Dancing in the Dark

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"Dancing in the Dark" is a classic popular song by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz, best known as a romantic dance number introduced in the 1931 revue "The Band Wagon" and later featured in its 1953 film adaptation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf popular song
song
standard
associatedAct Arthur Schwartz
surface form: Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz
associatedWith The Band Wagon
composer Arthur Schwartz
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
era Great American Songbook
featuredIn The Band Wagon
surface form: The Band Wagon (1953 film)
firstAppearanceIn The Band Wagon (1931 stage revue)
genre jazz standard
popular music
show tune
hasLyricalStyle romantic
hasMelodicStyle lyrical
hasTitle Dancing in the Dark
hasType Broadway song
film musical song
introducedAs romantic dance number
introducedIn The Band Wagon (1931 stage revue)
surface form: The Band Wagon (1931 Broadway revue)
language English
lyricist Howard Dietz
lyricsBy Howard Dietz
musicBy Arthur Schwartz
notableFor romantic ballroom dance sequence in The Band Wagon (1953 film)
notableMedium film musical
stage revue
partOf score of The Band Wagon (stage)
soundtrack of The Band Wagon (1953 film)
performancePractice often performed as a slow dance number
publicationYear 1931
subjectMatter romantic love
usedAs dance sequence music in The Band Wagon (1953 film)

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The Band Wagon notableSong Dancing in the Dark
Cyd Charisse notableScene Dancing in the Dark
this entity surface form: Dancing in the Dark number in The Band Wagon
Arthur Schwartz notableWork Dancing in the Dark
Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams hasPart Dancing in the Dark
Howard Dietz notableWork Dancing in the Dark
The Tierney Sutton Band hasAlbum Dancing in the Dark