Dance, Dance (The Mexican)

"Dance, Dance (The Mexican)"
Single by Thalía featuring Marc Anthony
from the album Thalía
Released	2003
Format	Radio single, 12" single
Recorded	2002
Genre	Dance-pop
Length	3:55
Label	EMI Latin
Writer(s)	Thalía Cory Rooney JC Oliver S. Barne Alan Shacklock
Producer(s)	Poke & Tone Cory Rooney
Thalía singles chronology
"¿A Quién le Importa?" (2003) "Dance, Dance (The Mexican)" (2003) "I Want You" / "Me Pones Sexy" (2003)
Marc Anthony singles chronology "I Need You" (2002) "Dance, Dance (The Mexican)" (2003) "Ahora Quien" (2004)

"Dance, Dance (The Mexican)" was the fourth and final single from Thalía's 2002 self-titled studio album; it is a remake of a 1984 song by Jellybean. The Hex Hector remix was played by several radio stations in 2002 and reached the #6 position on Billboard's "Dance/Club Play Songs."

Song information

This song was written by Thalía, Cory Rooney, JC Oliver and S. Barnes, and produced by Poke y Tone and Cory Rooney. Also, it contains an excerpt of "Mexican", written by Alan Shacklock.

Spanish version features Marc Anthony's vocals in the chorus - Both Thalía and Marc Anthony were recording their new albums with Cory Rooney at the same time, and one day Rooney showed Marc Anthony a song that he was producing for Thalía ("The Mexican 2002"). Then he thought it was amazing and asked Rooney for a collaboration in the chorus in order to surprise Thalía.

Track listing

U.S. 12" vinyl single (2002)

1. "Dance Dance (The Mexican)" [Hex Hector/Mac Quayle Club Vocal Up Mix]
2. "Dance Dance (The Mexican)" [Ricky Crespo Dance Radio Edit]
3. "Dance Dance (The Mexican)" [Hex Hector/Mac Quayle Dub Mix]
4. "Dance Dance (The Mexican)" [Alterboy Remix]

Official Remixes/Versions

1. "Dance Dance (The Mexican)" [Hex Hector/Mac Quayle Club Vocal Up Mix]
2. "Dance Dance (The Mexican)" [Hex Hector/Mac Quayle Dub Mix]
3. "Dance Dance (The Mexican)" [Hex Hector/Mac Quayle Radio Remix]
4. "Dance Dance (The Mexican)" [Ricky Crespo Dance Radio Edit]
5. "Dance Dance (The Mexican)" [Alterboy Remix]
6. "Dance Dance (The Mexican)" [Spanish - featuring Marc Anthony]
7. "Dance Dance (The Mexican)" [Hex Hector/Mac Quayle Radio Remix] [Spanish - featuring Marc Anthony]

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[1]	6

References

1. "Thalia – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Thalia. Retrieved 2010-08-25.