Dance with Somebody

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"Dance with Somebody"
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Single by Mando Diao
from the album Give Me Fire
Released9 January 2009
Recorded2008
Genre Alternative rock, garage rock
Length4:01
Label EMI, Majesty
Songwriter(s) Björn Dixgård, Gustaf Norén
Producer(s) Salla Salazar
Mando Diao singles chronology
"Train On Fire"
(2008)
"Dance with Somebody"
(2009)
"Gloria"
(2009)

"Dance with Somebody" is a song by the alternative rock band Mando Diao. It was released in January 2009 as the lead single from their album, Give Me Fire . A segment of the song was the theme song for the twelfth season of Dancing With The Stars .

Contents

Music video

The music video was directed by Matt Wignall and Vern Moen.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [1] 1
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders) [2] 16
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100) [3] 12
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [4] 13
Germany (Official German Charts) [5] 2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [6] 4
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [7] 9
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100) [8] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [9] 4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [11] 12
Germany (Official German Charts) [12] 5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [13] 6
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [14] 32
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [15] 42
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [16] 14

Covers

In 2014, the song was covered by German heavy metal band Iron Savior as a surprise track on their album Rise of the Hero . Vocalist/guitarist Piet Sielck explained that the band originally intended the song to be a bonus track for their limited edition release. He addressed why it never came to be:

"we simply liked it too much and finally decided to make it a regular album track." [17]

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