YMCA is also the name of a group dance with cheerleader Y-M-C-A choreography invented to fit the song. One of the phases involves moving arms to form the letters Y-M-C-A as they are sung in the chorus:

Jan 16, 2025 · YMCA was co-written by its French producer, Jacques Morali, and its singer, Victor Willis. A flawless fusion of punchy brass fanfares, spiralling violins, and insistently funky rhythms, the song ...

In 2015, Victor Willis would release Solo Man, an album he recorded in 1979 featuring the Village People band. Willis appeared as himself on the game show To Tell the Truth and performed "Y.M.C.A." the following year.

4 days ago · By the time of the Village People’s song, the YMCA—or, as it is known to many Americans, “the Y”—had evolved into a global organization with popular recreation centers around the world where young men could exercise, play sports, and seek shelter. With its chorus proclaiming “It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.” and lyrics such as ...

Jan 13, 2025 · Lead singer Victor Willis said he hopes the band's disco hit “Y.M.C.A.” "helps bring the country together after a tumultuous and divided campaign."

Backed by a live band, Village People continues to thrill concert-goers around the world -- as they did back in the day. In 2021 Y.M.C.A. was inducted into the US Library of Congress National Recording Registry.

Nov 13, 2023 · If there is a song that is directly associated with homosexual themes, it is YMCA., the immortal theme of the Village People. It was published in November 1978 and It was the only single from their third studio album Cruisin .

The band have been credited with helping integrate gay culture into the mainstream, while the song’s dance routine spread like wildfire

Oct 29, 2022 · There’s a Place You Can’t Go: On This Day, YMCA Sued “Y.M.C.A.” Group, Village People

Y.M.C.A. stands for "Young Men's Christian Association," commonly associated with the gyms that often provide temporary housing to men. The Village People sing about the YMCA as a place where you can hang out with all the boys.