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"Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" is a song by American band Chic, released as their debut single. It was a hit in the United States, reaching number six on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts.[2] In addition, along with the tracks "You Can Get By" and "Everybody Dance", the single reached number one on the Dance Club Songs chart.[3] Luther Vandross, who was working as a session vocalist at the time, provided backup vocals on this recording.[4]

"Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)"
Side A of US 7-inch single
Single by Chic
from the album Chic
B-side"São Paulo"
ReleasedSeptember 30, 1977 (US)[1]
Recorded1977
GenreDisco
Length8:22 (LP version)
3:41 (7" edit)
Label
  • Buddah (583)
  • Atlantic (3435)
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Nile Rodgers
  • Bernard Edwards
Chic singles chronology
"Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)"
(1977)		 "Everybody Dance"
(1978)

The "yowsah, yowsah, yowsah" part of the title, which appears as a spoken interjection in the middle of the song, originated with the American jazz violinist and radio personality Ben Bernie, who popularized it in the 1920s. The phrase was revived in They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, a 1969 film about a Depression-era dance marathon.


Track listing and formats


Buddah 7" BDA 583, 1977 / Atlantic 7" 3435, September 30, 1977
Buddah 12" DSC 121, 1977 / Atlantic 12" DK 4600, 1977
Atlantic 12" promo DSKO 101, 1977
Atlantic 12" DK 4621, 1978

Charts



Weekly charts


Chart (1977–1978) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 28
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 6
West Germany (Official German Charts)[5] 40
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 11
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] 37
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 22
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 15
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 6
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 6
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[12] 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[13] 6

References


  1. "Chic - Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)".
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 116.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 56.
  4. Seymour, Craig (July 2005). Luther: The Life and Longing of Luther Vandross - Craig Seymour - Google Books. ISBN 9780060779238. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
  5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)". GfK Entertainment charts.
  6. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Chic". Irish Singles Chart.
  7. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Chic" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  8. "Chic – Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  9. "Chic – Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)". Top 40 Singles.
  10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  11. "Chic Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  12. "Chic Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
  13. "Chic Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.




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