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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)
Released	February 1983
Recorded	Late 1982
Studio	Utopia Studios, London, England
Genre	New wave synth-pop dance-rock
Length	6:36 (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

External links

• Song info & Music video
• "The Politics of Dancing" at Discogs (list of releases)

На других языках

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- [en] The Politics of Dancing (song)

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[ru] The Politics of Dancing (песня)

«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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