I Wanna Dance (Melodie MC song)

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"I Wanna Dance"
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Single by Melodie MC
from the album Northland Wonderland
B-side "Remix"
Released1993
Studio Sidelake Studios
Genre Eurodance
Length
  • 4:34 (Radio Version)
Label
  • Sidelake Productions
  • Virgin
Songwriter(s) Melodie MC
Producer(s) Statikk
Melodie MC singles chronology
"Dum Da Dum"
(1993)
"I Wanna Dance"
(1993)
"Give It Up! (For the Melody)"
(1994)
Music video
"I Wanna Dance" on YouTube

"I Wanna Dance" is a song by Swedish recording artist Melodie MC, released in 1993 as the fourth single from his debut album, Northland Wonderland (1993). It features vocals by singer Lotta Sundgren, and peaked at number six in Sweden and number eight in the Netherlands. Additionally, it was a top 30 hit in Belgium while it reached number 72 on the Eurochart Hot 100 in November 1993. Outside Europe, the song was a hit in Australia, peaking at number 21.

Contents

Critical reception

Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "Sequencers and buzzing synths pave the way for this Swedish rapper. who gives us exactly what both his name and the song title promise: melodic dance." [1]

Track listing

  1. "I Wanna Dance" (X-10-Ded Version) – 6:35
  2. "I Wanna Dance" (Radio Version) – 4:34
  3. "I Wanna Dance" (Statikk Vs Tom Droid Version) – 6:43
  1. "I Wanna Dance" (Radio) – 4:34
  2. "I Wanna Dance" (X-10-DED) – 6:35
  1. "I Wanna Dance" (Radio Version) – 4:34
  2. "I Wanna Dance" (X-10-DED Version) – 6:35
  3. "I Wanna Dance" (Statikk Vs. Tom Droid) – 6:46

Charts

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