Dancing Barefoot
1979 single by Patti Smith
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"Dancing Barefoot" is a rock song written by Patti Smith and Ivan Král, and released as a second single from the Patti Smith Group's 1979 album Wave.[1] According to the album sleeve, the song was dedicated to women such as Amedeo Modigliani's mistress Jeanne Hébuterne.
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| Single by Patti Smith Group | ||||
| from the album Wave | ||||
| B-side | "5-4-3-2-1" (Live) | |||
| Released | May 1979 | |||
| Recorded | Bearsville Studios | |||
| Length | 4:18 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Songwriters | Patti Smith, Ivan Král | |||
| Producer | Todd Rundgren | |||
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In 1998, the song featured on the soundtrack of Whatever, a coming of age film starring Liza Weil.[2]
In 2000, a live version was released on the benefit album Broadcasts Vol. 8 from KGSR in Austin, Texas.[3]
In 2010, the song ranked number 331 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".[4]
In 2023, the song was used as the opening theme on the television miniseries Daisy Jones & the Six.[5]
Cover versions
- 1986 – Niki Mono & Berry Sakharof (Fuck Your Dreams, This Is Heaven soundtrack)
- 1986 – The Feelies
- 1986 – The Mission (Extra track on The Mission II, a 12-inch single released in July 1986. Also included on The First Chapter album released in 1987.)
- 1987 – Eastern Bloc ("Eastern Bloc")
- 1988 – The Celibate Rifles (12-inch EP, bonus track on reissued CD version of Roman Beach Party)
- 1989 – U2 (B-side to the "When Love Comes to Town" single, also on the compilation The Best of 1980–1990; features on the soundtrack of the 1994 movie Threesome; reached number one in Iceland in early 1995[6])
- 1991 – Xymox (Phoenix)
- 1995 – Johnette Napolitano (Spirit of '73: Rock for Choice)
- 1997 – Die Cheerleader (Barb Wire soundtrack)
- 1998 – Sin ("Insinuation")
- 2001 – Simple Minds (Neon Lights)
- 2004 – Chamber (The Stolen Child) [7]
- 2005 – Lea DeLaria (Double Standards)
- 2008 – Allison Moorer (Mockingbird)
- 2010 – Pearl Jam (Performed at Bridge School Benefit October 23, 2010)
- 2010 - Spencer P. Jones & the Escape Committee (Sobering Thoughts)
- 2011 – Shakespears Sister (Cosmic Dancer)
- 2011 – First Aid Kit (Performed for Patti Smith at the Polar Music Prize 2011 during the award ceremony)[8]
- 2014 - Simple Minds (Big Music, bonus track, featuring Sarah Brown)[9]
- 2017 - Simple Minds (Acoustic In Concert)
- 2021 - DireSloth, played live on the main stage at the 38th Boston Freedom Rally
