Dancing in the Dark (Kim Wilde song)
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| Single by Kim Wilde from the album Catch As Catch Can |
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| B-side | "Back Street Driver" | ||||
| Released | 1983 | ||||
| Format | 7", 12" | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Label | RAK | ||||
| Writer(s) | Nicky Chinn, Paul Gurvitz | ||||
| Producer | Ricky Wilde | ||||
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"Dancing in the Dark" is the second single from the album Catch As Catch Can by Kim Wilde in 1983.
It did not meet with the success of previous singles, only just scraping into the UK Top 75.
"No-one expected that 'Dancing in the Dark' would do so badly. Every Monday I woke up in fear and asked my record company if the record had made the charts yet. They reacted coldly. Kim Wilde had disappointed her entourage. And I lost my self-confidence. No, it wasn't really a good song. My brother and father went through a less creative period. They own up to that now. And it can't be a success every time, of course. I still thought I'd failed though."[1]
The track was written by Nicky Chinn and Paul Gurvitz, making it only the second track Wilde recorded not written by her father and brother (the latter did, however, receive production credits).
It was remixed by Nile Rodgers for the extended 12" release.
[edit] Chart performance
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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 UK |
67 |
 Denmark |
3 |
 Switzerland |
9 |
 Germany |
26 |
