Dance with Somebody

This article is about the Mando Diao song. For the Whitney Houston song, see I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me). For the Bebe Rexha song, see The Way I Are (Dance with Somebody). For the Glee episode, see Dance with Somebody (Glee).
"Dance with Somebody"
Single by Mando Diao
from the album Give Me Fire
Released9 January 2009
Recorded2008
GenreAlternative rock, garage rock
Length4:01
LabelEMI, Majesty
Songwriter(s)Björn Dixgård, Gustaf Norén
Producer(s)Salla Salazar
Mando Diao singles chronology
"Train On Fire"
(2008) 		"Dance with Somebody"
(2009) 		"Gloria"
(2009)

"Dance with Somebody" is a song by the alternative rock band Mando Diao. It was released in January 2009 as the lead single from their album, Give Me Fire. A segment of the song was the theme song for the twelfth season of Dancing With The Stars.

Music video

The music video was directed by Matt Wignall and Vern Moen.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] 1
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[2] 16
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[3] 12
European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[4] 12
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 13
Germany (GfK)[6] 2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] 4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 9
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[9] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2009) Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[12] 12
Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] 6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 32
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 42
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 14

Covers

In 2014, the song was covered by German heavy metal band Iron Savior as a surprise track on their album Rise of the Hero. Vocalist/guitarist Piet Sielck explained that the band originally intended the song to be a bonus track for their limited edition release. He addressed why it never came to be:

"we simply liked it too much and finally decided to make it a regular album track."[18]

References

  1. ^ "Mando Diao – Dance with Somebody" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  2. ^ "Mando Diao – Dance with Somebody" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  3. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 38. týden 2009 in the date selector.
  4. ^ "Billboard.com - Charts - Singles - European Hot 100 Singles". Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Mando Diao: Dance with Somebody" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
  6. ^ "Mando Diao – Dance with Somebody" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Mando Diao" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  8. ^ "Mando Diao – Dance with Somebody" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  9. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200920 into search.
  10. ^ "Mando Diao – Dance with Somebody". Singles Top 100.
  11. ^ "Mando Diao – Dance with Somebody". Swiss Singles Chart.
  12. ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2009". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2009". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  15. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2009". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  16. ^ "Årslista Singlar – År 2009" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  17. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2009 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  18. ^ "AFM: "Rise Of The Hero" Release Info & CD Release Show!". iron-savior.com. 28 January 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.