Where the Poor Boys Dance

"Where the Poor Boys Dance"
Single by Lulu
Released	2000
Genre	Pop, dance
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Lulu Billy Lawrie David Tyson
Producer(s)	David Tyson
Lulu singles chronology
"Better Get Ready" (2000) "Where the Poor Boys Dance" (2000) "Phunk Phoolin'" (2002)

"Where the Poor Boys Dance" is a song originally recorded by Lulu. It was released as a single from her later cancelled dance album and reached number 24 on the UK singles chart in March 2000. ^[1] A new version of the song was included on her album Back on Track , released in 2004. The song was later recorded by Daryl Braithwaite and has been included as the first track on his 2005 album, Snapshot .

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Where the Poor Boys Dance" (Almighty mix)	Lulu, Billy Lawrie, David Tyson	3:53
2.	"Better Get Ready"	Lulu, Lawrie, Paul Barry	3:44
3.	"Hurt Me So Bad" (Almighty mix)	Lulu, Lawrie, Tyson	3:54

Official versions

• Album version (unreleased)
• Almighty mix – 3:53
• 2004 version – 4:27 (Back on Track album version)

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	24
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [2]	84

References

1. EveryHit.com
2. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 17, no. 13. 25 March 2000. p. 11. Retrieved 28 April 2025.