Disco Dancer (Devo song)

"Disco Dancer"
Single by Devo
from the album Total Devo
Released	1988
Format	7" 12" CDS CS
Genre	Dance-pop electronic
Length	4:14 (album version)
Label	Enigma Liberation
Writer(s)	Mark Mothersbaugh Gerald Casale
Producer(s)	Devo
Devo singles chronology
"Shout" (1985) "Disco Dancer" (1988) "Baby Doll" (1988)
Total Devo track listing "Baby Doll" (1) "Disco Dancer" (2) "Some Things Never Change" (3)

"Disco Dancer" is a song by the American new wave band Devo, written by Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale. It was the first Devo single that was released without their most prominent drummer Alan Myers, whom was replaced by former Sparks drummer David Kendrick. It was released in 1988 as the first single from their seventh studio album, Total Devo.

Concept

According to Devo bassist and co-songwriter Gerald Casale: "Me and Mark [Mothersbaugh] had an idea of a like a John Travolta fell into a rip van winkle sleep you woke up the character Travolta in Saturday Night Fever woke up fifteen twenty years later at the world. What a nightmare it would be for him and we thought that was quite humorous."^[1]

Music video

A video was made for "Disco Dancer," using a slightly remixed version of the track by producer Ivan Ivan. According to Casale, the video failed to receive airplay after first being aired on MTV's "Smash or Trash?," in which a video was aired and viewers would call in and vote on it. The video was "trashed" and MTV refused to air it after that.^[2]

Track listing

• 12" Single (Enigma V-75511)

1. "Disco Dancer (7" Version)" – 4:15
2. "Disco Dancer (12" Version)" – 6:30
3. "Disco Dancer (Bonus Beats)" – 4:20
4. "Disco Dancer (7" Version)" – 4:15
5. "Disco Dancer (12" Version)" – 6:30
6. "Disco Dancer (Bonus Beats)" – 4:20

• 7" Single (Enigma 7 75023-7)

1. "Disco Dancer (7" Version)" – 4:15
2. "Disco Dancer (Karaoke TV Version)" – 4:15

• CD Single (Enigma D3-75511, 7 75511-3)

1. "Disco Dancer (7" Version)" – 4:15
2. "Disco Dancer (12" Version)" – 6:32
3. "Disco Dancer (Bonus Beats)" – 4:26
4. "Disco Dancer (Karaoke Version)" – 4:26

• Cassette Single (Enigma 4V-75511)

1. "Disco Dancer (7" Version)" – 4:15
2. "Disco Dancer (12" Version)" – 6:30
3. "Disco Dancer (Bonus Beats)" – 4:20
4. "Disco Dancer (7" Version)" – 4:15
5. "Disco Dancer (12" Version)" – 6:30
6. "Disco Dancer (Bonus Beats)" – 4:20

Chart performance

Chart	Position
US Dance Club Songs[3]	45
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	40

References

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6plEHlqMbk
2. Devo (2003). The Complete Truth About De-evolution (DVD). Rhino Home Video.
3. "allmusic ((( Devo > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-06-22.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics