: To better suit an adult performer, the lyrics were rewritten to describe a woman welcoming her partner home after a long day of work. While Ward and Knight maintained the lyrics were "innocent," the general public and music critics widely interpreted "Ring My Bell" as a suggestive euphemism.
: When Lattisaw signed with a different record label, Knight offered the track to Anita Ward, a former schoolteacher and gospel singer from Memphis. Ring My Bell (Original Mix)
: Producer and songwriter Frederick Knight initially wrote the song for 11-year-old Stacy Lattisaw. The original lyrics focused on a juvenile theme: children talking on the telephone. : To better suit an adult performer, the
The origins of "Ring My Bell" are famously disconnected from the "disco diva" persona it eventually created. Ring My Bell (Original Mix)