Dance On!

"Dance On!"
"Dance On!"
Single by The Shadows
B-side	"All Day" (Welch, Marvin)
Released	13 December 1962
Genre	Pop
Label	Columbia DB4948
Songwriter(s)	Valerie Murtagh,; Elaine Murtagh,; Ray Adams
Producer(s)	Norrie Paramor
The Shadows singles chronology

"Dance On!" is an instrumental by the British instrumental group, the Shadows.^[1] It went to number 1 in the UK Singles Chart^[2] and the Irish Singles Chart. A vocal version, with lyrics by Marcel Stellman, was recorded by British female vocalist Kathy Kirby, whose version reached number 11 in the UK chart in September 1963.^[1]

Petula Clark recorded the song in French ("Je me sens bien auprès de toi") and Italian ("Sto volentieri con te") which made the Top 5 of the French and Italian charts. She also recorded an English version for album release on the Canadian market. In 1963, Clark recorded a vocal version of another Shadows UK chart topper, "Foot Tapper", mainly for the French market and sung entirely in French as "Mon Bonheur Danse".

Personnel

Hank Marvin — lead guitar
Bruce Welch — rhythm guitar
Brian 'Licorice' Locking — bass
Brian Bennett — drums

Charts (Shadows version)

Chart (1962)	Position
UK Singles Chart ^[3]	1
Australia	7
Belgium (W)	14
Denmark	10
Germany	45
Hong Kong	3
Irish Singles Chart	1
Israel	2
Netherlands	8
Norway	2
South Africa	2
Sweden	5

Charts (Kathy Kirby version)

Chart (1963/1964)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart^[1]	11
Australian Singles Chart^[4]	1

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 68. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 146. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ "UK Official Charts: Shadows". Official Charts Company. 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
^ Billboard Magazine, November 1963. 16 November 1963. Retrieved 8 May 2013.

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[500_Number_One_Hits-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 68. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-2] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 146. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[UKchart-3] "UK Official Charts: Shadows". Official Charts Company. 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.

[Billboard_Magazine_2-4] Billboard Magazine, November 1963. 16 November 1963. Retrieved 8 May 2013.

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v t e The Shadows
Hank Marvin Bruce Welch Brian Bennett Ian Samwell Mark Griffiths Jet Harris Tony Meehan Brian 'Licorice' Locking Warren Bennett John Rostill John Farrar Alan Tarney Alan Hawkshaw
Studio albums	The Shadows Out of the Shadows Dance with The Shadows The Sound of The Shadows Shadow Music Jigsaw From Hank, Bruce, Brian and John Shades of Rock Rockin' with Curly Leads Specs Appeal Tasty String of Hits Change of Address Hits Right Up Your Street Life in the Jungle XXV Guardian Angel Moonlight Shadows Simply Shadows Steppin' to the Shadows At Their Very Best Reflection
Singles	"Apache" "Man of Mystery" "F.B.I." "The Frightened City" "Kon-Tiki" "The Savage" "Wonderful Land" "Guitar Tango" "Dance On!" "Foot Tapper" "Atlantis" "Shindig" "Geronimo" "Theme for Young Lovers" "The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt" "Don't Make My Baby Blue" "The War Lord" "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue "Let Me Be the One" "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" "Theme from the Deer Hunter (Cavatina)" "Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto" "Riders in the Sky" "Heart of Glass" "Equinoxe (Part V)" "The Third Man" "Telstar" "Imagine"/Woman" "Treat Me Nice"
Compilations	Greatest Hits 20 Golden Greats
Extended plays	The Shadows The Shadows to the Fore The Shadows No. 2 The Shadows No. 3 Spotlight on The Shadows The Boys Hits from the Young Ones Los Shadows Rhythm & Greens
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v t e Petula Clark
Discography
Albums	Downtown I Know a Place The World's Greatest International Hits My Love I Couldn't Live Without Your Love Petula Clark's Hit Parade Colour My World These Are My Songs The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener Petula Then & Now: The Very Best of Petula Clark
Singles	"The Little Shoemaker" "Suddenly There's a Valley" "With All My Heart"/"Gonna Find Me a Bluebird" "Alone (Why Must I Be Alone)" "Sailor" "Romeo" "Dance On" "Downtown" "Anyone Who Had a Heart" "I Know a Place" "Round Every Corner" "You're the One" "My Love" "A Sign of the Times" "I Couldn't Live Without Your Love" "Who Am I" "Colour My World" "This Is My Song" "The Last Waltz" "Don't Sleep in the Subway" "The Cat in the Window (The Bird in the Sky)" "The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener" "Kiss Me Goodbye" "Happy Heart" "I Don't Know How to Love Him" "My Guy" "Wedding Song (There Is Love)" "The Old Fashioned Way" "Don't Cry for Me Argentina"