Dance (With U)

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"Dance (With U)"
Lemar - Dance (With U) CD1.jpg
CD1 cover
Single by Lemar
from the album Dedicated
Released18 August 2003 (2003-08-18)
Length
  • 3:44 (album version)
  • 3:08 (radio edit)
Label Sony Music UK
Songwriter(s)
  • Lemar Obika
  • Craig Hardy
  • Fitzgerald Scott
Producer(s)
Lemar singles chronology
"Got Me Saying Ooh"
(2001)		"Dance (With U)"
(2003)		"50/50" / "Lullaby"
(2003)
Alternative cover
Lemar - Dance (With U) CD2.jpg
CD2 cover

"Dance (With U)" is the second single released by British R&B singer Lemar and his first for Sony Music UK after coming third place in the BBC show Fame Academy . The single became a hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart in 2003. Elsewhere, the song reached number six in New Zealand and became a top-40 hit in Ireland, Italy, and the Netherlands.

Contents

Track listings

UK CD1 [1]

  1. "Dance (With U)" (radio edit) – 3:08
  2. "Dance (With U)" (Blacksmith R&B rub featuring Jahzell) – 4:38
  3. "Dance (With U)" (JD aka Dready remix) – 4:18
  4. "Dance (With U)" (video)

UK CD2 [2]

  1. "Dance (With U)" (album version) – 3:44
  2. "Dance (With U)" (Full Intention vocal mix) – 6:29
  3. "All I Ever Do (My Boo)" (album version) – 3:26

UK cassette single [3]

  1. "Dance (With U)" (radio edit) – 3:08
  2. "All I Ever Do (My Boo)" (album version) – 3:26

Australian CD1 [4]

  1. "Dance (With U)" (radio edit) – 3:08
  2. "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" – 3:33
  3. "Dance (With U)" (JD aka Dready remix) – 4:18
  4. "Dance (With U)" (Blacksmith R&B rub) – 4:38

Australian CD2 [5]

  1. "Dance (With U)" (radio edit) – 3:08
  2. "Dance (With U)" (Blacksmith R&B rub featuring Jahzell) – 4:38
  3. "Dance (With U)" (Kardinal Beats 'live' remix) – 4:17
  4. "Dance (With U)" (JD aka Dready remix) – 4:18

Charts

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Dance (With U)"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United Kingdom18 August 2003CD Sony Music UK [23]
25 August 2003
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • cassette
 [24]
Denmark23 February 2004CD [25]
Australia5 April 2004 Epic [26]

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