I Was Made for Dancin'

"I Was Made for Dancin'"
Single by Leif Garrett
from the album Feel the Need
B-side	"Living Without Your Love"
Released	October 1978 (US release) January 1979 (UK release)
Genre	Pop, disco
Length	3:14
Label	Scotti Brothers
Songwriter(s)	Michael Lloyd
Producer(s)	Michael Lloyd
Leif Garrett singles chronology
"The Wanderer" (1978) "I Was Made for Dancin'" (1978) "Sheila" (1979)

"I Was Made for Dancin'" is a song written by Michael Lloyd and performed by Leif Garrett. It reached #4 on the UK Singles Chart, #10 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #38 on the US adult contemporary chart. ^[1] It also reached #2 in Australia, #10 in Germany, #13 in The Netherlands and #12 in Japan. The song, produced by Lloyd and arranged by John D'Andrea, ^[2] was featured on his 1978 album, Feel the Need . ^[3]

The single ranked #37 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1979. ^[4]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1978–1979) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report) [5] 2 Canada RPM Top Singles [6] 12 Canada RPM Adult Contemporary [7] 22 Germany 10 Ireland (IRMA) [8] 5 Japan 12 New Zealand 3 Spain (AFE) [9] 1 UK [10] 4 US Billboard Hot 100 [11] 10 US Billboard Adult Contemporary 38 US Cash Box Top 100 [12] 15

Year-end charts Chart (1979) Rank Australia (Kent Music Report) [13] 34 Canada [14] 86 UK 68 US Billboard Hot 100 [15] 37

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "I Was Made for Dancin'"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [16]	10× Gold	500,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [17]	Silver	250,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

• Pink Lady released a Japanese version of the song on their 1979 album, We Are Sexy .
• Mayo Kawasaki released a Japanese version of the song on his 1979 single, Let's Go Dancing (レッツゴーダンシング). This song is a track of his Golden☆Best (ゴールデン☆ベスト). ^[18]
• Ilona Staller released a version of the song on her 1979 album, Ilona Staller. ^[19]
• Insooni released a Korean version of the song, 춤을 춰요, on her 1981 album, 인연 (Destiny). ^[20]
• Jeremy Jackson released a version of the song on his 1995 album, Always. ^[21]
• Bridgette Wilson released a cover of the song for her 1996 album, Gimme a Kiss.^{[ citation needed ]}
• Queens released a version of the song on their 2006 album, Made for Dancing. ^[22]

In popular culture

• Garrett sang the song on the episode "My Teenage Idol is Missing" on the TV show Wonder Woman .
• Garrett's version was featured in the 2001 film Joe Dirt .
• Carol Burnett sings a version of this song in season 5, episode 15 of The Muppet Show .

References

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3. "Leif Garrett, Feel the Need". Discogs . Retrieved December 11, 2016.
4. "Billboard Top 100 - 1979" . Retrieved December 11, 2016.
5. "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
6. "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada . 17 July 2013.
7. "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada . 17 July 2013.
8. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Was Made for Dancin'". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
9. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN   84-8048-639-2.
10. "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
11. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN   0-89820-089-X
12. "Cash Box Top 100 2/17/79". Archived from the original on 2015-02-14. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
13. "Kent Music Report No 236 – 1 January 1979 > National Top 100 Singles for 1978". Kent Music Report . Retrieved 8 January 2022– via Imgur.com.
14. Bac-lac.gc.ca
15. Musicoutfitters.com
16. "International – Garrett Gold in Japan" (PDF). Cashbox . 41 (35): 25. 12 January 1980. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
17. "British single certifications – Leif Garrett – I Was Made For Dancin'". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 5 February 2022.
18. ""レッツゴーダンシング" by 川崎 麻世 | AWA" . Retrieved March 20, 2018.
19. "Ilona Staller, Ilona Staller". Discogs . Retrieved December 11, 2016.
20. "인순이 – 인순이 1집 - 인연". Discogs . Retrieved March 20, 2018.
21. "Jeremy Jackson, Always". Discogs . Retrieved December 11, 2016.
22. "Queens, Made for Dancing". Discogs . Retrieved December 11, 2016.