I Just Want to Dance with You

"I Just Want to Dance with You" is a song written by John Prine and Roger Cook, and recorded by American country music singer George Strait. It was released in April 1998 as the first single to his album One Step at a Time. The song is his 34th Number One single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, and his 42nd Number One single when all major trade charts are counted. Prine recorded it 12 years earlier, for his 1986 album German Afternoons.

It had already been a hit for Daniel O'Donnell in 1992, reaching the top 20 in the UK charts, and this allowed the popular Irish singer to achieve one his "career dreams" when he performed the song live on BBC Television's chart show Top of the Pops.

Critical reception

Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "tropical flavored li'l ditty, awash in delicate guitar work that is as tantalizing and refreshing as a summer breeze," and although the lyric was rather preschoolish, Strait's crisp co-production with Tony Brown and his appealing vocal performance should help overcome that obstacle.

Chart positions

"I Just Want to Dance with You" debuted at number 38 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 18, 1998.

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)	1
US Billboard Hot 100	61
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)	7
US Country Songs (Billboard)	7

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)	Gold	500,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

Billboard, April 18, 1998
"Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3587." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. June 15, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
"George Strait Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
"George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
"RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1998". RPM. December 14, 1998. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
"Best of 1998: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
"American single certifications – George Strait – I Just Want to Dance with You". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 25, 2021.

v t e George Strait 1990s singles
Livin' It Up	"Love Without End, Amen" "Drinking Champagne" "I've Come to Expect It from You"
Chill of an Early Fall	"If I Know Me" "You Know Me Better Than That" "The Chill of an Early Fall" "Lovesick Blues"
Holding My Own	"Gone as a Girl Can Get" "So Much Like My Dad"
Pure Country	"I Cross My Heart" "Heartland" "When Did You Stop Loving Me"
Easy Come, Easy Go	"Easy Come, Easy Go" "I'd Like to Have That One Back" "Lovebug" "The Man in Love with You"
Lead On	"The Big One" "You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody" "Adalida" "Lead On"
Strait Out of the Box	"Check Yes or No" "I Know She Still Loves Me"
Blue Clear Sky	"Blue Clear Sky" "Carried Away" "I Can Still Make Cheyenne" "King of the Mountain"
Carrying Your Love with Me	"One Night at a Time" "Carrying Your Love with Me" "Today My World Slipped Away" "Round About Way"
One Step at a Time	"I Just Want to Dance with You" "True" "We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This"
Always Never the Same	"Meanwhile" "Write This Down" "What Do You Say to That"

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