Dance (Ratt song) explained

Dance
Cover:danceratt.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Ratt
Album:Dancing Undercover
Released:October 1986 [1]
Recorded:1986
Genre:Glam metal[2]
Length:4:17
Label:Atlantic
Producer:Beau Hill
Prev Title:What You Give Is What You Get
Prev Year:1985
Next Title:Slip of the Lip
Next Year: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 Hot 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ratt singles.
  2. Web site: 2011-09-22. TEN UNDERRATED HAIR METAL BANDS OF THE 80s AND 90s, AND THEIR BEST SONGS FOR STRIPPING. 2021-04-12. MetalSucks. en.