B-side "You Can Get By" Format 7"12" | Released April 1978 Recorded 1977 | |
Length 6:41 (LP version)3:30 (7" edit)8:25 (12" mix) | ||
"Everybody Dance" is a song written and produced by American musicians Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers for their band Chic. The disco song, which features features Norma Jean Wright on lead vocals and Luther Vandross on background vocals, was released as the second single from the band's self-titled debut studio album Chic (1977) in 1978. According to Nile Rodgers, it was the first song specifically written for Chic, and, due to its historical status and popularity, is usually played as the opening song of the band's live set. It was later heavily sampled by British pop group Steps on their UK number 1 "Stomp" and by the Manic Street Preachers on their single "(It's Not War) Just the End of Love".
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The song has featured in films such as The Last Days of Disco (1998) and Summer of Sam (1999) and is also featured in the Grand Theft Auto IV expansion pack The Ballad of Gay Tony on the radio station K109.
Release
Unlike most Chic singles, its 12" version was not included on a regular album, nor was it widely available upon original release, with the 12" format being issued only as a promo. The extended 12" version has, however, subsequently been issued on numerous compilations. Also unlike most Chic singles, the b-side "You Can Get By" was edited down from the original album track; almost all future Chic b-sides would be presented in their full-length versions.
Chart performance
"Everybody Dance" became another hit for the band in the United States, topping the Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart in 1977, and peaking at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 12 on the Billboards Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in 1978.
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Chart performance
"Everybody Dance" became another hit for the band in the United States, topping the Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart in 1977, and peaking at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 12 on the Billboards Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in 1978.