Escrita por el fallecido Victor Willis, la canción fue uno de los mayores éxitos del célebre conjunto que despuntó en la era de la música disco. Aunque su autor descartó que hablara sobre el mundo gay, no le molestó la asociación posterior. Tampoco el uso que le dio a la canción el actual presidente Donald Trump.

Willis, frontman of the Village People, the group behind Trump rally staple “Y.M.C.A.,” died on Tuesday, the group announced Wednesday morning.

Victor Wills, lead singer of the Village People, once asked Donald Trump to stop playing his band’s music during his rallies. In a resurfaced interview with BBC News World…

Trump, who has turned the Village People's "YMCA" song into his theme song, thanked and paid tribute to Willis.