I Was Made for Dancin' explained

I Was Made for Dancin'
Cover:	I_Was_Made_for_Dancin'_-_Leif_Garrett.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Leif Garrett
Album:	Feel the Need
B-Side:	Living Without Your Love
Released:	October 1978 (US release) January 1979 (UK release)
Label:	Scotti Brothers
Producer:	Michael Lloyd
Prev Title:	The Wanderer
Prev Year:	1978
Next Title:	Sheila
Next Year:	1979

"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, #13 in The Netherlands and #12 in Japan. The song, produced by Lloyd and arranged by John D'Andrea,^[2] was featured on his 1978 album, Feel the Need.^[3]

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1978–1979)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[5]	2
Canada RPM Top Singles^[6]	12
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary^[7]	22
Germany	10

Japan	12
	3
Spain (AFE)^[8]	1
UK^[9]	4
US Billboard Hot 100^[10]	10
US Billboard Adult Contemporary	38
US Cash Box Top 100^[11]	15

Year-end charts

Chart (1979)	Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[12]	34
Canada^[13]	86
UK	68
US Billboard Hot 100^[14]	37

Cover versions

Pink Lady released a Japanese version of the song on their 1979 album, We Are Sexy.
Mayo Kawasaki released a Japanese version of the song on his 1979 single, Let's Go Dancing (レッツゴーダンシング). This song is a track of his Golden☆Best (ゴールデン☆ベスト).^[15]
Ilona Staller released a version of the song on her 1979 album, Ilona Staller.^[16]
Insooni released a Korean version of the song, 춤을 춰요, on her 1981 album, 인연 (Destiny).^[17]
Jeremy Jackson released a version of the song on his 1995 album, Always.^[18]
Bridgette Wilson released a cover of the song for her 1996 album, Gimme a Kiss.
Queens released a version of the song on their 2006 album, Made for Dancing.^[19]

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.
Carol Burnett sings a version of this song in season 5, episode 15 of The Muppet Show.

Notes and References

Web site: Leif Garrett, "I Was Made for Dancin'" Chart Positions. December 11, 2016.
Web site: Leif Garrett, "I Was Made for Dancin'" Single Release. December 11, 2016.
Web site: Leif Garrett, Feel the Need. . December 11, 2016.
Web site: Billboard Top 100 - 1979. December 11, 2016.
Web site: Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts) . Australian-charts.com . 2016-12-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160602084720/http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=35092 . 2016-06-02 .
Web site: Image : RPM Weekly. . 17 July 2013.
Web site: Image : RPM Weekly. . 17 July 2013.
Book: Salaverri, Fernando . Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 . 1st . September 2005 . Fundación Autor-SGAE . Spain . 84-8048-639-2 . es.
Web site: officialcharts.com. officialcharts.com. July 28, 2022.
Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 -
Web site: Cash Box Top 100 2/17/79 . 2016-12-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150214180655/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/19790217.html . 2015-02-14 . dead .
Web site: Kent Music Report No 236 – 1 January 1979 > National Top 100 Singles for 1978. Kent Music Report. Imgur.com. 8 January 2022.
http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6855a&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6855a.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6855a Bac-lac.gc.ca
http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1979.htm Musicoutfitters.com
Web site: "レッツゴーダンシング" by 川崎麻世 AWA . March 20, 2018.
Web site: Ilona Staller, Ilona Staller. . December 11, 2016.
Web site: 인순이 – 인순이 1집 - 인연.. . March 20, 2018.
Web site: Jeremy Jackson, Always. . December 11, 2016.
Web site: Queens, Made for Dancing. . December 11, 2016.