Dancin' Madly Backwards

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"Dancin' Madly Backwards"
Single by The Flirts
from the album Made in America
Released1985
Genre Hi-NRG
Songwriter(s) C. Shore
Producer(s) Bobby Orlando, Jürgen Korduletsch, Don Oriolo
The Flirts singles chronology
"Helpless (You Took My Love)"
(1984)
"Dancin' Madly Backwards"
(1985)
"You & Me"
(1985)
Audio
"Dancin' Madly Backwards" on YouTube

"Dancin' Madly Backwards" (or "Dancing Madly Backwards") is a 1984 or 1985 single by The Flirts, a New York-based female vocal trio created by producer/songwriter Bobby Orlando.

Contents

Composition

The song was written by C. Shore and produced by Bobby Orlando, Jürgen Korduletsch and Don Oriolo. [1]

Charts

Chart (1985)Peak
position
Germany (Official German Charts) [2] 46
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 47

The song was heard in the 1986 Canadian feature film Flying .

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References

  1. "The Flirts - Dancin' Madly Backwards - swisscharts.com".
  2. "The Flirts – Dancin' Madly Backwards" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
  3. "The Flirts Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-12-19.