B-side "Are You Ticklish" Format 7" Single Genre Pop, Rock, Disco | Released May 1975 Recorded 1975 Length 3:52 | |
"Attitude Dancing" is a song written by Carly Simon and Jacob Brackman, performed by Simon and produced by Richard Perry. The song served as lead single from Simon's fifth studio album, Playing Possum.
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The single became a Top 40 hit, peaking at #21 on the Billboard Pop singles chart and #18 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. The single also charted in Australia, peaking at #70 on the ARIA Charts, and was a Top 40 hit in Canada, peaking at #21. The song was the first real disco hit of both herself and of her record label at the time, Elektra Records.
"Attitude Dancing" was included on The Best of Carly Simon, released later in the same year. Simon later included the track on her 2002 career retrospective set, Anthology. Carole King provided backing vocals on the track. Simon was the pianist on the track.
Critical reception
Stephen Holden, writing for Rolling Stone, called the track "the album's showstopper" and went on to say: "Easily the most exciting Carly Simon cut since "You're So Vain," "Attitude Dancing" boasts nifty nonsense lyrics by Jacob Brackman and one of Richard Perry's tour de force productions: strutting horns, razorsharp string lines, perfect backup vocals by various luminaries and Jim Gordon's impeccable, essential drumming. Simon's vocal is genuinely sassy; she even lets herself growl a bit."