Discover the story of the song > Word Up – Cameo

The song is telling everyone to get up and dance when they hear "the word" (which is the code word). The singer makes fun of DJs who act too cool and don't play music that makes people dance. They don't want any lovey-dovey slow songs, just something fun to dance to. The code word is "word up" and everyone will know what to do when they hear it.