Dance Hall Days
Wang Chung
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Take your baby by the hand And make her do a high handstand And take your baby by the heel And do the next thing that you feel We were so in vies In our dance hall days We were cool on cries When all you and everyone we knew Could believe, do, and share in what was true Dance hall days love ! Take your baby by the hair And pull her close and there, there, there And take your baby by the ears And play upon her darkest fears We were so in vies In our dance hall days We were cool on cries When all you and everyone we knew Could believe, do, and share in what was true Dance hall days love Dance hall days Dance hall days love Take your baby by the wrist And in her mouth an amethyst And in her eyes two sapphires blue And you need her and she needs you And you need her and she needs you And you need her and she needs you And you need her and she needs you And you need her and she needs you We were so in vies In our dance hall days We were cool on cries When all you and everyone we knew Could believe, do, and share in what was true Dance hall days love Dance hall days love Dance hall days Dance hall days love Dance hall days Dance hall days love Dance hall days Dance hall days love
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Written by: Darren Costin, Jack Hues, Nicholas Laurence Feldman
Lyrics © Spirit Music Group
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10 facts about this song
Debut Sing"Dance Hall Days" was one of the first songs introduced by Wang Chung to America.
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Release YearThe song was initially released in 1982, but it was re-recorded and emerged to new fame in 1983.
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UK ChartUpon its first release, "Dance Hall Days" didn't even make it to the top 75 in the UK. However, after re-recording and re-releasing, it jumped up to position 21 in 1984.
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U.S. Billboard ChartThe hit single reached its peak at number 16 on the U.S Billboard Hot 100.
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SongwriterJack Hues, the lead vocalist for Wang Chung, was the main songwriter for "Dance Hall Days."
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Music VideoThe song's music video was directed by filmmaker Derek Jarman and includes many visual effects of the time, along with scenes showing the band performing the song.
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Meaning of the SongAccording to Jack Hues, "Dance Hall Days" is about the innocence of the youth and how people lose it as they grow older.
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Song UsageThe song has been used in various films and TV shows, including "The Fighter," "Guardians of the Galaxy," and "The Goldbergs."
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Cover VersionsGerman synth-pop group 'And One' created a cover of "Dance Hall Days" for their album "9.9.99 9 Uhr".
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Band's Name OriginWang Chung means "yellow bell" in Mandarin, and it was derived from the first note in the Chinese classical music scale. The name positions the band at "the beginning of the Western and Eastern worlds."
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