"Dance the Way I Feel" is the debut single of British synthpop band Ou Est Le Swimming Pool. It was first released on 7 September 2009 as a limited edition 7-inch vinyl, and, on 9 November, it received a wider release across three formats.

"Dance the Way I Feel"
First release cover
Single by Ou Est Le Swimming Pool
from the album The Golden Year
B-side
  • "Enough Ready"
  • "Outside"
Released7 September 2009
GenreSynthpop
Length
  • 3:21 (single version)
  • 3:16 (album version)
LabelStiff
Songwriter(s)Charles Haddon, and Joe Hutchinson, Anders Kallmark
Producer(s)Anders Kallmark
Ou Est Le Swimming Pool singles chronology
"Dance the Way I Feel"
(2009)
"These New Knights"
(2010)
Second release
Used for all 3 formats.

Background

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Three distinct versions of the song exist. The first appeared on the original release of the single. The second was a slightly remixed version of the first with different vocals, but was only available on a promo edition of the band's debut album. The third is the first with a new drum track added, and is the main single, album, and video version.

On 26 January 2011 the song was voted Number 3 on Triple J Hottest 100 for 2010.

Track listings

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Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Out Est Le Swimming Pool – Dance the Way I Feel". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Out Est Le Swimming Pool – Dance the Way I Feel" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Out Est Le Swimming Pool – Dance the Way I Feel". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
  5. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2010". ARIA. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  6. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 210.