Pandemonium
The Prodigy [Charly XLS 21 CD 1991] Lyrics

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I just can't hold back...
I just can't hold back...
...
Drop the base... Drop the base...
Drop the base... Drop the base now.
I just can't hold back...
...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Pandemonium" by The Prodigy are fairly straightforward, focusing on the intense energy of the song and the desire to let loose and dance. The repetition of "I just can't hold back" emphasizes the inability to resist the beat and the need to give in to the music. The repeated call to "drop the base" emphasizes the importance of the bassline in driving the song forward and creating that irresistible urge to move. The repetition of these lyrics and the simple, straightforward language serves to emphasize the primal, physical nature of dancing and the way music can take over one's body and emotions.

Overall, the lyrics to "Pandemonium" are less about storytelling or traditional songwriting and more about capturing a feeling and mood. The repetition and simplicity of the lyrics help to make the song feel even more intense and urgent, as if the music is calling out to the listener and demanding that they dance and lose themselves to the beat.

Line by Line Meaning

I just can't hold back...
I am unable to contain my excitement or energy for what's about to happen.

Drop the base... Drop the base...
Play the bass sound repeatedly, building up anticipation for the upcoming drop.

Drop the base... Drop the base now.
The anticipation has reached its peak, and now it's time for the bass to drop, unleashing a burst of energy and excitement.

I just can't hold back...
The intensity and energy of the music has reached a level where I cannot contain my excitement any longer.

Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC , Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JAMES SAMUEL III HARRIS, JESSE WOODS JOHNSON, PRINCE ROGERS NELSON, TERRY STEVEN LEWIS

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Comments from YouTube:

@Sz0kek0la

10y↑52

Still kickass, and ageless. I remember, when Prodigy shocking everybody. I was 17 at '91, good old days. :) Thanks from Hungary.

@user-xf3yi4zv5m

38w↑1

Чно в россий тоже был шок

@ThePinsay

29w

Everywhere keiths antics were an unforgiving I dont give a fuck vibe!!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@cascadeSC

14y↑22

Wow, totally forgot about this song! My neighbor did too but I reminded him of it's greatness

@michaelplanner6556

1y↑3

I'm sure your neighbour loved it

@Robin-jz2dj

4y↑16

I just heard it for the first time today. This deserves way more recognition 😤

RIP Keith

@ThePinsay

29w↑2

Guy was a natural born entertainer too! Owned a stage!!!!!

@gunman156

9y↑133

мне было 14 лет когда начал слушать, сейчас 30 я круче ничего больше не знаю!

@user-jm5xh3gd9p

9y↑1

Я тоже.Респект:-)

@MrAvengerDit

8y↑1

+gunman ``` О да!!!

@user-ny2bt3ve7k

7y↑1

первый раз услышал летс го и понеслось............................ в 1995

@Ca-lx8tz

7y↑2

а м не 38 и я того же мнения)))

@user-fy5fi5jp5l

7y↑2

gunman ``` я тоже.живу в Германии.в продаже не найдёш

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@HellMuTx

14y↑12

as a producer I must say the way this guys use voices, percs and synths its just amazing

@NASASKA88

3y↑4

Yeah Liam Howlett is a LEGEND!

@aitchmere7252

7y↑116

The most underrated Prodigy tune of them all...

@area42books

6y↑5

Yeah, this one transports me right to my most basic core self in a way like no other. My thoughts clear up... and I'm transported into this urgent car chase scene in my mind every time. I'm sharper, and more useful to humanity when The Prodigy is written into my firmware for any given mission.

@rikrey8779

3y↑3

This one is too much for some people, I can't even control myself with this. It's so Amped

@stinkygreencat

3y↑3

Easily my favourite Prodigy tune

@MemoryLaneCinema

3y↑5

not underrated by us OG'S

@markjames6129

3y↑2

Agreed! I fitted a 1000watt sub in a pug 205 Roland garos to discover the songs magic Mwhaha

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@felider

14y↑6

This track is pure break beat - hardcore UK underground music legacy, and perfectly describes the 1990 - 1993 rave scene.

@ThePinsay

29w

❤

@djtommo

12y↑22

I think last time I checked back on this it was at 4 million views or something? Now it's way more than that, and it means: great job guys, you still are listening to awesome music! Considering it's just a b-side track from their first single (also on their first demo cassette), the amount of views on this is ridiculous. This makes me feel proud being a fellow fan like you all, thank you!

@jaceksorbjan

4y↑2

2020 :)

@rikrey8779

3y↑2

@@jaceksorbjan going to 2021 on this track, it's still so ahead of this time

@spiderjerusalem8505

@@jaceksorbjan, :p

@goophymarazmatique7931

28w

Конец 2023 года, 8.5 лимона, Liam знал что делает...

