| Never Wanted to Dance | |
| Cover: | Never Wanted To Dance.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Mindless Self Indulgence |
| Album: | If |
| Released: | March 18, 2008 |
| Recorded: | 2007 |
| Genre: | Dance-punk |
| Length: | 29:24 |
| Label: | Uppity Cracker/The End |
| Prev Title: | Mastermind |
| Prev Year: | 2008 |
| Next Title: | Pay for It |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
"Never Wanted to Dance" is a single by the American electropunk group Mindless Self Indulgence, released in the US on March 18, 2008. The single reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart.[1]
Released in the U.S. as a CD of 6 remixes, it was later released in the UK as a 2-part CD single, and a 7" record on August 25, 2008.
"Never Wanted to Dance" is on the soundtrack to Madden NFL 09[2] and the Combichrist Electro Hurtz Mix is on the soundtrack for .
The music video for "Never Wanted to Dance" was uploaded onto the band's YouTube account at midnight on August 6, 2008. The video primarily involves a party with a Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova machine, with people dancing to the song on the machine. The band members perform within the game itself on one of the wireframe stages, which were introduced by that specific version of the game. In the end, the police come and raid the party, arresting almost everyone.
All songs by J. Euringer except where noted
A1. "Never Wanted to Dance" (explicit album mix) – 3:08
B1. "On It" (KMFDM Remix) – 3:32
B2. "Greatest Love of All" (original demo) (Michael Masser, Linda Creed) – 2:46