Everybody Dance (Chic song)
"Everybody Dance" | ||||
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Single by Chic | ||||
from the album Chic | ||||
B-side | "You Can Get By" | |||
Released | April 1978 | |||
Recorded | 1977 | |||
Genre | Disco | |||
Length | 6:41 (Album version) 3:30 (Radio Edit) | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) |
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Chic singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Everybody Dance - Chic" on YouTube |
"Everybody Dance" is a song by American band
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Release
Unlike most Chic singles, its 12" version was not included on a regular album, nor was it widely available upon original release, with the 12" format being issued only as a promo. The extended 12" version has, however, subsequently been issued on numerous compilations. Also unlike most Chic singles, the b-side "You Can Get By" was edited down from the original album track; almost all future Chic b-sides would be presented in their full-length versions.
Reception
Chart performance
"Everybody Dance" became another hit for the band in the United States, peaking at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1978. In the UK Singles chart, it reached number 9 in May 1978, spending 9 weeks in the Top 40 there.
Track listing and formats
- Atlantic 7" 3469, 1978
- A. "Everybody Dance" (7" Edit) - 3:30
- B. "You Can Get By" (7" Edit) - 3:59
- Atlantic promo 12" DSKO 109, 1978
- A. "Everybody Dance" (12" Mix) - 8:25
- B. "You Can Get By" - 5:36
- Atlantic 12" DK 4621, 1978 / Atlantic Oldies promo 12" DSKO 179, 1979
- A. "Everybody Dance" (12" Mix) - 8:25
- B. "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" - 8:21
Charts
Chart (1978) | Peak position |
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Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] | 45 |
Ireland (IRMA)[6] | 6 |
9 | |
US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 38 |
US Billboard R&B
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12 |
US Billboard Dance Club Play | 1 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[9] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Wikane, Christian John (2020-12-11). "He's the Leader: An Interview with Aretha's "Main Man" Fonzi Thornton, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
- BBC4.
- ^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. April 1, 1978. p. 22. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. March 25, 1978. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4595a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Everybody Dance". Irish Singles Chart.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Chic Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "British single certifications – Chic – Everybody Dance". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 30, 2021.