She Wants to Dance with Me

"She Wants to Dance with Me" is a song written and recorded by Rick Astley in 1988. It is the lead single from his second studio album, Hold Me in Your Arms. The song was released in United Kingdom on September 20, 1988; it entered the chart at the number 16 and its highest chart position was number 6; it stayed 11 weeks in the UK Singles Chart.[1] On the Billboard Hot 100, it also reached number 6.[1] Astley kicked off Paula Abdul's "Straight Up", and stayed at number one for two weeks in Canada.[1] It was an international success.

"She Wants to Dance with Me"
Single by Rick Astley
from the album Hold Me in Your Arms
Released10 September 1988
Recorded1988
Genre
Length3:24
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Rick Astley
Producer(s)
Rick Astley singles chronology
"Don't Say Goodbye"
(1988)		 "She Wants to Dance with Me"
(1988)		 "Take Me to Your Heart"
(1988)
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Alternative cover

"She Wants to Dance with Me" was Astley's first self-composed single that he released. Astley performed the song at the 1989 Grammy Awards, and he changed the lyrics to:

Now I know I've been out of touch, and I never meant to wear these clads oh so much (referencing his big suit look)

— Rick Astley at the 1989 Grammy Awards.[1]

Composition

The original recording of this song is performed in the key of F# major in a moderate tempo of 117 beats per minute. The song features simple synth riffs accompanied by a sparse drum machine pattern. The lyrics are about an unknown woman who is uninterested in “wild romance” and simply wants to dance with the narrator.

Music video

The video was shot at Rumours at 33 Wellington St, London, UK. As of June 2020, the location is a Byron Hamburgers restaurant.

Track listing
7" single RCA
  1. "She Wants to Dance with Me" – 3:24
  2. "She Wants to Dance with Me" (Instrumental) – 4:03
7" single RCA (USA)
  1. "She Wants to Dance with Me" (Watermix) – 3:14
  2. "She Wants to Dance with Me" (Instrumental) – 4:03
12" maxi RCA
  1. "She Wants to Dance with Me" – 7:14
  2. "It Would Take a Strong Strong Man" (Matt's Jazzy Guitar Mix) – 7:46
  3. "She Wants to Dance with Me" (Instrumental) – 4:03

Chart performance
Chart (1988–1989) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Chart)[2] 15
Canada Top Singles (RPM') 1
Denmark (IFPI)[3] 4
Ecuador (Ecuadorian Singles Chart)[4] 1
Germany (Media Control Charts) 10
Iceland (RÚV)[5] 16
Ireland (IRMA) 4
Spain (AFYVE)[6] 5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 12
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 12
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 6
US Billboard Hot 100 6
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 5
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 13

Year-end charts
Chart (1988) Position
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[7] 77
Chart (1989) Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[8] 44
US Billboard Hot 100 [9] 88
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References
  1. "Discography - She Wants To Dance With Me". Rick Astley. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  2. "australian-charts.com > Rick Astley 'She Wants To Dance With Me'". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  3. Danish Singles Chart 14 October 1988
  4. "Top Ten Hit Parade". La Revista Otra (in Spanish). Guayaquil, Ecuador: Editorial Umiña de Ecuador (65–67, 69–75): 457. 1989.
  5. "Rick Astley Chart History". RÚV. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  6. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  7. "1988 Year End Eurocharts" (PDF). Music & Media. 1 January 1988. p. 30. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  8. "Top Singles - Volume 51, No. 8, December 23, 1989". RPM. 23 December 1999. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  9. "Billboard Top 100 - 1989". Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
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