my pulse doin' overtime
You gotta fine form
Nobody’s sayin' no
Walkin' a fine line
Without hurting you bad
Can I take all the step I’m plannin’ tonight
Without risking it all?
I get shy
Can I make all the moves I’m making’ tonight
Without hurting you bad
[Repeat: x2]
You do your body work
I feel my pulse working overtime
You do your body work
I feel my pulse working overtime
I get shy in these lights
I feel your body doin' overtime
I get shy in these lights
I feel my pulse doin' overtime
The lyrics to "Body Work" by Tegan and Sara ft. Tegan and Sara convey a hesitant desire to be with someone physically while also expressing the fear of hurting them. The singer wants to take the steps to be with this person but is afraid of the consequences of their actions. Despite their reservations, the person they desire keeps coming around and they can't resist the temptation of their physical allure.
The repeated phrase "You do your body work, I feel my pulse working overtime" highlights the physical attraction that the singer feels towards their desired lover. The line "I get shy in these lights" can be interpreted as feeling self-conscious or nervous in the intensity of the moment, while "I won't give you what's right, you still come around" suggests a lack of emotional commitment on the singer's part.
Overall, "Body Work" is a song about the push and pull of physical attraction and emotional caution, capturing the uncertainty and tension of a burgeoning physical relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
I still wanna see you tonight
Despite our past differences, I still want to be with you tonight
Will you be around?
Are you willing and available to spend time with me tonight?
I still wanna get you alone
I desire to be alone with you tonight
Can I take all the steps that I’m planning tonight
Without risking it all?
I have a plan for tonight but I don't want to risk ruining our relationship
Without hurting you bad
I don't want to harm your feelings or cause any negative impact on you in any way
You do your body work
I feel my pulse working overtime
Your sensual movements are making my heart race and I am deeply affected by them
I get shy in these lights
I feel your body doin' overtime
I feel self-conscious in this situation, but your body is captivating me
I won’t give you what‘s right
You still come around
I know I'm not giving you what you truly deserve, but you are still interested in me
I won’t put up a fight
You still come around
I'm not resisting your advances even though I know I'm not behaving correctly
You gotta fine form
Nobody’s sayin' no
You are physically attractive and no one would refuse you
Walkin' a fine line
Without hurting you bad
I am trying to balance my desires and actions while keeping your best interests in mind
[Repeat: x2]
You do your body work
I feel my pulse working overtime
I get shy in these lights
I feel your body doin' overtime
I get shy in these lights
I feel my pulse doin' overtime
Repeated chorus expressing the physical and emotional reactions the singer is experiencing in response to the other person's body movements
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: MORGAN PAGE, SARA KEIRSTEN QUIN, TEGAN RAIN QUIN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Chrissy_
I still wanna see you tonight
Will you be around?
I still wanna get you alone
Will you be around? (be around, be around)
Can I take all the steps that I'm planning tonight
Without risking it all?
Can I make all the moves I'm making tonight
Without hurting you bad
You do your body work
I feel my pulse working overtime
You do your body work
I feel my pulse working overtime
I get shy in these lights
I feel your body doin' overtime
I get shy in these lights
I feel my pulse doin' overtime
I won't give you what's right
You still come around
I won't put up a fight
You still come around (Come around, come around)
Can I take all the steps I'm planning tonight
Without risking it all
I get shy
Can I make all the moves I'm makin' tonight
Without hurting you bad
I get shy
You do your body work
I feel my pulse working overtime
You do your body work
I feel my pulse working overtime
I get shy in these lights
I feel your body doin' overtime
I get shy in these lights
I feel my pulse doin' overtime
You gotta fine form
Nobody's sayin' no
Walkin' a fine line
Without hurting you bad
Can I take all the step I'm plannin' tonight
Without risking it all?
I get shy
Can I make all the moves I'm making' tonight
Without hurting you bad
You do your body work
I feel my pulse working overtime
You do your body work
I feel my pulse working overtime
I get shy in these lights
I feel your body doin' overtime
I get shy in these lights
I feel my pulse doin' overtime
@Turtleproof
Thanks for preserving this video, it's more than a pop song to me because it helped me get over anxiety about intimacy. "You've got a fine form, nobody's sayin' no." Hell yeah!
@X-Prime123
What happened to the high quality version of it? It's not on any official channel.
@kwazimokava6499
🥰🥰
@X-Prime123
@crunthat Uh what? What could they possibly find wrong with this video? lol
@rydz656
How shallow of you.
@davidmagee5671
I understand this comment more than you will ever know, my friend
@patrickperot6296
Swear to god this song just played over the speakers at the LAX airport. Wtf? Not that I'm complaining.
@KYWRLD902
I don’t think I’ve heard this in about 8 years and my dream pulled it deep from the back of my brain and I had to wake up and listen to it 🥰
@nicktozie6685
This still hits, great dance moves
@lightningsmokerXx
How did this turn 10 years old. Wow time waits for no bear.