Dance Tonight
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| Single by Paul McCartney from the album Memory Almost Full |
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| B-side | "Nod Your Head" (Sly David Short mix) | ||||
| Released | June 18, 2007  |
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| Format | Digital download, 7", CD | ||||
| Recorded | October 2003 - February 2007 |
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| Genre | Rock music | ||||
| Length | 2:54 | ||||
| Label | MPL Communications, Hear Music | ||||
| Writer(s) | Paul McCartney | ||||
| Producer | David Kahne | ||||
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"Dance Tonight" is a song by Paul McCartney and the opening track to his 2007 album Memory Almost Full. The song was released as a download single from Memory Almost Full in the United Kingdom on June 18, 2007: McCartney's 65th birthday.[1] A week later, the song debuted at number 34 in the UK Singles Chart. On July 1, the song rose to number 26 in the UK charts.[2] The song is also nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 2008 Grammy Awards.
In the United States, it was released as the second single, and "Dance Tonight" reached number 33 on the iTunes Store charts, continuing to rise in popularity. The song also debuted in Billboard's Hot 100 at number 69.[3]
McCartney performed the song live as a duet with Australian singer Kylie Minogue on Jools Holland's 2007 New Year's Eve television special Hootenanny.
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[edit] Music video
A music video for the song was directed by Michel Gondry and features Natalie Portman and Mackenzie Crook. Gondry also appears as the drummer in the concluding shots. The video was posted exclusively on YouTube on May 22, 2007.
Although Paul receives the left-handed mandolin used for the song in the mail in the music video, McCartney reveals in the audio commentary on this track, released as part of the deluxe edition of Memory Almost Full, that he bought it from a guitar shop he frequents in London. Whenever he would play the mandolin, his three-year-old daughter Beatrice would be moved to dance, after which McCartney states that the song "wrote itself" and he included it on the album at the last minute.[1]
The song is also included in an iPod + iTunes advertisement featuring a black and white McCartney walking down a colourful, animated street while performing the song. It saw frequent airplay in summer 2007.
[edit] Track listing
Originally the single was to be released simultaneously via download, 7" and CD, but the release was scaled back to just a download on June 18, 2007. According to the official album website, a picture disc 7" will be released in the UK on July 23, 2007, while the CD will be released internationally on a date to be announced. The song still managed to chart in the United States, despite not being released in any form there, except an acoustic version available on iTunes from the Summer of Love 1967 double issue of Rolling Stone magazine.[4]
- International CD
- "Dance Tonight"
- "Nod Your Head" (Sly David Short mix)
- This mix of album track "Nod Your Head" features additional production by Sly Dunbar and vocals by Lady Saw, Sizzla and Cherine.[1]
[edit] Chart performance
| Chart (2007) | Peak positions |
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| UK Singles Chart[2] | 26 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs[2] | 46 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100[2] | 58 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] | 69 |
UK Chart performance: 132-142-34-26-52-104-out-139-67-?
[edit] Personnel
[edit] References
- ^ a b c SINGLE DETAILS - 24.05.2007. MemoryAlmostFull.com (2007-05-24). Retrieved on 2005-05-27.
- ^ a b c d e Paul McCartney: Artist Chart History. Billboard. Retrieved on 2007-07-01.
- ^ Cohen, Jonathan (2007-06-28). Rihanna, Shop Boyz, Fergie Locked In On Hot 100. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2007-06-29.
- ^ “Rolling Stone, iTunes Celebrate the release of Paul McCartney's Digital Catalog and New Album Memory Almost Full”, Rolling Stone (no. 1030/1031): 67, 2007-07-12-2007-07-26, <http://www.rollingstone.com/>.
- UK Music Charts - The Official UK Top 75 Singles. UK Singles Chart. Retrieved on 2007-07-01.
- DANCE TONIGHT - PRESS RELEASE - 21.05.2007. PaulMcCartney.com (2007-05-21). Retrieved on 2005-05-21.
[edit] External links
- "Dance Tonight" official video at YouTube.
- "Paul McCartney iPod + iTunes TV Ad. at Apple.com
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