@MrHitmannn1

10y↑49

Продиджи- самая крутая группа всех времен и народов!!! Их музыка никогда не надоест! Шикарно!

@user-dn7mi9bk2g

И не устареет.)))

@andreywhite2513

В отличие от Пориджей

@slenderman4747

9y↑24

my 2 year old son is jamming out to this!!!

@enter018

Slender Man Heheh :) Good to hear that little crabs listening the true music.

@chipinn1

Crabs?

@seagirltoo

chipinn1 Refers back to The Prodigy's Fat of the Land album cover I believe

@CommanderKiller

7y↑2

bro you have a great son. you must be so proud right?

@triple6geek

11y↑8

i remember when my 2nd grade teacher asked me what music should we use in P.E class, i answered boldly: PRODIGY.

@djtommo

10y↑209

Yo, now over six years since I uploaded this banger. Still going off hard! Thanks for keeping it real over all these years. Now just waiting for some new Prodigy material to surface...

@weSteh

10y↑4

Kudos to you sir .... Kudos to YOU ! :)

@MrLouishayward

10y↑3

If only they made em like this again ;)

@MartijnTenebris

10y↑4

prodigy is such a good band XD

@MartijnTenebris

10y↑9

ituchi100 im now 16 and i don't care its old

@DanHonka

Martijn Polkerman its old bat its basics

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@monsterbash9758

10y↑10

He looks like such a nice guy! Just look at that big insane smile!

@MetroidChild

9y↑9

the only other person who could play the joker in the batman trilogy lol

@willaville

9y↑1

***** I knew the joker reminded me of someone

@breakfreak3181

2y↑1

Back again in 2022! Shout to all old school 90's ravers who danced and got smashed to this. UK electronic music scene in the 90's was amazing.....hardcore, jungle, DnB, UKG...all home grown. So many good memories. You had to be there!!

@debbiedreg6614

breakbeat

@breakfreak3181

@@debbiedreg6614 We called it Hardcore in London in the 90's. Sometimes Breakbeat Hardcore.

@djtommo

15y↑4

100, 000 views! Long live the Prodigy!

@zackworrell535

8y↑12

Prodigy will continue to rock into the 21st century where most techno and big beat was left in the 90's. They stuck pretty much to the same path and it has come full circle.

I was 25 in '96 when Fat of the Land hit and I never imagined their brand of music would last this long but what the fuck do I know. Now I am just an old man

@daveromaine5655

8y↑9

Fuck off once a raver always a raver!! fuck these kids we are veterans brutha!

@MrGrimez

14y↑3

Prodigy never seems to disappoint me.

@YouDumbZombie

12y↑4

Dude, I love everything The Prodigy has ever done and Pandemonium is one of my favorite tracks so thank YOU for posting it up here!

@rubberman2602

13y↑3

That picture is one of the most amazing things ever.

@rubigineux

16y

Pandemonium, Charly, Everybody in the place, Out of Space, Jericho, Wind it up ..... Oldskool will never die !

@trixigt2

15y↑1

I love that guy's smile.. Its truly insane!

@sprawiedliwy1985

10y

.....please back.
THE PRODIGY is a wonderful child

@teddyinjapan

15y↑1

Their early stuff was their best. IMO their new material is starting to go back to their roots and I like it. Good job man.

@kasperpinnerup359

9y↑10

Been listening to The Prodigy for 20 years now ! And they are still kicking ass the way they did in the start ! Its just an amazing group of very dedicated people . And they allways give them selfs to the maximum at their concerts . I was so Lucky to see them i Copenhagen for some years ago - And unfortunally the Guys who booked the Group decited to that they should play in a place with very bad acoustics . And if Theres something that need to be 110% okey in a Prodigy concert , it is the sound quality ! It was no good for me ;-) But the experience that i got that night , i will never forget :-D

@kasperpinnerup359

Btw - Thanks for the upload Tommy Tapio :-) You just made my day !

@0311huy

danm two old men talk about their stuff

@kasperpinnerup359

Damn 1 young guy who dosnt know anything about what were talking about ;-)

@0311huy

yep, i am jealous ,okay

@kasperpinnerup359

Ok . :-O you will get your time 2 :-P

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@fasttrack70

9y↑3

still sends any crowd wild at an old skool event and still sounds awesome after 25 years :07

@MrMatty2d

13y

a good tune & this is the first time ive heard this tune & ive listened 2 the prodigy since 92

@werborg1

12y↑2

19 years old when I got this 40 now and still no one comes close to the prodigy can't wait for next album and tour :)

@davealldred

Still as fresh now and it was back in the day..happy days !!

