You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything (Even Take the Dog for a Walk, Mend a Fuse, Fold Away the Ironing Board, or Any Other Domestic Shortcomings)

"You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything (Even Take the Dog for a Walk, Mend a Fuse, Fold Away the Ironing Board, or Any Other Domestic Shortcomings)" was the last official single by British rock group Faces, released in November 1974. It later appeared on their 1976 greatest hits album Snakes and Ladders / The Best of Faces.

"You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything (Even Take the Dog for a Walk, Mend a Fuse, Fold Away the Ironing Board, or Any Other Domestic Shortcomings)"
Single by Rod Stewart and the Faces
B-side"As Long as You Tell Him"
Released15 November 1974[1]
Studio
GenreRock
Length4:29
LabelWarner Bros. Records
Songwriter(s)Kenney Jones, Ian McLagan, Rod Stewart, Ron Wood, Tetsu Yamauchi
Rod Stewart and the Faces singles chronology
"Pool Hall Richard"
(1973)
"You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything (Even Take the Dog for a Walk, Mend a Fuse, Fold Away the Ironing Board, or Any Other Domestic Shortcomings)"
(1974)
Official Audio
"You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything" on YouTube

Released under the group title, Rod Stewart and the Faces, the single reached number 12 over Christmas 1974 in the UK Singles Chart.[2] The song still holds the record for the longest song-title ever to hit the UK chart.[3][4]

As hinted by the title, the song follows a man happy to be with his romantic partner: "And I end up crying, but listen/ I can be a millionaire/ Honey when you're standing there/ You're so exciting/ You can make me dance."

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1974) Peak
position
UK (Official Charts) 12
Australian (Kent Music Report) 100[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Those Were the Days, Today in History - November 15". Archived from the original on 25 October 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  2. ^ "FACES – full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Record-Breakers and Trivia". Everyhit.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  4. ^ "BBC Polish | Extreme English". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 107. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.