The Knocks were formed in 2008 by James "JPatt" Patterson and Ben "DJ B-Roc" Ruttner. Patterson and Ruttner met at New York City's New School and shared an apartment, where they set up small recording studios in their bedrooms. The loud noise coming from their apartment led to neighbors constantly knocking on their door in order to get them to pipe down, hence the duo's name. Early success as remixers, however, enabled them to build their own studio in Manhattan. During 2008 and 2009, Knocks remixes surfaced for Katy Perry ("I Kissed a Girl"), Britney Spears ("3"), and PRGz ("Soul Glo"). B-Roc and Andrew W.K. also released DAMN! The Mixtape Vol. 1 in 2009, featuring several Knocks productions.
In 2010, the Knocks released their first singles, the sunny "Dancing with the DJ" (which later appeared on their 2011 EP Magic) and the whistling "Make It Better." Over the course of the next few years, the duo's profile was magnified by additional remixes for Tegan and Sara ("Closer"), the 1975 ("Girls"), and Dragonette ("Let It Go"), among others, in addition to tours with Ellie Goulding, Dragonette, and Sleigh Bells. They also collaborated with Fred Falke for the Kitsuné Music release "Geronimo" in 2012, as well as Treasure Fingers for "DYWT," released on Fool's Gold Clubhouse in 2014. Also in 2014, the group released an EP, titled Comfortable and released on the Neon Gold label, that included collaborations with X Ambassadors and Ra Ra Riot.
Signed to Big Beat, the Knocks slowed it down a bit for the 2014 single "Classic," one of their funkier and more disco-indebted singles, featuring Powers. An EP titled So Classic appeared in April 2015, followed by a new version of "Classic" featuring a verse by Fetty Wap. The Knocks spent much of the year working on their long-delayed debut album, which was previewed by the singles "I Wish (My Taylor Swift)" (with Matthew Koma) and "New York City" (featuring Cam'ron). Finally, in March 2016, the duo released their first full-length, 55, which included additional guest appearances from Wyclef Jean, Walk the Moon, Carly Rae Jepsen, Alex Newell, and Semi-Precious Weapons' Justin Trantor. That July, the pair remixed selected tracks from the album on the 55.5 EP.
In early 2017, the Knocks released Testify, an EP of new songs featuring collaborations with MNEK, Delacey, and Tayla Parx. Later that year, the duo teamed up with Skylar Spence and released a future funk mixtape as Amelia Airhorn. They also formed the Mary Nixons, a group with Mat Zo, and issued the single "Adrian." They followed with the Captain Cuts collaboration "House Party." July 2018 saw the release of the single "Shades" which appeared later that year on the Knocks' second full-length, New York Narcotic. The album also featured contributions from Method Man, Sofi Tukker, and Foster the People.
2019 brought several singles, including the Kah-Lo collaboration "Awa Ni" and "Lucky Me" (with Great Good Fine Ok). Most of these were collected on the EP Summer Series: 2019. Several more singles arrived in 2020, including "One Fine Day" (with Idris Elba), "Bodies" (with MUNA), and "All About You" (featuring Foster the People). The following year, they released Melody & Silence, an EP with Foster the People that included a remix of the single, as well as covers of hits by Beck, Moby, and the Verve. Also in 2021, the Knocks released "R U High" (featuring Mallrat) and "Sound the Alarm" (featuring Rivers Cuomo and Royal & the Serpent), and were featured on Purple Disco Machine's "Fireworks." The following year saw the release of the full-length effort, HISTORY, which featured collaborations with Foster the People, MUNA, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Cold War Kids, Parson James, and Yoke Lore, among others.
Biography by Andy Kellman
House Party
The Knocks Lyrics
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Baby, take me on a ride, ride, ride, ride)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Type) yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I don't really care about this party
I just really wanted you to see me
I don't really care about this party
I just really wanted you to see me
I don't really care about this party
I just really wanted you to see me
I don't really care about this party
I just really wanted you to see me
I don't really care a
F-F-Following around my wasted friends
Get ready for the night right before it ends
I just really wanna be back in bed
I just really wanna do this again
Following around my wasted friends
Get ready for the night right before it ends
I just really wanna be back in bed
I just really wanna never do this again
Yeah, we're gonna be alright
Promise there's nothing to hide
Baby, take me on a ride
Take me over for the night
Party girls like you are just my type
Take my hand and show me how to fly
Come with me, we're gonna touch the sky
Get to Heaven and we'll burn it down
And once we're finished
We can keep dancing on
To the stars and beyond
Da-Da-Dancing on my own in the
Middle of the park
I'm so bad at getting work done and
So good at being a star
Phone full of drunk girls' numbers
I would never call
No, I never cared at all, no
I never cared at all (Hold up)
(Go) Let me hit the floor
Now for just one minute
I'm in it, I'm in it, I'm in it, I'm in it
If I dip without saying shit
Don't give me a call
No, I never cared at all, no, I never cared
Never cared about this party
I just really wanted you to see me
I don't really care about this party
I just really wanted you to see me
I don't really care about this party
I just really wanted you to see me
I don't really care about this party
I just really wanted you to see me
I don't really care a
The lyrics to The Knocks & Captain Cuts's song "House Party" express an interesting contrast between the desire for attention and the indifference towards the actual party going on. The repetition of "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah" at the beginning creates a sort of frenetic energy that sets the tone for the whole song. The singer appears to be attending a party surrounded by drunken friends, but they don't seem to care about the party itself; they just want the attention of someone specific. This idea is reinforced in the chorus, where the singer recounts how they "just really wanted you to see me", emphasizing that they are there for someone else's attention rather than for the party itself. The line "Party girls like you are just my type" further emphasizes the singer's desire to be noticed by someone specific, possibly someone who is a known party-goer.
