I Was Made for Dancin'

"I Was Made for Dancin'" is a song written by Michael Lloyd and performed by Leif Garrett. It reached #4 on the UK Singles Chart, #10 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #38 on the US adult contemporary chart.^[1] It also reached #2 in Australia, #10 in Germany, and #12 in Japan. The song was featured on his 1978 album, Feel the Need.^[2]

The song was produced by Lloyd and arranged by John D'Andrea.^[3]

The single ranked #37 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1979.^[4]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1978–79)	Peak position
Australia KMR^[5]	2
Canada RPM Top Singles^[6]	12
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary^[7]	22
Germany	10
Ireland (IRMA)^[8]	5
Japan	12
New Zealand	3
UK	4
US Billboard Hot 100^[9]	10
US Billboard Adult Contemporary	38
US Cash Box Top 100^[10]	15

Year-end charts

Chart (1979)	Rank
Australia^[11]	34
Canada^[12]	86
UK	68
US Billboard Hot 100^[13]	37

Cover versions

Pink Lady released a version of the song on their 1979 album, We Are Sexy.
Ilona Staller released a version of the song on her 1979 album, Ilona Staller.^[14]
Jeremy Jackson released a version of the song on his 1995 album, Always.^[15]
Queens released a version of the song on their 2006 album, Made for Dancing.^[16]

In popular culture

Garrett sang the song on the episode "My Teenage Idol is Missing" on the TV show Wonder Woman.
Garrett's version was featured in the 2001 film Joe Dirt.

References

↑ "Leif Garrett, "I Was Made for Dancin'" Chart Positions". Retrieved December 11, 2016.
↑ "Leif Garrett, Feel the Need". Retrieved December 11, 2016.
↑ "Leif Garrett, "I Was Made for Dancin'" Single Release". Retrieved December 11, 2016.
↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1979". Retrieved December 11, 2016.
↑ "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
↑ http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0120a&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0120a.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0120a
↑ http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0107&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0107.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0107
↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Was Made for Dancin'". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
↑ http://www.tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/19790217.html
↑ "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
↑ Bac-lac.gc.ca
↑ Musicoutfitters.com
↑ "Ilona Staller, Ilona Staller". Retrieved December 11, 2016.
↑ "Jeremy Jackson, Always". Retrieved December 11, 2016.
↑ "Queens, Made for Dancing". Retrieved December 11, 2016.

Leif Garrett
Albums	Leif Garrett Feel the Need Same Goes for You Can't Explain My Movie of You The Leif Garrett Collection F8 Three Sides of...
Singles	"Come Back When You Grow Up" "Surfin' USA" "Runaround Sue" "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" "The Wanderer" "I Was Made for Dancin'" "Sheila" "Feel the Need" "When I Think of You" "Memorize Your Number" "I Was Looking for Someone to Love" "You Had to Go and Change on Me" "New York City Nights" "Uptown Girl" "Runaway Rita"

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