live performances of the song and even recordings played at discothèques or nightclubs customarily provoke an audience response of "no way, get fucked, fuck off" to the question posed in the song title. neeson recalled that he first heard the response at mount isa in 1983. thinking it was a criticism of the band, he asked audience members about it. they responded that the chant had its origins at a disco in sydney where the dj would turn down the volume to encourage the audience response.