For me, the song evokes feelings of "being on the outside looking in" from my dance club days. Quite often I lacked the confidence (courage?) to approach women out of a fear of being rejected. In an interview with Pitchfork Media, a Chicago-based daily Internet publication focusing on independent music, Robyn said her song is about feeling lonely in a club. She said "People get drunk and turn into themselves in a way, and they go to experience some kind of emotion. But it's not always about fun. There's a destructive side to it. But I'm more into the empowerment of going out, because it's always been the place where I could be myself and get inspired. Even if I'm sad, dancing is a way to let stuff out."
For me, the song evokes feelings of "being on the outside looking in" from my dance club days. Quite often I lacked the confidence (courage?) to approach women out of a fear of being rejected. In an interview with Pitchfork Media, a Chicago-based daily Internet publication focusing on independent music, Robyn said her song is about feeling lonely in a club. She said "People get drunk and turn into themselves in a way, and they go to experience some kind of emotion. But it's not always about fun. There's a destructive side to it. But I'm more into the empowerment of going out, because it's always been the place where I could be myself and get inspired. Even if I'm sad, dancing is a way to let stuff out."