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1979 single by Dexy's Midnight Runners

"Dance Stance"

Single by Dexy's Midnight Runners

B-side

"I'm Just Looking"

Released

November 1979

Recorded

1979

Genre

New wave, blue-eyed soul

Length

3:41

Label

Oddball Records

Songwriter(s)

Kevin Rowland

Dexy's Midnight Runners singles chronology

"Dance Stance"
(1979)

"Geno"
(1980)

"Dance Stance" is the first single by Dexys Midnight Runners. Written by frontman Kevin Rowland, the song was released in 1979 on the independent label Oddball Records. It reached No. 40 on the UK Singles Chart in early 1980.

The song addresses anti-Irish sentiment that had become prevalent during the ongoing troubles in Northern Ireland, with Rowland himself being of Irish parentage. It references a range of Irish playwrights and writers including Oscar Wilde, Brendan Behan, Seán O'Casey, George Bernard Shaw, Samuel Beckett, Eugene O'Neill, Edna O’Brien and Laurence Sterne. The angry delivery of the lyrics reflect the punk sensibility of the time, although the style of the music is more the soul/Northern soul style from which the band's name is derived (the name is a reference to drug-fuelled dancing in the all-nighters which were a feature of the Northern soul scene).

"Dance Stance" was performed by Rowland (vocals, credited as 'Carlo Rolan'), Kevin "Al" Archer (vocals, guitar), "Big" Jim Paterson (trombone), Geoff "JB" Blythe (saxophone), Steve "Babyface" Spooner (alto saxophone), Pete Saunders (keyboard), Pete Williams (bass) and Bobby "Jnr" Ward (drums).

A re-recorded version appeared on the band's debut album, Searching for the Young Soul Rebels, under the original working title "Burn It Down".

Personnel

Kevin Rowland (as 'Carlo Rolan'): Vocals
Al Archer: Rhythm Guitar/Vocals
Pete Williams: Bass/Vocals
J.B.: Tenor Sax
Big Jim Paterson: Trombone
Steve Spooner: Alto Sax
Pete Saunders: Piano/Organ
Bobby Junior: Drums

References

"Official Charts Company - Dance Stance". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2021.

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Studio albums	Searching for the Young Soul Rebels Too-Rye-Ay Don't Stand Me Down One Day I'm Going to Soar Let the Record Show: Dexys Do Irish and Country Soul The Feminine Divine
Compilations	Geno The Very Best of Dexys Midnight Runners BBC Radio One Live in Concert Let's Make This Precious: The Best of Dexys Midnight Runners The Projected Passion Revue
Singles	"Dance Stance" "Geno" "There, There, My Dear" "The Celtic Soul Brothers" "Come On Eileen" "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)" "This Is What She's Like"
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