Dance (Ratt song)

"Dance"
Single by Ratt
from the album Dancing Undercover
Released 1986
Format Vinyl, cassette, CD
Recorded 1986
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Length 4:17
Label Atlantic
Writer(s) Stephen Pearcy, Robbin Crosby, Warren DeMartini, Beau Hill
Producer(s) Beau Hill
Ratt singles chronology
"What You Give Is What You Get"
(1985)
"Dance"
(1986)
"Slip of the Lip"
(1986)

"Dance" is a song by American heavy metal band Ratt. It is the first track off their 1986 album Dancing Undercover and the tenth track of their compilation album Ratt & Roll 81-91. It reached #59 on the Billboard Top 100. The song was written by Stephen Pearcy, guitarists Robbin Crosby and Warren DeMartini, and album producer Beau Hill.

The single was featured in the Miami Vice Season 3 episode "Down for the Count" in 1987.

Music video

In the music video for the song, the band is invited to perform by the master of ceremonies (played by comedian and actor Dick Shawn) during a brief interlude at a rock music show at the famed Whisky a Go Go. Ratt is initially reluctant, but the band relents and performs.

Track listing

1. "Dance" - 4:17
2. "Take a Chance" - 4:00

Personnel

See also