Dance into the Light (song)

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"Dance into the Light"
Dance Into the Light.jpg
Single by Phil Collins
from the album Dance into the Light
B-side
  • "Take Me Down"
  • "It's Over"
Released20 September 1996 [1]
Genre
Length4:23
Label
Songwriter(s) Phil Collins
Producer(s)
Phil Collins singles chronology
"Somewhere"
(1996)
"Dance into the Light"
(1996)
"It's in Your Eyes"
(1996)
Music video
"Dance into the Light" on YouTube

"Dance into the Light" is a song performed by English drummer, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor Phil Collins, released in September 1996 by Atlantic, Virgin and WEA as the first single from his sixth studio album, Dance into the Light (1996). The song was written by Collins, who also co-produced it with Hugh Padgham. It peaked at number nine on the UK Singles Chart, but was a disappointment on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100, reaching number 45 on both charts. The song also peaked within the top 10 in Czech Republic, Hungary and Scotland, while reaching number 29 on the Eurochart Hot 100 in October 1996. The accompanying music video was directed by English musician and music video director Kevin Godley. [2] The track was the only song from Dance into the Light to be featured on his compilation album ...Hits in 1998. B-sides were songs "Take Me Down" and "It's Over".

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Critical reception

Swedish Aftonbladet described the song as a "bombastic light-reggae swing", adding it as an "absolute hit". [3] AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine said in his review of the Dance into the Light album, that the song "recalls the snappy punch" of Collins' 1985 song "Sussudio". [4] Larry Flick from Billboard called it a "sunny and uptempo ditty that is awash in Caribbean-style horns and Stax-like pop beats." He felt that Collins "sounds like he is having an absolute blast here. In fact, you can almost hear the grin he must have been wearing in the recording studio shining through the music." [5] Another Billboard editor, Paul Verna, declared it as "peppy". [6]

The Daily Vault's Christopher Thelen wrote that "Dance Into the Light" "with its different rhythm pattern, instantly engages the listener, and is one of the best singles Collins has written in a long time." [7] David Browne from Entertainment Weekly stated that the singer "tries to broaden his palette", and added that "Afro-beat rhythms propel" the song, "which also tosses in politically correct references to South Africa." [8] A reviewer from Music Week rated it four out of five, noting that Collins "returns with an uptempo ballad that bears his unmistakeable mark." [9]

Track listing

  1. "Dance into the Light" – 4:23
  2. "Take Me Down" – 3:27
  3. "It's Over" (Home Demo) – 4:22

Charts

Chart (1996–97)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)36
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)31
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [10] 50
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [11] 7
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [12] 3
Czech Republic (IFPI CR) [13] 3
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [14] 29
France (SNEP) [15] 48
Germany (Official German Charts)42
Hungary (Mahasz) [16] 4
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) [17] 34
Italy ( Musica e dischi ) [18] 22
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [19] 23
Netherlands (Single Top 100)14
Poland ( Music & Media ) [20] 2
Scotland (OCC) [21] 9
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)26
UK Singles (OCC)9
US Billboard Hot 100 [22] 45
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [23] 6
US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) [24] 35
US Cash Box Top 100 [25] 45

Credits

Notes

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