Let's Dance (Five song)

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"Let's Dance"
Let's Dance (2001 Five single).jpg
Single by Five
from the album Kingsize
B-side
  • "Sometimes"
  • "Millennium Megamix"
Released13 August 2001 (2001-08-13)
Genre Dance-pop [1]
Length3:38
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Richard "Biff" Stannard
  • Julian Gallagher
Five singles chronology
"We Will Rock You"
(2000)
"Let's Dance"
(2001)
"Closer to Me"
(2001)

"Let's Dance" is the first single from English boy band Five's third studio album, Kingsize (2001). The song was written by Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Ash Howes, Martin Harrington, Abz Love, Jason "J" Brown, and Sean Conlon and produced by Stannard and Gallagher. Released on 13 August 2001, "Let's Dance" charted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Five's third and final number-one single, and was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The song also peaked at number two on the Irish Singles Chart and became a top-10 in hit in Australia, Flanders, Greece, and Romania.

Contents

Music video

The official music video was directed by Max and Dania. The music video used a life sized cardboard image of Conlon, since he was not present at the time of filming having actually left the band. The video was also the last music video that the band recorded before their break-up, as the video for "Closer to Me" was a compilation of old video footage, and the video for "Rock the Party" was animated.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Kingsize album booklet. [7]

Studio

Personnel

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [31] Gold35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [32] Silver200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
Australia13 August 2001CD [33]
Sweden [34]
United Kingdom
  • CD
  • cassette
[35]

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