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Do You Wanna Dance
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"Do You Wanna Dance?" is a song written by Bobby Freeman, and recorded by him in 1958. It is also popular in a version performed by the Beach Boys, which was released in 1965.
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| "Do You Wanna Dance?" | ||
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| Single by The Beach Boys | ||
| from the album The Beach Boys Today! | ||
| Released | February 8, 1965 | |
| Format | Vinyl | |
| Recorded | Unknown | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 5 min 4 sec for both songs | |
| Label | Capitol Records | |
| Producer(s) | Brian Wilson | |
| Chart positions | ||
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• #12 (US) |
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| The Beach Boys singles chronology | ||
| "The Man with All the Toys"/"Blue Christmas" (1964) |
"Do You Wanna Dance?"/"Please Let Me Wonder" (1965) |
"Help Me, Rhonda"/"Kiss Me, Baby" (1965) |
"Do You Wanna Dance?" was a single which was released by The Beach Boys in 1965 through Capitol Records. The B-side of this single was Please Let Me Wonder. The song was first released on the band's 1965 album The Beach Boys Today!. Lead vocals were performed by Dennis Wilson.
According to several sources, Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia recorded the guitar on the original Bobby Freeman version.
- 1962 - Cliff Richard
- 1964 - Del Shannon
- 1968 - The Mamas and The Papas
- 1973 - Bette Midler
- 1975 - John Lennon album, Rock 'n' Roll.
- 1975 - T. Rex - on the album "Bolan's Zip Gun".
- 1977 - The Ramones (album: "Rocket to Russia").
- 1987 - Barbie in the 'Rockin' Back to Earth' episode of her TV show.
- 1998 - Jazz saxophonist Walter Beasley on his release "For Your Pleasure".
- 2007 - The Explorers Club (pop/rock n' roll group from South Carolina) plays it at some of their live shows
- It was also covered live during Neil Young's 1983 rockabilly period.