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And We Danced (The Hooters song)

"And We Danced" is a song by the American rock band the Hooters, released as a single in 1985.[3] The song appeared on the band's second album, Nervous Night. It peaked at #21 on the US Billboard Hot 100[4] and reached #3 on the Mainstream Rock chart.[5] "And We Danced" became the band's second consecutive Top 10 hit in Australia, reaching #6.[6]

"And We Danced"
Single by the Hooters
from the album Nervous Night
B-side"Blood from a Stone"
ReleasedMay 6, 1985[1]
GenrePower pop[2]
Length3:48
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Rick Chertoff
The Hooters singles chronology
"All You Zombies"
(1982) 		"And We Danced"
(1985) 		"Day by Day"
(1985)
Music video
"And We Danced" on YouTube

The Hooters performed "And We Danced" at the Live Aid benefit concert in Philadelphia on July 13, 1985.[7]

The music video for the song was nominated for the Best New Artist award at the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards.[8] The video featured live footage of the band filmed at the now-demolished Exton Drive-In in Exton, Pennsylvania.[9]

Background

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Singer Eric Bazilian said:

We wrote the first draft of “And We Danced” in the Poconos during the summer of 1984. I think we knew immediately that we had the germ of something special though there were a lot of versions between that one and the one we now know. I honestly don’t know where the lyrics came from… the verses were written last, when we were already mixing the rest of the album and were down to the wire. I think we just liked the way “she was a be bop baby” sounded.[10]

Reception and accolades

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Cash Box said that the song shows the "band’s flair vocally and instrumentally" and has "an appealing Springsteen-like purely American sound."[11]

"And We Danced" was ranked as the 88th greatest song of the 1980s on internet radio station WDDF Radio's "The 88 Greatest Songs of the 80's" second annual Independence Day countdown[12] in 2017.

Cover versions

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Canadian duo Sons of Maxwell covered the song on their 1998 album The Neighbourhood. Their version was released as a single in 1999 and peaked at number 54 on RPM's Country Tracks.[13]

Fellow Philadelphia artist Atom and His Package incorporated a cover of the chorus into the end of his 1997 song "Goalie" off the A Society of People Named Elihu album.[14]

British/Australian folk duo The April Maze released a cover of the song on their 2012 album Two.[15]

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ "The Hooters – And We Danced" – via genius.com.
  2. ^ Murray, Noel (October 11, 2012). "A beginners' guide to the heyday of power-pop, 1972-1986". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "What is the history behind the song "And we danced" by the Hooters?". medium.com. March 19, 2023.
  4. ^ Kachejian, Brian (January 20, 2021). "Top 10 Songs From The Hooters". classicrockhistory.com.
  5. ^ "The Foote Files: And We Danced With The Hooters". www.cbsnews.com. January 22, 2019.
  6. ^ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – 1985". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  7. ^ Fiorillo, Victor (July 10, 2020). "Live Aid in Philly: An Oral History of that Crazy Day at JFK". phillymag.com.
  8. ^ "MTV VMAs 1986 - MTV Video Music Awards 1986". www.awardsandshows.com. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  9. ^ Rapp, Julia (August 31, 2023). "Legendary Philly-Based Band Once Filmed Music Video at Exton Drive-In". VISTA.Today.
  10. ^ "Interview with Eric Bazilian of the Hooters". Kickin' it Old School. February 13, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  11. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. August 10, 1985. p. 9. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  12. ^ "WDDF Radio". Archived from the original on February 7, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  13. ^ "RPM Country Tracks". RPM. May 31, 1999. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  14. ^ "Goalie-Atom and His Package". YouTube. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  15. ^ "And We Danced - The April Maze". YouTube. October 19, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  16. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  17. ^ "offiziellecharts.de Hooters – "And We Danced"" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  18. ^ "charts.nz Hooters – "And We Danced"" (ASP). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  19. ^ "Billboard: The Hot 100, 26 October 1985". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  20. ^ "Kent Music Report No 599 – 30 December 1985 > National Top 100 Singles for 1985". Kent Music Report. Retrieved January 23, 2023 – via Imgur.
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