I Don't Feel like Dancin'
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| "I Don't Feel like Dancin'" | ||
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| Single by Scissor Sisters | ||
| from the album Ta-Dah | ||
| B-side(s) | "Ambition" | |
| Released | September 4, 2006 | |
| Format | 12", CD, Maxi-CD | |
| Recorded | Discoball: May 2005-2006 | |
| Genre | Pop Dance |
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| Length | 4:48 | |
| Label | Radio Telefis Eireann | |
| Producer(s) | Scissor Sisters | |
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| Scissor Sisters singles chronology | ||
| "Filthy/Gorgeous" (2005) |
"I Don't Feel like Dancin'" (2006) |
"Land of a Thousand Words" (2006) |
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| The cover of the UK single. | ||
"I Don't Feel like Dancin'" is the first single from the second album by the American pop band Scissor Sisters, Ta-Dah. It was co-written by Elton John, who provides piano for the song, and was the band's first top ten single in Australia and Canada.
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[edit] Song information
The single was made available on most download services on July 19 and was released as a CD single on September 4.
It became the band's first UK Number 1 single and topped the charts for four consecutive weeks. It ended the year as the UK's fourth best selling single of the year.[1]
The song's tempo, arrangement, use of falsetto vocals, and subject matter have been compared by reviewers in The Guardian and The Sun newspapers to Leo Sayer's 1976 hit "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing."
One of the band members mentioned in a UK radio interview that the song is about staying in at home at night instead of going out[citation needed].
Graeme Garden, in December 2006, had to sing along to this song in the round Pick-up Song on BBC Radio 4 radio comedy show I'm Sorry, I Haven't a Clue. Graeme is the father of John "JJ" Garden, who is the live keyboardist for the band, and also contributes to certain album tracks as a writer and/or performer. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Graeme was able to keep time with the track perfectly.
The song has been in the UK Singles Chart for 27 weeks. (18/02/2007)
The German video-clip show My Video Show uses the song as its theme.
It was performed live at the BRIT Awards 2007.
[edit] Music video
The song's music video is currently one of the most selected videos on the BOX network.
[edit] Formats and track listings
CD 1705491
- "I Don't Feel like Dancin'" (album version)
- "Ambition"
Maxi-CD 1707529
- "I Don't Feel like Dancin'" (album version)
- "I Don't Feel like Dancin'" (Linus Loves Dub)
- "I Don't Feel like Dancin'" (video)
10" Square Picture Disc 1705497
- "I Don't Feel like Dancin'" (album version)
- "I Don't Feel like Dancin'" (Linus Loves Vocal edit)
[edit] Charts
[edit] Chart positions
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| Argentina Top 40 Singles | 12 [1] |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 1 |
| Belgian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Brazilian Hot 100 Singles | 41 |
| Brazilian Top 40 Dance Traxx | 3 |
| Bulgarian Airplay Chart | 1 |
| Canadian BDS Airplay Chart | 6 |
| Chilean Airplay Chart | 22 |
| Colombian Singles Chart | 43 |
| Czech IFPI Chart | 7 |
| Danish Singles Chart | 4 |
| Dutch Mega Top 50 | 2 |
| Dutch Top 40 | 2 |
| Euro Top 20 | 1 |
| European Singles Chart | 1 |
| Estonian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Estonian Airplay Chart | 2 |
| Finnish Singles Chart | 2 |
| French Singles Chart | 33 |
| German Singles Chart | 1 |
| Greek Singles Chart | 21 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 2 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 5 |
| Japanese Singles Chart | 14 |
| Latin American Singles Chart | 20 |
| Latvian Singles Chart | 8 |
| Mexican Singles Chart | 50 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 6 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Peruvian Singles Chart | 51 |
| Polish Singles Chart | 6 |
| Russian Tophit Airplay/Singles Chart | 16 |
| Slovak Airplay Chart | 2 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 1 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 1 |
| UK Top 75 Singles Chart | 1 |
| UK Downloads Chart | 1 |
| United World Chart | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 72 |
| U.S. Billboard Dance Airplay | 2 |
| Preceded by "SexyBack" by Justin Timberlake |
UK Singles Chart number one single September 10, 2006 - October 1, 2006 |
Succeeded by "America" by Razorlight |
| Preceded by "The Saints Are Coming" by U2 and Green Day |
Australia (ARIA) number one single November 19, 2006 - November 26, 2006 |
Succeeded by "Night of My Life" by Damien Leith |
| Preceded by "Wind It Up" by Gwen Stefani |
Bulgarian Airplay Chart February 4, 2007 (1 week) |
Succeeded by "Come Back To Me" by Vanessa Hudgens |
[edit] References
- ^ Top 40 Singles of 2006, from BBC Radio 1 website
- Colombian Singles Charts: http://www.americatop100.com/english/colombia/index.htm
[edit] External links
| Scissor Sisters |
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| Jake Shears · Babydaddy · Ana Matronic · Del Marquis · Paddy Boom |
| Discography |
| Albums: The Demo Album · Scissor Sisters · Remixed! · Ta-Dah |
| Singles: "Electrobix" · "Laura" · "Comfortably Numb" · "Take Your Mama" · "Mary" · "Filthy/Gorgeous" · "I Don't Feel like Dancin'" · "Land of a Thousand Words" · "She's My Man" |
| DVDs: We Are Scissor Sisters... And So Are You |
