Dancing the Night Away
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| "Dancing the Night Away" | ||||
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| Single by The Motors | ||||
| from the album 1 | ||||
| B-side | "Whisky and Wine" | |||
| Released | 2 September 1977[1] | |||
| Genre | Power pop | |||
| Length | 3:13 | |||
| Label | Virgin Records (VS186), Ariola Benelux | |||
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| Producer | Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |||
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"Dancing the Night Away" is the debut single by English garage rock pub rock band the Motors, which was released in 1977 as the lead single from their debut studio album 1. The song was written by band members Andy McMaster and Nick Garvey, and produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange.[2]
"Dancing the Night Away" peaked at number 42 on the UK Singles Chart and remained in the top 50 for four weeks.[3] For its release as a single, the full six-and-a-half minute album version of the track was edited down to produce two separate edits for 7-inch and 12-inch formats.[1]
Upon its release as a single, Bob Edmands of the NME picked "Dancing the Night Away" as the magazine's "single of the week" and called it "superb". He considered it to be "heavily influenced" by the Byrds, noting that "both the melody and riff recall" "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" and that the solo "wouldn't have been out of place" on "Eight Miles High".[4] In a retrospective review of 1, Mark Deming of AllMusic praised the song as "superb" and "an excellent fusion of pop melody with big guitar firepower". He added that the song is "so effective that it sets a standard the rest of the disc can't quite match".[5]
Track listing
7-inch single
- "Dancing the Night Away" – 3:13
- "Whisky and Wine" – 3:03
12-inch single
- "Dancing the Night Away" – 5:30
- "Whisky and Wine" – 3:03
Personnel
Motors
- Nick Garvey – lead vocals, guitar
- Bram Tchaikovsky – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Andy McMaster – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Ricky Slaughter – drums, backing vocals
Production
- Robert John Lange – producer
