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Wikipedia article




{{Infobox song

| name = Dance Me Up

| cover = Dancemeup.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Gary Glitter

| album = Boys Will Be Boys

| B-side = Too Young to Dance

| released = June 1984

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length = 3:30 (Album/Single Version) 5:48 (12' Version)

| label = Arista

| writer =

| producer = Mike Leander

| prev_title = Suspicious Minds

| prev_year = 1982

| next_title = Shout, Shout, Shout

| next_year = 1984

| misc =

}}

"'Dance Me Up'" is a song by English glam rock singer Gary Glitter, written by Glitter with Mike Leander and Eddie (Edward John) Seago and produced by Mike Leander. It was released as the second single from his fifth studio album, 'Boys Will Be Boys' (1984). The single features the non-album track, "Too Young to Dance" as its B-side, which was exclusive to the single.

The single was released in Europe in June 1984. On 21 June 1984, Glitter opened Top of the Pops with the song, despite it being at No. 48 on the UK Singles Chart that week. At that time, Top of the Pops had a policy of not showing any songs outside of the Top 40. Following the Top of the Pops performance, the song peaked at No. 25 on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing



* '12" Maxi (ARIST 22570)'

#"Dance Me Up (Extended Mix)"

#"Too Young to Dance"

#"All That Glitters (Medley)"

* '12" Single'

#"Dance Me Up (12" Extended Mix)"

#"Too Young to Dance"

* '7" Single'

#"Dance Me Up"

#"Too Young to Dance"

Chart performance



References




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