@Miwosanur423

10y

Thanks for uploading. My favorite song of The Prodigy. Cortex vibrations here

@martians1980

8y↑5

raving with Prodigy from 2015

@ArceusTheGod

8y↑17

can't spell gold without old ;)

@wumpascott

13y

wow this came out in 91? seriously? prodigy was waaay ahead of their time. i listened to this all through high school in early to mid 00s and even still today!

@wheelz696

13y

older prodigy gives me chills . lovin this one

@acmalovich7

10y↑13

обожаю их!!!!!!

@breakfreak3181

6y↑1

I bought this on original press vinyl BITD (a loooong time ago, lol), and if I ever got to play out at any parties again I'd still drop this! Brings back bare memories...munching pills and dancing like a loon when I was still really a kid. Saw 'em live when they were still doing rave stuff and have followed them through to the present day, although it must be said that since Fat of The Land each album has had fewer and fewer good tracks. IMO this badbwoy is one of their best!!

@TheyMadeMonsters

9y↑1

Grew up listening to this and I've been inspired ever since to try and be as original. Absolutely amazing music that needs to be continuously listened to !!!!

@frankoconnor4137

It does need to be continuously listened to !!!!

@peacedeath1986

9y↑6

Музыка на все времена !!!

@djtommo

13y↑1

Why do I have this feeling it was just a while ago this reached the 2 million limit? Now it's 3 MILLION VIEWS! Congratulations guys, every million comes full just quicker and quicker. Keep up the spirit and never stop listening to the kings of electronic music!

@Gigameth89

15y

classic tune! reminded me to dig out the old charly single! charly says, always tell your mummy before you go off somewhere!

@mcmmc1999

13y↑1

I love how this band has songs like this, AND alternative. If I didn't know better I would've thought this was recent.

@djtommo

15y↑2

I'll be seeing them 12th November and it's going to be my first time seeing them live! So excited.

@tokyo.underground

4y↑2

one of the first their tracks I've heard. fantastic

@gostling

9y↑7

What makes this song special is that it shares it's bside status with Your Love aka the absolute greatest song in music history.

@djhtrouty

8y↑1

+Tara Gostling gurned to so many of prods tuuuunes at raves in the 90s

@EdvinsAritis

that is revolution and we see it now

@candon1972

The 90´s was the best time to be young! <3

@koodq

14y

This song is as old as I am, lovin' it.

@DragonEnergetic62

12y

I just can't hold back listening to that song!!!

@jasoncooke1999

13y

cant beat ols skool prodigy. classic i remember sterns 91! rock the place now!

@VenomGate7

14y

I want the 90's back!!

@ExecuteOrder.66

12y↑3

Somehow this song reminds me of the old school Mortal Kombat every time I listen to this. I love it. I never knew this was included with the single Charly, Too bad it wasn't in Experience.

@drumliss

15y

Thanks tommpson. Never said I had all the singles from the Experience. Just some of them, fire, everybody in the place, wind it up, out of space. Never had Charly on single.

@PerkinJoel

15y

I've been listening to the prodigy since i was 7 i'm 15 now and ive been hooked since i first heard them

@NorkimomikroN

13y

I grew up with Prodigy. The Prodigy way of life ;)

@AngryRedMike

13y

The Prodigy helped me thru many broken bones and depressing times. In debt for life!

@matthewmartin6755

51w

I remember watching this for the first time in college 15 years ago. 😂 15 years on and still a banger and brings me back so many good memories xxx❤❤❤

@joopdelaat4517

9y↑4

insane picture , good music from the prodigy.

@DJGanon

11y

What an Afterlife: One Fantazia, Universe, Helter Skelter, Raindance, Roller Express & Dreamscape from da early 90's after another.....HEAVEN! I think this other EPIC Oldskool Choon just about sums it up. Baby D - Take Me to Heaven (Heaven and Hell Mix) X Amount of Respect Out to All My Fellow OldSkool Ravers, Dj's & Producers [Family] from Back in Dem Magical Years. One Love, One Heart, One Beat...HARDCORE YOU KNOW THE SCORE!

@richardthered

14y

one of the best prodigy tracks! class act tommo..

@andylivin6642

балдею с 1993! The Prodigy самая бодрежная. Всегда до мурашек.

@djtommo

14y↑1

YES! We have achieved to watch this video 2 million times! Never thought that one b-side of the first single The Prodigy ever released could get this much attention. Respect to all of you who have kept the oldschool Prodigy vibe alive, this really proves that the old stuff still gets recognition among the new tunes. I'm proud of you guys, let's see how fast we can reach the next milestone: 3 million views! I JUST CAN'T HOLD BACK!

