Dance with Me (Alphaville song)

"Dance with Me"
Single by Alphaville
from the album Afternoons in Utopia
B-side "The Nelson Highrise Sector Two"
Released March 1986
Format 7" single
12" maxi
Recorded 1985
Genre Synthpop, new wave
Length 4:08 (7" version)
8:18 (Empire remix)
Label Atlantic / WEA
Writer(s) Bernhard Lloyd
Marian Gold
Ricky Echolette
Producer(s) Alphaville
Alphaville singles chronology
"Jet Set"
(1985)
"Dance with Me"
(1986)
"Universal Daddy"
(1986)

"Dance with Me" is the first of five singles from Alphaville's second album, Afternoons in Utopia. It was released in March 1986, ahead of the album.[1] The track was a top 10 hit in Europe.

Reviews

Reviews of the song are generally positive, with one reviewer acknowledging that it was a "conventional" choice for a single, while at the same time admitting it benefitted "from some great U2-inspired guitar".[2]

Track listings

7" single
  1. "Dance with Me (Single version)" — 4:08
  2. "The Nelson Highrise Sector 2: The Mirror" — 3:42
12" single
  1. "Dance with Me (Empire remix)" — 8:18
  2. "The Nelson Highrise Sector 2: The Mirror" — 3:42

Charts

Chart Peak position
Austria Singles Chart 25[3]
France Singles Chart 14[3]
Norway Singles Chart 4[3]
Sweden Singles Chart 5[3]
Switzerland Singles Chart 9[3]
US Billboard Dance/Club Play Chart 22[4]

Other releases

Versions of this song have appeared on a variety of other Alphaville releases, including:

  1. Dreamscapes (remixes and live)
  2. Forever Pop (remix)
  3. Little America (live)
  4. Dance with Me 2001 (see below)
  5. First Harvest 1984–92 (single)
  6. Alphaville: The Singles Collection (remix & single)

The original "Empire Remix" and the unaltered b-side "The Mirror" were included on 2014's so80s presents Alphaville.

The Nelson Highrise Sectors

This single contains the second of four songs that Alphaville have designated a "Nelson Highrise Sector"

Dance with Me 2001

"Dance with Me 2001"
Single by Alphaville
Released September 2001
Format CD
Genre Synthpop
Label Atlantic / WEA
Writer(s) Bernhard Lloyd
Marian Gold
Ricky Echolette
Producer(s) Alphaville
Alphaville singles chronology
""Forever Young 2001"
(2001)
"Dance with Me 2001"
(2001)
"Elegy
(2003)

In 2001, to precede the release of their remix album Forever Pop, Alphaville released "Dance with Me 2001" as a promotional-only single. This CD contained 3 unique remixes of the song, all remixed by Paul van Dyk.

Track listings

CD single
  1. "Dance with Me 2001 (Paul van Dyk Short Cut)" — 4:19
  2. "Dance with Me 2001 (Paul van Dyk Long Run)" — 7:28
  3. "Dance with Me 2001 (Paul van Dyk Long Instrumental)" — 7:26

Notes

  1. Alphaville Discography, retrieved 23 October 2013
  2. Alphaville: Afternoons in Utopia (Review), retrieved 23 October 2013
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Australian Charts: Afternoons in Utopia, retrieved 23 October 2013
  4. Alphaville Chart (Billboard), retrieved 23 October 2013

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