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"Dance for Me" is a song by American singer Mary J. Blige featuring vocals by rapper Common. The track was written by Bruce Miller, Common, and Blige and produced by Dame Grease for her Blige's fifth studio album, No More Drama (2001). The song samples the 1979 song "The Bed's Too Big Without You" by English rock band the Police, written by band member Sting.

"Dance for Me"
Standard artwork for continental European releases
Single by Mary J. Blige featuring Common
from the album No More Drama
ReleasedJanuary 28, 2002 (2002-01-28)
Length4:47
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)
  • Mary J. Blige
  • Bruce Miller
  • Lonnie Lynn
  • Sting
Producer(s)Dame Grease
Mary J. Blige singles chronology
"No More Drama"
(2001)		 "Dance for Me"
(2002)		 "Rainy Dayz"
(2002)
Common singles chronology
"In the Sun"
(2001)		 "Dance for Me"
(2002)		 "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)"
(2002)

The song released as the album's second single in select European territories on January 28, 2002. The single never received a release within the United States, where "No More Drama" was released as the album's second single. The music video was directed by Urban Ström. There are two versions of the music video released. One is the video for the radio edit of the song, the other video is for the Plutonium Remix. Both versions feature rapper Common.


Track listings


CD 1

  1. "Dance for Me" (featuring Common) (new album version)
  2. "Dance for Me" (featuring Common) (Plutonium Radio Edit)
  3. "Dance for Me" (C-Swing Remix)

CD 2

  1. "Dance for Me" (featuring Common) (radio edit)
  2. "Dance for Me" (Sunship Vocal Mix)
  3. "Dance for Me" (Sunship Dub Mix)

Charts


Chart (2001–2002) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 66
Australian Urban (ARIA)[2] 15
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 48
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4] 36
Denmark (Tracklisten)[5] 19
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[6] 56
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 20
France (SNEP)[8] 82
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 82
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 24
Italy (FIMI)[11] 42
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 29
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 55
Scotland (OCC)[14] 22
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 44
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 50
UK Singles (OCC)[17] 13
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[18] 4

Release history


Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom January 28, 2002
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 MCA [19]
Australia March 18, 2002 CD [20]

References


  1. "Issue 630" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  2. "Issue 633" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  3. "Mary J Blige feat. Common – Dance for Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  4. "Mary J Blige feat. Common – Dance for Me" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  5. "Mary J Blige feat. Common – Dance for Me". Tracklisten. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  6. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 9. February 23, 2002. p. 11. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  7. "Mary J Blige feat. Common: Dance for Me" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  8. "Mary J Blige feat. Common – Dance for Me" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  9. "Mary J Blige feat. Common – Dance for Me" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  10. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Dance for Me". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  11. "Mary J Blige feat. Common – Dance for Me". Top Digital Download. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  12. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 7, 2002" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  13. "Mary J Blige feat. Common – Dance for Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  14. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  15. "Mary J Blige feat. Common – Dance for Me". Singles Top 100. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  16. "Mary J Blige feat. Common – Dance for Me". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  17. "Mary J Blige: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  18. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  19. "New Releases – For Week Starting January 28, 2002: Singles". Music Week. January 26, 2002. p. 37.
  20. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 18th March 2002" (PDF). ARIA. March 18, 2002. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2002. Retrieved December 12, 2021.

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