Let's Dance (Chris Rea song)

"Let's Dance"

Single by Chris Rea

from the album Dancing with Strangers

B-side

"I Don't Care Anymore"

Released

18 May 1987^[1]

Recorded

February 1987 (Montreux, Switzerland)^[2]

Length

4:07

Chris Rea

Chris Rea
Stuart Eales

Chris Rea singles chronology

"Hello Friend"
(1986)

"Let's Dance"
(1987)

"Loving You Again"
(1987)

Music video

"Let's Dance (1987)" on YouTube

"Let's Dance" is a 1987 single by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea. The song first appeared in an early form as a B-side to the "It's All Gone" single in 1986 and was re-recorded for his 1987 album, Dancing with Strangers, serving as its lead single. "Let's Dance" peaked at No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 81 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In New Zealand, it reached No. 2 for three non-consecutive weeks, and it also peaked within the top 10 in Australia, Ireland, and South Africa.

In 1988, it was re-recorded again for the New Light Through Old Windows album and this version is the most well known.^{[according to whom?]} Another version of the song was re-released with new lyrics in 1997 by Middlesbrough F.C., Rea's hometown football club, with the new lyrics provided by comedian Bob Mortimer.^[3]

Track listings

7-inch single^[2]

A. "Let's Dance" – 3:52

B. "I Don't Care Anymore" – 2:08

UK CD and cassette single^[4]^[5]

"Let's Dance" – 3:52
"Let's Dance" (12-inch special remix) – 6:04
"Josephine" (extended French re-record) – 5:35
"I Don't Care Anymore" – 2:08

UK 12-inch single^[6]

A1. "Let's Dance" (The Remix) – 7:02

B1. "Josephine" (extended French re-record) – 5:35

B2. "Let's Dance" (7-inch version) – 3:52

B3. "I Don't Care Anymore" – 2:08

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Australia (Australian Music Report)^[7]	9
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)^[8]	20
Ireland (IRMA)^[9]	5
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[10]	56
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[11]	2
South Africa (Springbok Radio)^[12]	4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[13]	22
UK Singles (OCC)^[14]	12
US Billboard Hot 100^[15]	81
West Germany (GfK)^[16]	22

Year-end charts

Chart (1987)	Position
Australia (Australian Music Report)^[17]	40
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[18]	28

References

^ "New Singles". Music Week. 16 May 1987. p. 27.
^ ^a ^b Let's Dance (UK 7-inch single sleeve and vinyl disc). Chris Rea. Magnet Records. 1987. MAG 299.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th ed.). Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
^ Let's Dance (UK CD single disc notes). Chris Rea. Magnet Records. 1987. CDMAG 299.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Let's Dance (UK cassette single sleeve). Chris Rea. Magnet Records. 1987. ZC MAG 299.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Let's Dance (UK 12-inch single vinyl disc). Chris Rea. Magnet Records. 1987. MAGT 299R.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 30. 1 August 1987. p. 17. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Let's Dance". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^ "Chris Rea – Let's Dance" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^ "Chris Rea – Let's Dance". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^ "SA Charts 1965 – 1989 Songs J–L". South African Rock Lists. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^ "Chris Rea – Let's Dance". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^ "Chris Rea Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Chris Rea – Let's Dance" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^ "Australian Music Report No 701 – 28 December 1987 > National Top 100 Singles for 1987". Australian Music Report. Retrieved 11 December 2019 – via Imgur.
^ "End of Year Charts 1987". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 24 October 2020.

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Studio releases	Whatever Happened to Benny Santini? Deltics Tennis Chris Rea Water Sign Wired to the Moon Shamrock Diaries On the Beach Dancing with Strangers The Road to Hell Auberge God's Great Banana Skin Espresso Logic The Blue Cafe The Road to Hell: Part 2 King of the Beach Dancing Down the Stony Road / Stony Road Hofner Blue Notes The Blue Jukebox Blue Guitars The Return of the Fabulous Hofner Bluenotes Santo Spirito Blues Road Songs for Lovers One Fine Day
Compilation releases	New Light Through Old Windows The Best of Chris Rea The Very Best of Chris Rea Heartbeats The Ultimate Collection Still So Far to Go: The Best of Chris Rea The Journey 1978–2009
Singles	"Fool (If You Think It's Over)" "Loving You" "Every Beat of My Heart" "Let It Loose" "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat" "I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It" "Bombollini" "Ace of Hearts" "Stainsby Girls" "Josephine" "It's All Gone" "On the Beach" "Hello Friend" "Let's Dance" "Loving You Again" "Joys of Christmas" "Driving Home for Christmas" "Working on It" "The Road to Hell" "That's What They Always Say" "Tell Me There's a Heaven" "Texas" "Auberge" "Heaven" "Looking for the Summer" "Winter Song" "Nothing to Fear" "God's Great Banana Skin" "Soft Top, Hard Shoulder" "Julia" "'Disco' La Passione"
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