The lyrics in the second verse reveal how the singer feels out of place at the party, following their "wasted" friends around and wishing to be anywhere else but there. The line "I just really wanna never do this again" shows a deeper level of dissatisfaction and points towards a deeper feeling of disillusionment. The third verse introduces a new element to the song, as the singer imagines "getting to Heaven and then burning it down" before continuing to dance "to the stars and beyond". The imagery of the burning of Heaven and the desire to dance on towards infinity speaks to a certain rebellious spirit and a desire to break free from the mundanity of everyday life. In the final lines of the song, the singer repeats the refrain that they don't really care about the party itself, but that they just wanted the person they desire to see them. This repetition drives home the idea that the party is inconsequential to the singer's true desire: attention from someone specific.
Line by Line Meaning
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Expressing excitement and eagerness for what is to come
(Baby, take me on a ride, ride, ride, ride) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Asking someone to take them on an adventure and expressing enthusiasm for it
(G-G-Girls like you are just my type, type Type) yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Acknowledging that the person they are with is attractive and fits their preferences
I don't really care about this party
I just really wanted you to see me
I don't really care about this party
I just really wanted you to see me
I don't really care about this party
I just really wanted you to see me
I don't really care about this party
I just really wanted you to see me
I don't really care a
Feeling that the party and the people around them are not important; they just want to be noticed and seen by the person they are interested in
F-F-Following around my wasted friends
Get ready for the night right before it ends
I just really wanna be back in bed
I just really wanna do this again
Following around my wasted friends
Get ready for the night right before it ends
I just really wanna be back in bed
I just really wanna never do this again
Feeling regretful and exhausted from partying with friends who are out of control; wanting to leave and never repeat this experience
Yeah, we're gonna be alright
Promise there's nothing to hide
Baby, take me on a ride
Take me over for the night
Party girls like you are just my type
Take my hand and show me how to fly
Come with me, we're gonna touch the sky
Get to Heaven and we'll burn it down
And once we're finished
We can keep dancing on
To the stars and beyond
Assuring the person they are with that everything will be okay; inviting them to explore and have fun together; envisioning an exciting and memorable experience together
Da-Da-Dancing on my own in the
Middle of the park
I'm so bad at getting work done and
So good at being a star
Phone full of drunk girls' numbers
I would never call
No, I never cared at all, no
I never cared at all (Hold up)
(Go) Let me hit the floor
Now for just one minute
I'm in it, I'm in it, I'm in it, I'm in it
If I dip without saying shit
Don't give me a call
No, I never cared at all, no, I never cared
Reflecting on their tendency to seek attention and fame, while also acknowledging that they are not interested in pursuing the numerous phone numbers they have obtained; enjoying the moment and not wanting to be tied down or contacted later
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Maybe it's a disco
Maybe it's a club thing
Maybe it's a street thing
I don't know
They said they had a rooftop
We had to climb a ladder
Yeah
Just so they could get to the spot
Let's take it back
Back to my house
Everybody, bring somebody, back to my house
Let's take it back
Back to my house
Everybody, bring somebody, back to my house
Went to see a DJ
He was playing techno
He was playing hip hop
He was playing disco
He was playing all that
And he had a friend
Who couldn't get in
Because, she looked too young
Said that he was on one
Said he had a late one
Said he changed locations
I was like
"Good for you."
Said i'm always on a late one
I been here all night
It's a late one right now
Let's take it back
Back to my house
Everybody, bring somebody, back to my house
Let's take it back
Back to my house
Everybody, bring somebody, back to my house
My house!
Hey where are my friends
Hey where are my friends
You gotta pick up the phone
And say, where are my friends
You know where they at
My house!
Hey where are my friends
I said where are my friends
You gotta pick up the phone
Where and say
Where are my friends
You know where they at
My house!
Maybe it's a disco
Maybe it's a street thing
Maybe it's a club thing
I don't know
My house!
Maybe it's a house party
Wait, wait. Yo
We should have a house party
Let's take it back
Back to my house
Everybody, bring somebody, back to my house
Let's take it back
Back to my house
Everybody, bring somebody, back to my house
My house!
Hey where are my friends
Hey where are my friends
You gotta pick up the phone
And say, where are my friends
You know where they at
My house!
Hey where are my friends
I said where are my friends
You gotta pick up the phone
Where and say
Where are my friends
You know where they at
My house!
My house!
My house!
@theknocks
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@softuyo4872
itstheknocks This song is lit🤙❤️✌️😍
@2kool4rock
House party
Club thing
Late One
I don't know.
@cornbreadthedog
You guys did an amazing job. I clicked "LIKE" after 1 minute in! Just a cool, fun, catchy, and bouncy party song! Really digging it and thanks again for putting up a really visually engaging video with some cool tunes! Sweet! ....All the best!
@RoxyVancouver
Nice...Love this track! Really captures that vibe.
@DomingosMultichannel
i would love it so goddamn hard to get to a party like this.
@jacksonbasting
One time I was DJing in Houston, and a friend of mine asked if her friends could come and DJ with me after their gig. So when they showed up, I see my friend Gray and THE KNOCKS walk into the DJ booth, then J-Patt brought on the funk and absolutely killed it. One of my favorite party moments ever!
@gleegleek4eva
Glad there's a video for this bop. May The Knocks continue to snatch my wig.
@aMasterPole
Amen
@jn5912
The bass is so good. Especially on my monitor headphones.