Dance Yourself Dizzy

"Dance Yourself Dizzy"
Single by Liquid Gold
from the album Liquid Gold
B-side"Dance Yourself Dizzy" (Instrumental)
ReleasedFebruary 1980
GenreDisco
Length3:59
LabelPolo
Songwriter(s)Adrian Baker, Eddie Seago
Producer(s)Adrian Baker
Liquid Gold singles chronology
"My Baby's Baby"
(1979)
"Dance Yourself Dizzy"
(1980)
"Substitute"
(1980)

"Dance Yourself Dizzy" is a 1980 song by Liquid Gold taken from their self-titled album. It was the band's biggest hit in the UK, peaking at number two and being certified silver for sales of 250,000.[1]

Recording

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Some of the members of Liquid Gold did not have great belief in the song, such as Syd Twynham; however, lead singer Ellie Hope was more hopeful for its success. Syd Twynham recalled, "We didn't think it really going to happen but we were playing a residency at Caesar's Palace in Luton and the song came on and everyone was dancing so we were really surprised when it took off the way it did".[2][unreliable source?]

Reception

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Barry Lederer in Billboard was positive: "As with the first hit, this new release is, equally, energetic, uplifting and a step forward for the group."[3]

Charts

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Covers and samples

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In 1999, Northern Irish DJ Paul Masterson, working under the alias Yomanda, sampled "Dance Yourself Dizzy" for his track "Synth & Strings", which reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart.[12][13]

References

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  1. ^ "BPI Certified Awards search". Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  2. ^ "Dance Yourself Dizzy (Liquid Gold) – Jon Kutner".
  3. ^ Lederer, Barry (27 October 1979). Disco Mix. Billboard. p. 62.
  4. ^ "Liquid Gold – Dance Yourself Dizzy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  5. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Dance Yourself Dizzy". Irish Singles Chart.
  6. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 22, 1980" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  7. ^ "Liquid Gold – Dance Yourself Dizzy" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  9. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 156.
  10. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1980". Ultratop. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1980". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  12. ^ Synth & Strings (UK CD single liner notes). Yomanda. Manifesto Records. 1999. FESCD 59, 562 230-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ "Yomanda". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 January 2022.