She Wants to Dance with Me

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Now I know I've been out of touch, and I never meant to wear these clads oh so much (referencing his big suit look)

— Rick Astley at the 1989 Grammy Awards. [4]

Critical reception

A review in Pan-European magazine Music & Media presented the song like this: "Mr Disco with a simple but effective, self-written song". [5] Sarah Champion from NME said, "What a voice! What looks! What a man!" [6]

Chart performance

In the UK, "She Wants to Dance with Me" debuted at number 16 on 24 September 1988, and reached number six, its highest position, three weeks later; it fell off the chart after ten weeks. [7] In other European countries, the single was a major hit, culminating at number two in Finland and the Walloon region of Belgium, [8] number three in the Flanders region of Belgium, [9] number four in Denmark [10] and Ireland, [11] and number five in Spain. [12] It was also a top ten hit in Italy and the Netherlands where it attained number seven and eight, respectively, [13] [14] while in West Germany, it started at number 35 on 3 October 1988, climbed straight to a peak of number ten, a position it reached a second time three weeks later, and eventually spent 17 weeks on the chart. [15] In addition, it rose to number 12 in Sweden and Switzerland, [16] [17] and number 16 in Iceland. [18] On the Eurochart Hot 100 singles chart established by the Music & Media magazine, it entered at number 57 on 1 October 1988, attained number seven in its fifth week, [19] and charted for a total of 14 weeks; it featured for eight weeks on the European Airplay Top 50, two of them spent at number six. [20]

"She Wants to Dance with Me" was also successful in North America. In the US, it peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100, thus becoming Astley's consecutive fourth top ten hit there, and at number 13 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. The single was also Astley's fourth and final number one hit in Canada, where it kicked off Paula Abdul's "Straight Up", and stayed at number one for two weeks. In Australia, it charted for 15 weeks in the top 50, and hit number 15 in its third week on the chart. [21] In New Zeland, it remained for ten weeks in the top 50 and achieved number ten. [22]

Music video

Celebrating the announcement of the Hold Me in Your Arms remastered edition studio album, the music video has been upgraded to 4K as of 29 March 2023. [23] [24] The single was also reissued as a digital EP on the same day, which also includes the "reimagined" version from Astley's compilation album The Best of Me . [25]

Track listing

  1. "She Wants to Dance with Me" – 3:24
  2. "She Wants to Dance with Me" (instrumental) – 4:03
  1. "She Wants to Dance with Me" (Watermix) – 3:14
  2. "She Wants to Dance with Me" (instrumental) – 4:03
  1. "She Wants to Dance with Me" (extended mix) – 7:14
  2. "It Would Take a Strong Strong Man" (Matt's Jazzy Guitar mix) – 7:46
  3. "She Wants to Dance with Me" (instrumental) – 4:03
  1. "She Wants to Dance with Me" (Bordering on a Collie mix) – 6:04
  2. "She Wants to Dance with Me" (remix) – 5:42
  1. "She Wants to Dance with Me" (Bordering on a Collie mix) – 6:05
  2. "She Wants to Dance with Me" (album version) – 3:42
  1. "She Wants to Dance with Me" (2023 remaster) – 3:18
  2. "She Wants to Dance with Me" (reimagined) – 3:20
  3. "She Wants to Dance with Me" (US remix) – 5:43
  4. "She Wants to Dance with Me" (Dave Ford remix) – 5:04

Personnel

Charts

"She Wants to Dance with Me"
Shewantstodance.jpg
Single by Rick Astley
from the album Hold Me in Your Arms
Released12 September 1988 (1988-09-12)
Recorded1988
Genre
Length3:24
Label RCA
Songwriter(s) Rick Astley
Producer(s)
Rick Astley singles chronology
"It Would Take a Strong Strong Man"
(1988)		"She Wants to Dance with Me"
(1988)		"Take Me to Your Heart"
(1988)
Alternative cover
RickSheWant.jpg

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