Dance Away
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"Dance Away" is a 1979 hit single by British art rock band Roxy Music, known for its sophisticated pop sound and themes of romantic heartbreak.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dance Away canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Manifesto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Roxy Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Cry, Cry, Cry ⓘ |
| chartedIn |
Irish Singles Chart
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Zealand Singles Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ UK Singles Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 2 ⓘ |
| composer | Bryan Ferry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followedBySingle | Angel Eyes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
art rock
ⓘ
pop rock ⓘ sophisti-pop ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
praised for sophisticated pop arrangement
ⓘ
recognized as one of Roxy Music's major hits ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ guitars ⓘ keyboards ⓘ synthesizers ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | sophisticated pop sound ⓘ |
| hasNotableVocalist | Bryan Ferry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Manifesto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label |
Atco Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polydor Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:45 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bryan Ferry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Roxy Music discography ⓘ |
| performer | Roxy Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBySingle | Trash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Rhett Davies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roxy Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1978 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1979-04-13 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| theme |
dancing as emotional escape
ⓘ
loneliness ⓘ romantic heartbreak ⓘ |
| writer | Bryan Ferry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.