Dancin' (on a Saturday Night)

"Dancin' (on a Saturday Night)" is a song written by Lynsey de Paul and Barry Blue,[1] that was recorded by Blue and released as a single in 1973 on Bell Records.[2] It reached the number 2 on the UK Singles Chart,[3] number 2 on the Australian Kent Music chart,[4] number 9 on the German singles chart[5] and number 11 on the Dutch singles chart.[6] Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids released their version of the song as a single in 1974 and it reached number 79 on the Cashbox singles charts and number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100. In Canada, a version recorded by bond reached number 12 on the CHUM Chart.[7] The Danish band, Clear Sound, also recorded a version with Danish text by Finn Reiner which charted at number 17 in the Danish Hitlister.[8]

The song has been covered by many artists and in different languages including German ("Tanzen Macht Den Sonntag Erst Schön" by Janosch Rosenberg),[9] Portuguese ("Eu Quero Dançar Contigo" by Renato e Seus Blue Caps),[10] and Finnish ("Lauantaina kaikki tanssii" by Markku Karjalainen).[11] Lynsey de Paul released a slower version of the song on her album Taste Me... Don't Waste Me, and Mia Martini released a similar version in Italian called "Sabato", although the label failed to credit her.[12] A remixed version of the original Barry Blue song was released in 1989,[13] reaching number 86 on the UK Singles Chart.[14]

The song ranked the 18th best selling single in Australia in 1973.[15]

Barry Blue's version of the song has also appeared on the soundtrack to the films Anita and Me[16] and American Swing.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Dancin'". Repertoire.bmi.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  2. ↑ "Barry Blue - Dancin' (On A Saturday Night)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  3. ↑ "dancing+on+a+saturday+night | full Official Chart History". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  4. ↑ "Australian Chart Book". Austchartbook.com.au. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  5. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts". Offiziellecharts.de. 1973-04-13. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  6. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Barry Blue - Dancin' (On A Saturday Night)". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  7. ↑ Hall, Ron (1984). The Chum Chart Book. Rexdale (Toronto): Stardust Productions. ISBN 0920325157
  8. ↑ "Danse Hele Natten Lang". Danskehitlister.dk. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  9. ↑ "Janosch Rosenberg - Tanzen Macht Den Sonntag Erst Schön - Dancing On A Saturday Night (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  10. ↑ "Renato E Seus Blue Caps - Renato E Seus Blue Caps (Vinyl, LP)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  11. ↑ "Markku Karjalainen - Mmm... (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  12. ↑ "Mia Martini - Un Altro Giorno Con Me (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  13. ↑ "Barry Blue - Dancin' On A Saturday Night '89". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  14. ↑ "dancin%27+on+a+saturday+night | full Official Chart History". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  15. ↑ "Australian Singles Chart for 1973". Australian Music History. 2008-03-18. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  16. ↑ "Anita & Me (2002)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  17. ↑ "American Swing (2008)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
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