Dance, Dance, Dance (The Beach Boys song)

This article is about the Beach Boys song. For other songs, see Dance, Dance, Dance.
"Dance, Dance, Dance"
Single by the Beach Boys
from the album The Beach Boys Today!
B-side"The Warmth of the Sun"
ReleasedOctober 26, 1964
RecordedOctober 9, 1964
StudioRCA Victor Studio, Los Angeles
GenreRock and roll[1][2]
Length1:59
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Brian Wilson
The Beach Boys singles chronology
"When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)"
(1964) 		"Dance, Dance, Dance"
(1964) 		"The Man with All the Toys"
(1964)
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"Dance, Dance, Dance" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1965 album Beach Boys Today!. Written by Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, and Mike Love, it was first issued as a single in October 1964, backed with "The Warmth of the Sun". "Dance, Dance, Dance" marked Carl's first recognized writing contribution to a Beach Boys single, his contribution being the song's primary guitar riff and solo.

Composition

"Dance, Dance, Dance" was composed by Brian and Carl Wilson, while the lyrics were written by Brian and Mike Love.[3] Although many pop songs raise their key at the start of a final chorus, "Dance, Dance, Dance" subverts this convention by modulating in the middle of the verse.[4]

Billboard described the song as having a "tremendous rock -surfin' beat and groovy lyrics," saying that the Beach Boys "have never sounded better."[5] Cash Box described it as a "sensational hot-rod-surfin' [rocker],... that zips along with money-makin' glee."[6]

Variations

The song was originally released in mono, while a remixed stereo version was released on the compilation Hawthorne, CA. An early version of the song, with different lyrics and arrangement, appears as a bonus track on The Beach Boys Today!/Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) two-fer CD.

Personnel

Credits from Craig Slowinski.[3]

The Beach Boys

Additional musicians

Charts

Chart (1964) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Singles Chart[7] 7
UK Singles Chart[8] 24
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] 8

Cover versions

References

  1. ^ "Dance, Dance, Dance - the Beach Boys | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (1999). All-Time Top 1000 Albums. Virgin Books. p. 85. ISBN 0-7535-0354-9. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Slowinski, Craig (2007). "The Beach Boys- The Beach Boys Today!" (PDF). Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  4. ^ Interrante, Scott (May 12, 2014). "When I Grow Up: The Beach Boys - "Dance, Dance, Dance"". PopMatters.
  5. ^ "Singles Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. October 31, 1964. p. 16. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  6. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. October 31, 1964. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  7. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  8. ^ "Beach Boys". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  9. ^ "The Beach Boys awards on Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 June 2013.