Selfish Disco

Track Info

  • Title
    Selfish Disco
  • Released
  • Duration

Original Release

Cover Art for Britpop

Britpop

Studio Album

About

The standard edition of Britpop was released on 16 January 2026, with Britpop Deluxe following three days later on 19 January. The deluxe release expands the album with six additional tracks, the first of which is Selfish Disco, positioned as a new opening statement rather than a footnote.

Selfish Disco reframes the Britpop project through the lens of personal freedom. Its lyrics reject cultural hierarchy and nostalgia-as-status, taking aim at “the cool kids” while celebrating everything from 90s chart pop to punk. References to S Club, Blue, Buzzcocks and Siouxsie Sioux sit deliberately side by side, suggesting that taste is less about credibility than connection.

The song’s central idea is insular rather than communal. Dancing here is private, domestic and defiant; played out in kitchens and late nights, not clubs.

Lyrics

Wind your body to the bass line
Forget about your waistline
You can make time to take time
Like cigarettes after sex, it's self-respect

You've been bullied by the cool kids
They won't get what this is
Such pretentious bitches
Another brick in the wall, a wonder wall

If you don't dance hold me while I do
Cos I just wanna look at you
A bit of S Club and a bit of Blue
90s pop looks good on you, it's what we do

I know what I want
When everyone is gone
I have myself a selfish disco
Selfish

Drop in on a one
Keep on stepping on
I have myself a selfish disco
Selfish disco

I'm pulling an all-nighter
Hold up my zippo lighter
Strutting like a fighter
Whoa coo ca choo

If you don't dance hold me while I do
Cos I just wanna look at you
Some buzzcocks and siouxsie sioux
A little bit of punk looks good on you,
don't tell her what to do

I know what I want
When everyone is gone
I have myself a selfish disco
Selfish

Drop in on a one
Keep on stepping on
I have myself a selfish disco
Selfish disco

And I'm flipping like I'm trippin' and I'm living it up
And I'm flexing in the kitchen, I'm just making it up
And my neighbours keep knocking but I'm deep in the cut
And I'm turning it up I'm not turning it off

And I'm flipping like I'm trippin' and I'm living it up
And I'm flexing in the kitchen, I'm just making it up
And my neighbours keep knocking but I'm deep in the cut
And I'm turning it up I'm not turning it off

I know what I want
When everyone is gone
I have myself a selfish disco
Selfish

Drop in on a one
Keep on stepping on
I have myself a selfish disco
Selfish disco

Wind your body to the bass line
Forget about your waistline
You can make time to take time too
Like cigarettes after sex, have some self-respect

Credits

  • Vocalist

    Robbie Williams

  • Songwriter

    Robbie Williams, Karl Brazil, Owen Parker, Martin Terefe

  • Producer

    Karl Brazil, Martin Terefe

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