Dancing on the Ceiling
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Dancing on the Ceiling is a 1986 pop song by Lionel Richie known for its upbeat, celebratory style and innovative music video featuring gravity-defying dance scenes.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Dancing on the Ceiling self-link ⓘ |
| artist | Lionel Richie ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Motown
ⓘ
surface form:
Motown Records
|
| associatedArtist | Lionel Richie ⓘ |
| backingVocals | layered harmonies ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
Top 10 in several international charts
ⓘ
Top 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decade | 1980s ⓘ |
| era | post-disco pop ⓘ |
| genre |
dance-pop
ⓘ
pop ⓘ |
| hasHook | repeated chorus line "Oh, what a feeling, when we're dancing on the ceiling" ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ synthesizers ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Dancing on the Ceiling music video ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Dancing on the Ceiling self-link ⓘ |
| isTitleTrackOf | Dancing on the Ceiling self-link ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 4 minutes ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector |
David Fincher
ⓘ
Stanley Donen ⓘ |
| musicVideoFeature |
gravity-defying dance scenes
ⓘ
rotating room set ⓘ |
| musicVideoStyle | upbeat and celebratory ⓘ |
| notableFor |
gravity-defying choreography
ⓘ
innovative rotating-room music video ⓘ signature Lionel Richie 1980s hit ⓘ |
| performer | Lionel Richie ⓘ |
| producer |
James Anthony Carmichael
ⓘ
Lionel Richie ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Motown ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1986-07-15 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| tempo | upbeat ⓘ |
| theme |
celebration
ⓘ
partying ⓘ |
| vocalist | Lionel Richie ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | energetic lead vocals ⓘ |
| writer |
Carlos Rios
ⓘ
Lionel Richie ⓘ Michael Frenchik ⓘ |
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Can't Slow Down