The Time Warp
- First released
- 1975
- Duration
- Featuring
About this song
Dance number written by Richard O'Brien (music with Richard Hartley) for the 1973 stage show The Rocky Horror Show; this film-soundtrack recording from 1975 is sung by Richard O'Brien, Patricia Quinn, Nell Campbell and Charles Gray. Source is the 2015 remaster.
Song themes
Performance tips
- Grab a group and do the dance steps; the crowd will jump in whether you ask or not.
- Play the characters: creepy Riff Raff verses, sultry Magenta, peppy Columbia and a deadpan narrator.
- Call out the dance instructions loudly and clearly so everyone can follow.
Album and single versions
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