Let’s Dance

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"Let’s Dance" is a 1983 hit song and album by David Bowie that marked his shift toward a more mainstream, dance-oriented pop-rock sound and became one of his most commercially successful works.

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Let’s Dance canonical 2
Let’s Dance (song) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
studio album
album Let's Dance (album) NERFINISHED
artist David Bowie NERFINISHED
bSide Cat People (Putting Out Fire) NERFINISHED
chartPositionAustralia 1
chartPositionCanada 1
chartPositionIreland 1
chartPositionNetherlands 2
chartPositionNewZealand 1
chartPositionNorway 1
chartPositionSweden 1
chartPositionSwitzerland 1
chartPositionUKSingles 1
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 1
chartPositionUSCashBox 1
composer David Bowie NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
describedAs commercial breakthrough for David Bowie in the 1980s
one of David Bowie's most commercially successful albums
shift toward mainstream, dance-oriented pop-rock sound
featuresMusician Stevie Ray Vaughan NERFINISHED
followedBy Tonight NERFINISHED
followsSingle Cat People (Putting Out Fire) NERFINISHED
Under Pressure NERFINISHED
genre dance rock
pop rock
post-disco
hasMusicVideoDirector David Mallet NERFINISHED
includedIn Best of Bowie NERFINISHED
Legacy (The Very Best of David Bowie) NERFINISHED
Nothing Has Changed NERFINISHED
includesSong China Girl NERFINISHED
Let's Dance (song) NERFINISHED
Modern Love NERFINISHED
isTitleTrackOf Let's Dance (album) NERFINISHED
label EMI America NERFINISHED
language English
length 4:08
7:38
lyricist David Bowie NERFINISHED
performer David Bowie NERFINISHED
precededBy Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) NERFINISHED
precedesSingle China Girl NERFINISHED
producer David Bowie NERFINISHED
Nile Rodgers NERFINISHED
recorded 1982
recordedAt Power Station, New York City NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1983-03-14
1983-04-14

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David Bowie notableWork Let’s Dance
David Bowie notableWork Let’s Dance
this entity surface form: Let’s Dance (song)
Nile Rodgers notableWork Let’s Dance