| "Dancin' Man" | ||||
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| Single by Q | ||||
| from the album Dancin' Man | ||||
| B-side | "Love Pollution" | |||
| Released | March 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Genre | R&B, Disco | |||
| Length | 2:38 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Rob Peckman | |||
| Q singles chronology | ||||
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"Dancin' Man" is a song by disco group Q, [1] written by Rob Peckman. [2] It reached the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, and received substantial play in the American Southeast. [3]
"Dancin' Man" was released by Epic Records in Spring 1977. [4] [5] The song's B-side was titled "Love Pollution." [1] To promote the song, Epic Records took out a full-page advertisement in the April 23, 1977 issue of Billboard magazine, urging DJs and radio stations to put the song into rotation. [4]
The song went into rotation on many Southeast American radio stations, including:
The song also received play on:
The song was a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 (where it reached number 23), [6] [7] the Cashbox Singles chart (#20), and the Record World chart. [4] In Canada, "Dancin' Man" reached #19. [8]
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