Dance for Me (Mary J. Blige song)

"Dance for Me"
Single by Mary J. Blige featuring Common
from the album No More Drama
Released	August 7, 2001
Format	CD maxi single 12"
Recorded	2001
Genre	Hip hop soul R&B
Length	4:47
Label	MCA
Writer(s)	Mary J. Blige Bruce Miller Lonnie Lynn Sting
Producer(s)	Dame Grease
Mary J. Blige singles chronology "Family Affair (2001) "Dance for Me" (2001) "No More Drama" (2001)

"Dance for Me" is a song by American recording artist Mary J. Blige, featuring vocals by rapper Common. It was written by Bruce Miller, Common, and Blige and produced by Dame Grease for her fifth solo album, No More Drama (2001). The song samples the 1979 song "The Bed's Too Big Without You" as performed by English rock band The Police and written by band member Sting.

The song released as the album's second single in select European territories. The single never received a release within the United States. The music video was directed by Urban Ström. There are two versions of the music video released. One is the video for the radio edit of the song, the other video is for the Plutonium Remix. Both versions feature rapper Common.

Formats and track listings

CD 01

1. "Dance for Me" (featuring Common) (New Album Version)
2. "Dance for Me" (featuring Common) (Plutonium Radio Edit)
3. "Dance for Me" (C-Swing Remix)

CD 02

1. "Dance for Me" (featuring Common) (Radio Edit)
2. "Dance for Me" (Sunship Vocal Mix)
3. "Dance for Me" (Sunship Dub Mix)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[1]	48
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[2]	36
Denmark (Tracklisten)[3]	19
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4]	20
France (SNEP)[5]	82
Germany (Official German Charts)[6]	82
Ireland (IRMA)[7]	24
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8]	55
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9]	44
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10]	50
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[11]	13

References

1. "Ultratop.be – Mary J. Blige feat. Common – Dance for Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
2. "Ultratop.be – Mary J. Blige feat. Common – Dance for Me" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
3. "Danishcharts.com – Mary J. Blige feat. Common – Dance for Me". Tracklisten. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
4. "Mary J. Blige feat. Common: Dance for Me" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
5. "Lescharts.com – Mary J. Blige feat. Common – Dance for Me" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
6. "Musicline.de – Mary J. Blige feat. Common Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
7. "Chart Track: Week 44, 2001". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
8. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Mary J. Blige feat. Common search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
9. "Swedishcharts.com – Mary J. Blige feat. Common – Dance for Me". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
10. "Swisscharts.com – Mary J. Blige feat. Common – Dance for Me". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
11. "Mary J. Blige feat. Common: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2013-01-03.