Dancing In The Street - The Single

2.76 out of 5 (17 votes)

Released under the name David Bowie and Mick Jagger.

Songs (Time)

Written by Ivy Jo Hunter, William Stevenson and Marvin Gaye.

1. Dancing In The Street
2. Dancing In The Street (instrumental version)

Release details

Released by EMI America in the UK and US, August 1985

Catalogue numbers: EA 204 (UK), 12EA 204 (UK), B 8288 in the US

Released in picture sleeve (EA 204 and in the US)

12" single released in picture sleeve (12EA 204)

Producers

Alan Winstanley, Clive Langer (1985)

Musicians

David Bowie: vocals

Mick Jagger: vocals

Kevin Armstrong: guitar

G. E. Smith: guitar

Earl Slick: guitar

Matthew Seligman: bass

John Regan: bass

Neil Conti: drums

Pedro Ortiz: percussion

Jimmy Maclean: percussion

Mac Gollehon: trumpet

Stan Harrison: saxophone

Lenny Pickett: saxophone

Steve Nieve: keyboards

Helena Springs, Tessa Niles: backing vocals

Trivia

• Recorded specifically, and orginally exclusively, for the "Live Aid" spectacular, the eventual release of this as a single took no one bu surprise. What was surprising was that its sales were no higher than any other British hit single; it stayed at Number 1 for only four weeks and made only average sales figures. One possible explanation being that everyone had already taped it off TV.
• Chart Performance:

  Country	Peak #	# of weeks
  UK	1	12
  US	7	?

This document last updated Friday, 09-Oct-1998 20:06:38 EDT