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1980 single by Liquid Gold
"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.

Recording

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".

Reception

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."

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 5
Ireland (IRMA) 2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 10
Netherlands (Single Top 100) 12
UK Singles (OCC) 2
US Billboard Disco Top 100 28

Year-end charts

Chart (1980) Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) 63
Netherlands (Single Top 100) 99

Covers and samples

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.

References

  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.
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