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Dance, Dance, Dance (The Beach Boys song)

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"Dance, Dance, Dance"
Single by the Beach Boys
from the album The Beach Boys Today!
B-side"The Warmth of the Sun"
ReleasedOctober 26, 1964
RecordedOctober 9, 1964
StudioRCA Victor Studio, Los Angeles
GenreRock and roll[1][2]
Length1:59
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Brian Wilson
The Beach Boys singles chronology
"When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)"
(1964)
"Dance, Dance, Dance"
(1964)
"The Man with All the Toys"
(1964)
Audio sample

"Dance, Dance, Dance" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1965 album Beach Boys Today!. Written by Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, and Mike Love, it was first issued as a single in October 1964, backed with "The Warmth of the Sun". "Dance, Dance, Dance" marked Carl's first recognized writing contribution to a Beach Boys single, his contribution being the song's primary guitar riff and solo.

Composition

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"Dance, Dance, Dance" was composed by Brian and Carl Wilson, while the lyrics were written by Brian and Mike Love.[3] Although many pop songs raise their key at the start of a final chorus, "Dance, Dance, Dance" subverts this convention by modulating in the middle of the verse.[4]

Billboard described the song as having a "tremendous rock -surfin' beat and groovy lyrics," saying that the Beach Boys "have never sounded better."[5] Cash Box described it as a "sensational hot-rod-surfin' [rocker],... that zips along with money-makin' glee."[6]

Variations

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The song was originally released in mono, while a remixed stereo version was released on the compilation Hawthorne, CA. An early version of the song, with different lyrics and arrangement, appears as a bonus track on The Beach Boys Today!/Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) two-fer CD.

Personnel

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Credits from Craig Slowinski.[3]

The Beach Boys

Additional musicians

Charts

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Chart (1964) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Singles Chart[7] 7
UK Singles Chart[8] 24
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] 8

Cover versions

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References

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  1. ^ "Dance, Dance, Dance - the Beach Boys | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (1999). All-Time Top 1000 Albums. Virgin Books. p. 85. ISBN 0-7535-0354-9. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Slowinski, Craig (2007). "The Beach Boys- The Beach Boys Today!" (PDF). Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  4. ^ Interrante, Scott (May 12, 2014). "When I Grow Up: The Beach Boys - "Dance, Dance, Dance"". PopMatters.
  5. ^ "Singles Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. October 31, 1964. p. 16. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  6. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. October 31, 1964. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  7. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  8. ^ "Beach Boys". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  9. ^ "The Beach Boys awards on Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
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