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"The Politics of Dancing" is the debut single by English new wave band Re-Flex, released in 1983. It is the title track of their debut album. The song was written by keyboardist, backing vocalist, and band co-founder Paul Fishman.

"The Politics of Dancing"
UK 7" vinyl
Single by Re-Flex
from the album The Politics of Dancing
A-side"The Politics of Dancing"
B-side"Cruel World" (UK, Europe, Australasia)
"Flex It!" (North America, Japan, Philippines)
ReleasedFebruary 1983
RecordedLate 1982
StudioUtopia Studios, London, England
Genre
  • New wave
  • synth-pop
  • dance-rock
Length6:36 (album version)
4:14 (UK/Europe single version)
3:55 (US single version)
6:49 (12" version)
Label
  • EMI
  • Capitol
Songwriter(s)Paul Fishman
Producer(s)John Punter
Re-Flex singles chronology
"The Politics of Dancing"
(1983)
"Hitline"
(1983)

The song has been used in many films over the years, including Firstborn (1984), Edge of Seventeen (1998), and Atomic Blonde (2017).


Background


Keyboardist Paul Fishman would record song ideas on a pocket tape recorder while walking or traveling near his home in Hampstead, London, and then sequence them on his Oberheim DSX back at his flat. He would work on the songs and present three or four at a time to his bandmates to jam out to at their next session. He said this song was probably inspired by a train or something he had read, and he took an almost complete demo of it with nearly finished lyrics to the session.[1]

On the lyrics, Fishman said, "The sentiment of the song is really about the power of when people come together and express themselves through dancing and letting go. During the '80s, it was in its very early days but in the latter part of the decade the rave scene was pretty much the message in a nut shell. No, I don’t think people generally understand messages but some get it so that’s alright."[1]


Charts


Chart (1983-1984) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 12
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[3] 9
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] 12
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[5] 43
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 28
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[7] 19
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 28
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 24[10]
US Hot Dance Music/Club Play[11] 8
US Cash Box Top 100[12] 23
US Radio & Records CHR/Pop Airplay Chart 25
West Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 25

References


  1. "Interview with Paul Fishman from Re-Flex". Kickin' it Old School. September 8, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 249. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. "Re-Flex Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  4. "Re-Flex – The Politics of Dancing". Top 40 Singles.
  5. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Re-Flex" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  6. "Re-Flex – The Politics of Dancing". Swiss Singles Chart.
  7. "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (G)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  9. "Re-Flex - Billboard". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  10. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 524.
  11. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 215.
  12. "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending March 17, 1984". Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-23.. Cash Box magazine.
  13. "Offiziellecharts.de – Re-Flex – The Politics of Dancing". GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 21 February 2019.



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«The Politics of Dancing» — хит-песня британской группы Re-Flex, выпущенная в 1983 году. Это заглавная композиция с их дебютного альбома и второй сингл группы. Песня была написана клавишником/бэк-вокалистом и сооснователем группы Полом Фишманом.



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