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"I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You"
Single by Black Kids
from the album Partie Traumatic
B-side	"Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" "You Turn Me On"
Released	April 7, 2008 (2008-04-07)
Length	3:40
Label	Almost Gold
Songwriter(s)	Black Kids
Producer(s)	Bernard Butler (A-side) Discos & Dragons (B-sides) The Twelves (remix)
Black Kids singles chronology
"I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You" (2008) "Hurricane Jane" (2008)
Music video
"I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You" on YouTube

"I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You" is a song by American indie rock band Black Kids from their debut album, Partie Traumatic (2008). It was released as the band's debut single by Almost Gold Recordings on April 7, 2008, in the United Kingdom, and on May 27, 2008, in North America. The song peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart but did not chart in the United States. The demo version from the band's 2007 EP Wizard of Ahhhs placed at number 68 on Pitchfork Media's "Top 100 Tracks of 2007".

Background

According to lead singer Reggie Youngblood, the track was inspired by Jacksonville's dance party scene: he realized that usually, he would end up with girls who couldn't dance. The line "You are the girl, that I've been dreaming of, ever since I was a little girl" is based on an inside joke between Reggie and his sister Ali Youngblood where they would refer to wanting something as "Ever since I was a little girl".

Reception

In a review of Partie Traumatic on AllMusic, Tim Sendra called "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You" one of the best songs on the album, writing that it "kick you in the gut with energy and verve." Commercially, the single performed well in the United Kingdom, debuting at number 84 on April 6, 2008, and rising to its peak of number 11 the following week. It became a minor hit in the Flanders region of Belgium, reaching number 10 on the Ultratip listing.

Track listings

All songs were written by Black Kids except where noted.

7-inch single (pink vinyl)

A. "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You" – 3:39

B. "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" (Sophie B. Hawkins) – 2:26

UK 12-inch single (white vinyl)

A1. "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You" – 3:39

B1. "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You" (The Twelves Remix) – 3:46

B2. "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You" (The Twelves Remix – Dub Version) – 3:46

CD single and EP

1. "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You" – 3:39
2. "You Turn Me On" (Beat Happening) – 2:50
3. "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" (Hawkins) – 2:26

US and Canadian digital download

1. "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You" – 3:40
2. "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You" (The Twelves Remix) – 3:44

UK digital download EP

1. "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You" – 3:39
2. "You Turn Me On" (Beat Happening) – 2:50
3. "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" (Hawkins) – 2:26
4. "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You" (The Twelves Remix) – 3:46

Personnel

• Owen Holmes – bass guitar
• Kevin Snow – drums
• Dawn Watley – keyboards and vocals
• Ali Youngblood – keyboards and vocals
• Reggie Youngblood – guitar and vocals

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

1. "Black Kids Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 8, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
2. "Pitchfork's Top 100 Tracks of 2007". Stereogum. December 17, 2007. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
3. "Interview – Black Kids". Vice. April 9, 2007. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
4. "Black Kids' Ali Youngblood: The New Gay Interview". The New Gay. September 25, 2008. Archived from the original on September 5, 2009. Retrieved October 31, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
5. Sendra, Tim. "AllMusic Review by Tim Sendra". AllMusic. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
6. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
7. ^ "Black Kids – I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
8. UK 12-inch single (Disc sleeve). Black Kids. Almost Gold Recordings. 2008. AGUK001T.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
9. "Black Kids – I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You [EP]". AllMusic. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
10. ^ "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You – Single". Apple Music. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
11. ^ "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You – Single". Apple Music. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
12. "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You – EP". Apple Music. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
13. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
14. "Official Singles Chart 2008" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
15. "British single certifications – Black Kids – I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
16. "Music Upfront: April 7". Music Week. March 29, 2008. p. 27.
17. "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You". Amazon. Retrieved July 9, 2021.

External links

• Official Black Kids website

• 2008 debut singles
• 2008 songs
• Black Kids songs
• Songs about dancing