Disco Inferno by The Trammps is featured in Saturday Night Glee-ver, the sixteenth episode of Season Three. It is sung by Mercedes, with back-up vocals from Brittany and Santana.
Mercedes is confused about her future and her dream and she is not like Rachel just traveling to New York for her big Broadway dreams. Along with Brittany and Santana, she breaks into the song in the school hallways and enters the choir room while wearing a stunning red dress. During the performance, they dance atop of the disco floor as the other New Directions members enjoy the performance and Sam is even seen filming the clip.
Afterwards, it is revealed that Sam uploaded the performance on YouTube and people who viewed the video gave it good reviews, making Mercedes happy with Sam and his choice to post it.
In Goodbye, it is revealed that Mercedes had been offered a recording contract as a back up singer due to the popularity of this video posted on YouTube.
LYRICS:
Santana and Brittany:
Burn
Burn
Burn
Burn
Burn baby burn
Burn baby burn
Burn baby burn
Burn baby burn
Burnin'
Mercedes:
To my surprise
One hundred stories high!
People getting loose now
Getting down on the roof, I tell ya
Folks are screaming out of control
It was so entertaining
When the boogie started to explode
I heard somebody say
Santana and Brittany:
Burn baby burn (Mercedes: Disco inferno)
Burn baby burn (Mercedes: Burn that mother down)
Burn baby burn (Mercedes: Disco inferno)
Burn baby burn (Mercedes: Burn that mother down)
Burnin'
Mercedes:
Satisfaction (Santana and Brittany: Do do do)
Came in a chain reaction (Santana and Brittany: Burnin')
I couldn't get enough
So I had to self-destruct (Santana and Brittany: Do do do)
I tell ya the heat was on,
(with Santana and Brittany: Rising) To the top
And everybody's going strong (Santana and Brittany: Do do do)
That is when my spark got hot
I heard somebody say
Santana and Brittany:
Burn baby burn (Mercedes: Disco inferno)
Burn baby burn (Mercedes: Burn that mother down)
Burn baby burn (Mercedes: Disco inferno)
Burn baby burn (Mercedes: Burn that mother down)
Mercedes with Santana and Brittany:
Up above my head
Mercedes:
I hear music, (Santana and Brittany: I hear music in the air)
I hear music
Mercedes with Santana and Brittany:
That makes me know
There's a party somewhere
Mercedes:
Oh, Satisfaction (Santana and Brittany: Do do do)
Came in a chain reaction (Santana and Brittany: Burnin')
I couldn't get enough
So I had to self-destruct (Santana and Brittany: Do do do)
Yeah the heat was on,
(with Santana and Brittany: Rising) To the top
And everybody's going strong (Santana and Brittany: Do do do)
That is when my spark got hot
I heard somebody say
Santana and Brittany:
Burn baby burn (Mercedes: Disco inferno)
Burn baby burn (Mercedes: Burn that mother down)
Burn baby burn (Mercedes: Disco inferno)
Burn baby burn (Mercedes: Burn that mother down)
Burn baby burn (Mercedes: Owww!)
Burn baby burn (Mercedes: Burn that mother down)
Burn baby burn (Mercedes: Disco inferno)
Burn baby burn (Mercedes: Burn that mother down)
