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Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)
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Wikipedia article
"'Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)'" is a song by American band Chic, released as their debut single. It was a hit in the United States, reaching number six on both the 'Billboard' Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. In addition, along with the tracks "You Can Get By" and "Everybody Dance", the single reached number one on the Dance Club Songs chart. Luther Vandross, who was working as a session vocalist at the time, provided backup vocals on this recording.
The "yowsah, yowsah, yowsah" part of the title, which appears as a spoken interjection in the middle of the song, originated with the American jazz violinist and radio personality Ben Bernie, who popularized it in the 1920s. The phrase was revived in 'They Shoot Horses, Don't They?', a 1969 film about a Depression-era dance marathon.
Track listing and formats
;Buddah 7" BDA 583, 1977 / Atlantic 7" 3435, September 30, 1977
*A. "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" (7" Edit) - 3:41
*B. "So Paulo" - 5:01
;Buddah 12" DSC 121, 1977 / Atlantic 12" DK 4600, 1977
*A. "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" - 8:21
*B. "So Paulo" - 5:01
;Atlantic 12" promo DSKO 101, 1977
*A. "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" - 8:21
*B. "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" (7" Edit) - 3:41
;Atlantic 12" DK 4621, 1978
*A. "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" - 8:21
*B. "Everybody Dance" (12" Mix) - 8:25
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References
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