Can't Stop Dancin' (Captain & Tennille song)

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"Can't Stop Dancin'"
Can't Stop Dancin' - Captain & Tennille.jpg
Single by Captain & Tennille
from the album Come In from the Rain
B-side "Mis Canciones (The Good Songs)"
ReleasedFebruary 1977
Genre Pop
Length3:50
Label A&M
Songwriter(s) John Pritchard Jr., Ray Stevens [1]
Producer(s) Daryl Dragon
Captain & Tennille singles chronology
"Muskrat Love"
(1976)
"Can't Stop Dancin'"
(1977)
"Come In from the Rain"
(1977)

"Can't Stop Dancin" is a song written by John Pritchard Jr. and Ray Stevens, which became a Top 40 hit for Captain and Tennille in early 1977. It was the first single released from their third studio album, Come In from the Rain .

Contents

The lyrics speak of music as being reflective of the "rhythm of the universe". Dancing is the best way to respond to that rhythm, indicating the need for resilience in order to adjust to the vicissitudes of life.

Record World said it "has a gospel/rock flavor with Toni's vocal and Daryl's keyboards making a strong case for yet another hit." [2]

Chart performance

"Can't Stop Dancin'" reached number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 11 in Canada on the RPM Top singles chart. [3] It charted slightly higher on the Adult Contemporary charts of both nations. It became their first single (excluding "Por Amor Viviremos"—the Spanish version of "Love Will Keep us Together") to miss the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the duo's first single not to earn a gold record. "Can't Stop Dancin'" marked a decline in the fortunes of The Captain and Tennille as the duo's next three singles ("Come in from the Rain", "Circles", and "I'm on my Way") all missed the top 40 entirely—the duo did return to the top 10 later in 1978 with "You Never Done It Like That".

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