Dancin' (on a Saturday Night)

"Dancin' (on a Saturday Night)"
Single by Barry Blue
from the album Barry Blue
B-side "New Day"
Released 1973
Genre Glam Rock, Rock
Length 3:10
Label Bell Records
Songwriter(s) Lynsey de Paul and Barry Blue

"Dancin' (on a Saturday Night)" is a song written by Lynsey de Paul and Barry Blue,[1] that was recorded by Blue and released as a single in 1973 on Bell Records.[2] It reached the number 2 on the UK Singles Chart,[3] (and number 1 on the Melody Maker top 30),[4] number 2 on the Australian Kent Music chart,[5] number 3 on the Austrian singles chart,[6] number 4 on the Irish Singles Chart, number 9 on the German singles chart,[7] and number 11 on the Dutch singles chart.[8]

The song ranked the 18th best selling single in Australia in 1973,[9] and 23rd best selling single in the UK in 1973.[10]

Barry Blue's version of the song has also appeared on the soundtrack to the films Anita and Me,[11] and American Swing.[12] A remixed version of the original Barry Blue song was released in 1989,[13] reaching number 86 on the UK Singles Chart.[14]

Chart performance

Chart (1973) Peak
position
Austria 3
Australia 2
Belgium 13
Denmark 5
Germany 9
Ireland 4
Netherlands 11
UK 2
Zimbabwe 10

Cover versions

Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids released their version of the song as a single in 1974 and it became a U.S. hit, reaching number 79 on the Cashbox singles charts and number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also charted in Sweden and reached number 7 on the Swedish charts.[15] In Canada, a version recorded by the Canadian band bond reached number 12 on the CHUM Chart.[16] The Danish band, Clear Sound, also recorded a version with Danish text by Finn Reiner which charted at number 17 in the Danish Hitlister.[17] Junior Janson also released a version of the song as a single in 1975.[18]

The song has been covered by many artists and in different languages including German ("Tanzen macht den Sonntag erst schön" by Janosch Rosenberg),[19] Portuguese ("Eu Quero Dançar Contigo" by Renato e Seus Blue Caps),[20] and Finnish ("Lauantaina kaikki tanssii" by Markku Karjalainen as well as "Lauantaina Bailataan Vaan" by Anja Niskanen.[21][22]

De Paul released a slower version of the song on her album Taste Me... Don't Waste Me retitled as "Dancing on a Saturday Night". Mia Martini released a similar version in Italian called "Sabato" on her 1975 album Un Altro Giorno Con Me, as well as on the B-side to her single "L'Amore È Il Mio Orizzonte",[23] although the label failed to credit her.[24]

References

  1. ↑ "Dancin'". Repertoire.bmi.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  2. ↑ "Barry Blue - Dancin' (On A Saturday Night)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  3. ↑ "dancing+on+a+saturday+night | full Official Chart History". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  4. ↑ 15 September 1973, Melody Maker Top 30
  5. ↑ "Australian Chart Book". Austchartbook.com.au. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  6. ↑ "BARRY BLUE - DANCIN' (ON A SATURDAY NIGHT)". Austriancharts.at. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts". Offiziellecharts.de. 1973-04-13. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  8. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Barry Blue - Dancin' (On A Saturday Night)". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  9. ↑ "Australian Singles Chart for 1973". Australian Music History. 2008-03-18. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  10. ↑ "Top Selling Singles for 1973". Sounds. London, England: Spotlight Publications: 4. 5 January 1974
  11. ↑ "Anita & Me (2002)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  12. ↑ "American Swing (2008)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  13. ↑ "Barry Blue - Dancin' On A Saturday Night '89". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  14. ↑ "dancin%27+on+a+saturday+night | full Official Chart History". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  15. ↑ "Darin, Bobby - Gärdestad, Ted". Tio-i-topp.000webhostapp.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  16. ↑ Hall, Ron (1984). The Chum Chart Book. Rexdale (Toronto): Stardust Productions. ISBN 0920325157
  17. ↑ "Danse Hele Natten Lang". Danskehitlister.dk. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  18. ↑ "Junior Janson - Dancing On A Saturday Night / Until The Day Breaks (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
  19. ↑ "Janosch Rosenberg - Tanzen Macht Den Sonntag Erst Schön - Dancing On A Saturday Night (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  20. ↑ "Renato E Seus Blue Caps - Renato E Seus Blue Caps (Vinyl, LP)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  21. ↑ "Markku Karjalainen - Mmm... (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  22. ↑ "Anja Niskanen - Lauantaina Bailataan Vaan". Discogs. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  23. ↑ "Mia Martini - L'Amore È Il Mio Orizzonte / Sabato". Discogs. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  24. ↑ "Mia Martini - Un Altro Giorno Con Me (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
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