@gelokud

11y↑1

this is so perfect. samples,rhytm, building emotions.

@SteveWalkey

10y↑8

I don't think I've heard this since Reading 1992... Or one of the festies that year... A good year, as the winos say. Cheers, Tommy Tapio!

@poopstainhotdog1

10y↑1

bruh what was it like to be part of that era? im a youngin but am obsessed with this period of electronic music

@SteveWalkey

10y↑1

Just saw your comment, well, all I can say is my experience was great on the hole(!), truly enlightening too, but avoid the class 'A's if you don't want a World of Pain & half a life in jail... Peace & thanks for commenting!

@djtommo

8y↑5

+Steven Walkey Thanks! Sorry late reply, I don't check this very often. This type of sound got me into electronic music when I was 13 or something, pretty much the time when I uploaded this here. I remember dreaming about how it would be like to attend those oldskool raves. Glad you had the chance to enjoy those times, the current electronic scene tends to be very boring sometimes.

@rogek1980

11y↑2

This song is my ringtone for years already :D

@eVentyrBoost

15y

This song is as old as me! and it still rocks!

@mikebaileyGplus

11y↑1

back to the old days of raving :-)

@onuendel

15y

im listening this over and over again.good stuff

@retir0x

12y

21 years old and still fresh! Respect!

@xbox650

8y↑4

Yes it was
on XL recordings . I still have the vinyl

@nednebad

14y

He looks like the joker in Batman, more than anyone else! Good song thankyou!

@6015708

15y

me2 im 15 and i just discovered them and i just cant stop listenig their music, they are great!

@Johnny5liter

11y

Truer words have never been spoken!!!!

@Verraneska

14y↑1

Every time I hear their music, I just can't sit still XD

@25beanman

I listen to alto of modern electronic music but man, NOTHING gets me moving like The Prodigy does!

@MentalRaptors

13y↑3

One of their first tracks that I heard. They really live up to their name cuz this (along with Android) is pure genius!

@Sandeagledhorn

12y

a smile of an angel...

@Cloakfiend

11y

one of my fave prodigy tracks.

@earthcentral607

13y

the sound is incredible

@Oscar.P

15y

Thank you for uploading it! I LOVE the Prodigy! I just can't hold back

@TRELUSSS

13y↑1

Ta muza ma już 20 lat!!!Niesamowite brzmienie nawet jak na dzisiejsze czasy.PRODIGY!!!

@ultimatezombieprankstervid3422

8y↑4

Prodigy are and always will be the bollocks 👍👍👍👍👍

@Iceland10

13y

There is only one way to listen to The Prodigy. LOUD!!!

@BKKRED2008

13y

The prodigy sends chills up my spine. Literally

@dupe1972

11y

One of my favourite prodigy tracks - love it...

@djtommo

15y

I'm 15, and I just discovered The Prodigy couple years ago. Since then I've been hooked to this awesome shit! Really want to see 'em live!

@debbiedreg6614

Bless you

@cakesofdeath

12y

1991 i was 15. Those were the days! My bro saw them down the Barn in Braintree!

@martijnsintnicolaas8937

9y↑3

my favorite

@StRiK3RaKoS

14y

LOVE YA PRODIGY. Both old and new of prodigy's songs are kick ass songs!!!

@Aelthais

16y

Thx for upload man, i was waiting for this song!

@MrGarganoz

14y

Simply awesome ,nuff said

@warpath77

14y

insane beats for back in the 90s. Glad to be a 90s baby! fuck yeah Prodigy _-_ From Holland

@WaveboyNC

14y

Thanks for sharing that Tommpson!! 2 decades later, I've seen them live a couple times, and I'm still waiting for a weak track!! LIAM IS a PRODIGY!!!

@MrSASHOK1982

9y↑32

Бля, чем они мазались когда создавали подобные темы, пускай вмажутся сейчас тем же.

@SnX901

14y

love this track... prodigy is and will forever be a legend.

@userisonline

15y

GREAT BAND => Great songs, tracks, productions.. Prodigy for life! I've been their fan from 10 + years but before not so big 1 till i hear them alive on exit fest last month in Serbia..

@leeroberts6441

10y

Quality tune.heard this at the eclipse in 1992.well liked track back in the day brilliant.

@Kessskah

14y↑1

Prodigy seem to me to have a 'genre' of music all to themselves. That's what makes them so unique and awesome. Despite multitudinous hours of 'searching' - I've never found another band that rivals their energy,originality and complexity :) If there are any, please enlighten me!