1982 · Behind the Songs
Joy, written together.
“I’m So Excited” (1982) is a burst of pure joy, written by the sisters together, and it has become a standard party song. The vocal is bright and urgent, the rhythm pushes forward, and the chorus feels like a room full of people deciding, all at once, to have a good time. It is the opposite pole from “Slow Hand”: where that song asked for patience, this one asks for release, right now.
The song’s history shows how a hit can grow. It was not only a chart success in its own year; it kept returning to dance floors, films and celebrations, because its feeling is simple and shared. Excitement, in this song, is not private. It is something to be sung together, loudly, and that is why it has lasted.