The Medic Droid (a.k.a. TMD) was an American synthpop band from Phoenix, Ar… Read Full Bio ↴The Medic Droid (a.k.a. TMD) was an American synthpop band from Phoenix, Arizona.

The Medic Droid was started in 2005 with Chris Donathon, Hector Bagnod and Johnny "Droid" Chavez. Bagnod and Donathon first met in 2003, but Donathon moved away from the city after they met, only to return (and begin the band) a few years later. The band was heavily inspired by 1980's popular culture, their name referencing a character from the Star Wars sequel The Empire Strikes Back.

The group gained a strong initial following through the social networking site Myspace; by mid-2008 the song "Fer Sure" had logged almost 2 million plays on the site and the group had accumulated over 100,000 friends there.

Soon they were noticed by manager Avery Andon who brought the band to New York where they played their first live show opening for Enter Shikari at The Bowery Ballroom and caught the eye of A&R's from Epic Records who would later go on to sign the band. The group eventually made two new songs "Keeping Up with the Joneses" and "FSCENE8", enlisting the help of Australian DJ S3RL to remix these songs. In late 2007, Johnny Droid left the band due to issues with the other members and created his own solo band called J0hnny. In 2011, he announced he was making a band with S3RL called R0bots.

They later hired Greg Rudawski as drummer for live shows and were signed to Modern Art Records, a local Phoenix indie label distributed by Epic Records. They wrote and recorded their debut album, What's Your Medium and it was released June 10, 2008. What's Your Medium reached no. 33 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.

The Medic Droid toured throughout 2008 as both headliner and supporting act, playing with acts such as Breathe Carolina, The White Tie Affair, Kill Hannah, The Blackout, and Innerpartysystem.

The Medic Droid headlined their final tour with supporting acts Hyper Crush and Chronic Future in November and December 2008. It wasn't planned as their final tour, but the group's members showed strain from constant touring, and on December 16, 2008, both Bagnod and Donathon posted notice on their MySpace pages that the band had dissolved.

On February 8, 2012, Chris Donathon created a Facebook page for the band. Then the next day, on February 9, he posted, "Hey every one thanks for all the likes. I'm currently working on putting together my new live set as well as some new tracks. I'm super excited to get back out on the road again and playing some shows but i need all your guys and girls help to spread the word." On February 19 2012, AbsolutePunk posted a blog stating that the band had reunited.

On July 25, 2012 Donathon announced he would be selling limited edition T-shirts to help fund a new EP. On November 10, 2012 the band announced that they would be returning to the stage at the "South by So What?!" festival on March 16, 2013.

On December 22, 2015, The Medic Droid added a new picture to their Facebook along with, "THE MEDIC DROID 2016." The following day they announced their first show back opening for Austin Jones on the Phoenix, Arizona date of his "We'll Fall Together Tour" on January 21, 2016 at Joe's Grotto. On March 2, 2016, The Medic Droid announced an Australian tour which began in Perth on May 15 and wrapped up on June 4, 2016 in Melbourne. Additional dates were announced on March 31, 2016.

On May 19, 2016, The Medic Droid released their first song in 8 years titled "Closer". A second song, "Disco Queen", was released on June 1, 2016.

As of January 2017, The Medic Droid are considered to be on hiatus or disbanded.

Into The Groove
The Medic Droid Lyrics

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And you can dance for inspiration
Set me up a line, I'm waiting

Get into the groove
Boy you've got to prove your love to me, yeah
Get up on your feet, yeah step to the beat
Boy what will it be?

Music can be such a revelation
Dancing around, you feel the sweet sensation
We might be lovers if the rhythm's right
I hope this feeling never ends tonight

Only when I'm dancing can I feel this free
At night I lock the doors, where no one else can see
I'm tired of dancing here all by myself
Tonight I wanna dance with someone else

Get into the groove
Boy you've got to prove your love to me, yeah
Get up on your feet, yeah step to the beat
Boy what will it be?

Gonna get to know you in a special way
This doesn't happen to me every day
Don't try to hide it, love wears no disguise
I see the fire burning in your eyes

Only when I'm dancing can I feel this free
At night I lock the doors, where no one else can see
I'm tired of dancing here all by myself
Tonight I wanna dance with someone else

Get into the groove
Boy you've got to prove your love to me, yeah
Get up on your feet, yeah step to the beat
Boy what will it be?

Live out your fantasies here with me
Just let the music set you free
Touch my body now and move in time
Now I know you're mine, you've got to

Live, live, live, live, live, live, live
Live out your fantasies here with me
Just let the music set you free
Touch my body now and move in time
Now I know you're mine

Get into the groove
Boy you've got to prove your love to me, yeah
Get up on your feet, yeah step to the beat
Boy what will it be?

Get into the groove
Boy you've got to prove your love to me, yeah
Get up on your feet, yeah step to the beat
Boy what will it be?

Get into the groove
Boy you've got to prove your love to me, yeah

Get up on your feet, yeah step to the beat
Boy what will it be?

Overall Meaning

The Medic Droid's song "Into The Groove" is all about the power of music and dancing. The opening lines encourage listeners to dance and find inspiration. The lyrics then switch to a plea for affection, as the singer urges their partner to "prove your love" by getting up and dancing with them. The mood becomes more urgent as the chorus repeats the demand for the partner to get into the groove and step to the beat. The singer wants to feel the joy of dancing with someone else, and hopes that the energy of the music will bring them closer together.

Line by Line Meaning

And you can dance for inspiration
Dancing can inspire you

Set me up a line, I'm waiting
I'm waiting for someone to introduce me to drugs

Get into the groove
Get into the rhythm of the music

Boy you've got to prove your love to me, yeah
You need to show me you love me

Get up on your feet, yeah step to the beat
Start dancing to the rhythm

Boy what will it be?
What are you going to do?

Music can be such a revelation
Music can reveal things to you

Dancing around, you feel the sweet sensation
Dancing can make you feel good

We might be lovers if the rhythm's right
We might fall in love if we dance well together

I hope this feeling never ends tonight
I hope this good feeling lasts all night

Only when I'm dancing can I feel this free
I only feel free when I'm dancing

At night I lock the doors, where no one else can see
I dance alone, in private

I'm tired of dancing here all by myself
I'm tired of dancing alone

Tonight I wanna dance with someone else
Tonight I want to dance with someone

Gonna get to know you in a special way
I want to get to know you intimately

This doesn't happen to me every day
I don't usually feel this way

Don't try to hide it, love wears no disguise
Don't hide your love, it should be obvious

I see the fire burning in your eyes
I see that you're passionate

Live out your fantasies here with me
Let's make our fantasies come true together

Just let the music set you free
Let the music make you feel free

Touch my body now and move in time
Dance with me closely

Now I know you're mine, you've got to
Now I know you belong to me

Get into the groove
Get into the rhythm of the music

Boy you've got to prove your love to me, yeah
You need to show me you love me

Get up on your feet, yeah step to the beat
Start dancing to the rhythm

Boy what will it be?
What are you going to do?

Get into the groove
Get into the rhythm of the music

Boy you've got to prove your love to me, yeah
You need to show me you love me

Get up on your feet, yeah step to the beat
Start dancing to the rhythm

Boy what will it be?
What are you going to do?

Get into the groove
Get into the rhythm of the music

Boy you've got to prove your love to me, yeah
You need to show me you love me

Get up on your feet, yeah step to the beat
Start dancing to the rhythm

Boy what will it be?
What are you going to do?

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Stephen Pate Bray, Madonna L. Ciccone

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