Dancing in the City
1978 single by Marshall Hain
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"Dancing in the City" is a song by the British pop rock duo Marshall Hain, which reached No.3 in the UK charts in 1978. On its first release it spent fifteen weeks in the UK charts.[2] In South Africa, reached the No.1 position on 3 November 1978, and holding that position for three weeks on the Springbok Charts. A remixed version released in 1987 reached No.81 on the UK charts.
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| Single by Marshall Hain | ||||
| from the album Free Ride | ||||
| B-side | "Take My Number" | |||
| Released | May 1978[1] | |||
| Genre | Pop[1] | |||
| Length | 3:47 | |||
| Label | Harvest[1] | |||
| Songwriters | Julian Marshall Kit Hain[1] | |||
| Producer | Christopher Neil[1] | |||
| Marshall Hain singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Dancing in the City" (TopPop, 1978) on YouTube | ||||
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1978–1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 3 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] | 6 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] | 7 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] | 7 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] | 14 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] | 15 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] | 7 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 4 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts)[11] | 3 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[12] | 43 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[13] | 33 |
| West Germany (GfK)[14] | 1 |
Year-end charts
"Dancin' in the City '87"
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles (Official Charts)[20] | 81 |
"Dancin' in the City '92"
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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| UK Club Chart (Music Week)[21] | 24 |