Finish the lyric: 'It's fun to stay at the...'

The lyric “It’s fun to stay at the...” ends with “Y.M.C.A.” It is the instantly recognizable chorus of the Village People’s 1978 disco song “Y.M.C.A.”

The song was written by Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo, and singer Victor Willis, and was released on the group’s third album, Cruisin’. Its lyrics present the Young Men’s Christian Association as a place where young men can find accommodation, companionship, food, and support. The chorus became especially famous because audiences imitate the letters with coordinated arm movements.

The punctuation is part of the organization’s traditional abbreviation: Y.M.C.A. The song is often treated purely as a party anthem, but its original subject is the real YMCA institution and its services. “U.S.A.” may feel plausible because it matches the song’s chant-like rhythm, but it is not the lyric. “Y.M.C.A.” reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1979.