Let's Dance (Five song)
2001 single by Five
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"Let's Dance" is a song by English boy band Five. It was released on 13 August 2001 as the lead single from their third studio album, Kingsize (2001). The song was written by Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Ash Howes, Martin Harrington, Abz Love, Jason "J" Brown, and Sean Conlon and produced by Stannard and Gallagher.
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| Single by Five | ||||
| from the album Kingsize | ||||
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| Released | 13 August 2001 | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop[1] | |||
| Length | 3:38 | |||
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"Let's Dance" charted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Five's third and final number-one single, and was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The song also peaked at number two on the Irish Singles Chart and became a top-10 in hit in Australia, Flanders, Greece, and Romania.
Music video
The official music video was directed by Max and Dania. The music video used a life-sized cardboard image of Conlon since he was not present at the time of filming. While it claimed at the time that he was ill with glandular fever,[2] he had actually left the band due to exhaustion and mental health issues.[3] He told NME in 2022: "It wasn't the best. I was already feeling down and being replaced with a cardboard cutout was like a dig in the ribs. There wasn't the awareness then [that] there is now. Back then, if you said you had problems, there wasn't any sympathy."[4] Robinson said in 2025 that the video should never have been allowed to happen.[5]
The video was also the last music video that Five recorded before their break-up, as the video for "Closer to Me" was a compilation of old video footage,[6] and the video for "Rock the Party" was animated.[7]
Track listings
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UK and Irish CD1[8]
UK and Irish CD2[9]
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UK cassette single and European CD single[10][11]
Australian CD single[12]
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Credits and personnel
Credits are taken from the Kingsize album booklet.[13]
Studio
- Mixed at Biffco Studios (Dublin, Ireland)
Personnel
- Richard "Biff" Stannard – writing (as Richard Stannard), backing vocals, production
- Julian Gallagher – writing, guitars, production
- Ash Howes – writing, keyboards, programming, recording, mixing
- Martin Harrington – writing, keyboards, programming, recording
- Abz Love – writing (as Richard Breen)
- Jason Brown – writing
- Sean Conlon – writing
- Andy Caine – backing vocals
- Steve Lewinson – bass
- Simon Hale – keyboards
- Alvin Sweeney – recording
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[43] | Gold | 35,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[44] | Silver | 200,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||