Flashdance (song)

"Flashdance"
Single by Deep Dish
from the album George Is On
Released	8 November 2004
Format	CD single, digital download
Genre	Electronic
Length	3:17
Label	Sony
Writer(s)	Ronald Magness, Shandi Sinnamon
Producer(s)	Deep Dish
Deep Dish singles chronology
"Stoned (Deep Dish Remix)" (2004) "Flashdance" (2004) "Say Hello" (2005)

"Flashdance" is a song by Deep Dish.

Reception

Critical response

Ben Hogwood of musicOMH was favorable of the song, saying that "Flashdance" has given Deep Dish "a huge worldwide club hit, its full-bodied hook picked up by many a DJ". Hogwood named it the most commercial track on the album, which according to him "loosely follows the lead of its predecessor, teaming moody instrumentals with club based vocal tracks".^[1]

Chart performance

For the chart issue dated 9 October 2004, "Flashdance" debuted at number three on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Deep Dish's first and to-date only single to reach the top ten.^[2] It was the second-highest entry for that week, behind I Hope You Dance by Ronan Keating.^[3] "Flashdance" peaked at number 14 on the Australian Singles Chart and was certified Gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association, denoting shipments of 35,000 copies.^[4][5]

Track listing

• Extended play^[6]

1. Flashdance (Radio Edit) – 4:00
2. Flashdance (Original Club Mix) – 11:10
3. Flashdance (Skylark Remix) – 10:44
4. Flashdance (Raul Rincon Remix) – 7:49
5. Flashdance (Guetta & Garraud F*** Me I'm Famous Remix) – 9:17
6. Flashdance (Meat Katie Remix) – 6:35
7. Flashdance (Meat Katie Dub) – 6:19

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[4] 14 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 55 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 25 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[9] 25 France (SNEP)[10] 33 Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 63 Ireland (IRMA)[12] 14 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[13] 10 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 89 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[15] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Peak position Australian Singles Chart[16] 82

References

1. Hogwood, Ben. "Deep Dish - George Is On". musicOMH. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
2. "The Official Charts Company - Flashdance (song)". The Official Charts Company. 5 May 2013.
3. "The Official Charts Company - Charts for 6 May 2013". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.
4. "Australian-charts.com – Deep Dish – Flashdance". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
5. "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2004 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
6. "iTunes - Music - Flashdance - EP by Deep Dish". iTunes Store (CA). Apple Inc. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
7. "Austriancharts.at – Deep Dish – Flashdance" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
8. "Ultratop.be – Deep Dish – Flashdance" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
9. "Ultratop.be – Deep Dish – Flashdance" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
10. "Lescharts.com – Deep Dish – Flashdance" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
11. "Musicline.de – Deep Dish Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
12. "Chart Track: Week 43, 2004". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
13. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Deep Dish search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
14. "Swisscharts.com – Deep Dish – Flashdance". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
15. "Deep Dish: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
16. "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2005". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2012-04-15.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics