"Dance Yourself Dizzy" is a 1980 song by Liquid Gold taken from their self-titled album. It was the band's biggest hit in the UK, peaking at number two and being certified silver for sales of 250,000.[1]
| "Dance Yourself Dizzy" | ||||
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| Single by Liquid Gold | ||||
| from the album Liquid Gold | ||||
| B-side | "Dance Yourself Dizzy" (Instrumental) | |||
| Released | February 1980 | |||
| Genre | Disco | |||
| Length | 3:59 | |||
| Label | Polo | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Adrian Baker, Eddie Seago | |||
| Producer(s) | Adrian Baker | |||
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Recording
editSome of the members of Liquid Gold did not have great belief in the song, such as Syd Twynham; however, lead singer Ellie Hope was more hopeful for its success. Syd Twynham recalled, "We didn't think it really going to happen but we were playing a residency at Caesar's Palace in Luton and the song came on and everyone was dancing so we were really surprised when it took off the way it did".[2][unreliable source?]
Reception
editBarry Lederer in Billboard was positive: "As with the first hit, this new release is, equally, energetic, uplifting and a step forward for the group."[3]
Charts
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Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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Covers and samples
editIn 1999, Northern Irish DJ Paul Masterson, working under the alias Yomanda, sampled "Dance Yourself Dizzy" for his track "Synth & Strings", which reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart.[12][13]
References
edit- ^ "BPI Certified Awards search". Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ^ "Dance Yourself Dizzy (Liquid Gold) – Jon Kutner".
- ^ Lederer, Barry (27 October 1979). Disco Mix. Billboard. p. 62.
- ^ "Liquid Gold – Dance Yourself Dizzy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Dance Yourself Dizzy". Irish Singles Chart.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 22, 1980" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ^ "Liquid Gold – Dance Yourself Dizzy" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 156.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1980". Ultratop. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1980". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ Synth & Strings (UK CD single liner notes). Yomanda. Manifesto Records. 1999. FESCD 59, 562 230-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Yomanda". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 January 2022.