The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
All around the world
Anticipation
'Cause here it comes again (you see)
No matter where you are
It could be near or far
But it still feels like Christmas time to me
I tell you what you already know
Forget and ready to let it go
The countdown has begun
Whether you're in the mmh
North, South, it's all the same
Let your troubles fade away
Get ready to love everyone
Whether the sun beats down
Or there's a storm around
Whether the snow falls or
It's a hundred degrees
It's still Christmas to me
Oh, we're gonna dance tonight
Oh, let the temperature rise to one hundred degrees
To a hundred, hundred, hundred degrees
Don't you know you just can't get enough?
Gonna keep heating it up to one hundred degrees
To a hundred, hundred, hundred degrees
Can you feel the heat on the floor?
Really gets you wanting some more
Let's make it neverending tonight
Whether the sun beats down
(Sun beats down)
Or there's a storm around
(Storm around)
Whether the snow falls or
It's a hundred degrees
It's still Christmas to me
Oh, we're gonna dance tonight
Oh, let the temperature rise to one hundred degrees
To a hundred, hundred, hundred degrees
Don't you know you just can't get enough?
Gonna keep heating it up to one hundred degrees
To a hundred, hundred, hundred degrees
Oh, what a cocktail time
Oh, we're loving all the fairy lights
Everyone's got a different way
But we all want the same
We want disco night
Hundred, hundred, hundred
Hundred, hundred, hundred
Hundred, hundred, hundred degrees (yeah, yeah)
It's still Christmas to me
Oh, we're gonna dance tonight
Oh, let the temperature rise to 100 degrees
To a hundred, hundred, hundred degrees
Don't you know you just can't get enough?
Gonna keep heating it up to 100 degrees
To a hundred, hundred, hundred degrees
Anticipation
'Cause here it comes again (you see)
No matter where you are
It could be near or far
But it still feels like Christmas time to me
I tell you what you already know
Forget and ready to let it go
The countdown has begun
Whether you're in the mmh
North, South, it's all the same
Let your troubles fade away
Get ready to love everyone
Whether the sun beats down
Or there's a storm around
Whether the snow falls or
It's a hundred degrees
It's still Christmas to me
Oh, we're gonna dance tonight
Oh, let the temperature rise to one hundred degrees
To a hundred, hundred, hundred degrees
Don't you know you just can't get enough?
Gonna keep heating it up to one hundred degrees
To a hundred, hundred, hundred degrees
Can you feel the heat on the floor?
Really gets you wanting some more
Let's make it neverending tonight
Whether the sun beats down
(Sun beats down)
Or there's a storm around
(Storm around)
Whether the snow falls or
It's a hundred degrees
It's still Christmas to me
Oh, we're gonna dance tonight
Oh, let the temperature rise to one hundred degrees
To a hundred, hundred, hundred degrees
Don't you know you just can't get enough?
Gonna keep heating it up to one hundred degrees
To a hundred, hundred, hundred degrees
Oh, what a cocktail time
Oh, we're loving all the fairy lights
Everyone's got a different way
But we all want the same
We want disco night
Hundred, hundred, hundred
Hundred, hundred, hundred
Hundred, hundred, hundred degrees (yeah, yeah)
It's still Christmas to me
Oh, we're gonna dance tonight
Oh, let the temperature rise to 100 degrees
To a hundred, hundred, hundred degrees
Don't you know you just can't get enough?
Gonna keep heating it up to 100 degrees
To a hundred, hundred, hundred degrees
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
100 Degrees Lyrics as written by Kylie Minogue Ash Howes
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, MUSHROOM MUSIC PTY LTD, Hipgnosis Songs Group
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