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(Redirected from Keep on Dancin' (Gary's Gang song)) 1979 single by Gary's Gang
"Keep On Dancin'"
Single by Gary's Gang
B-side"Do It at the Disco"
ReleasedFebruary 1979
Genre
Length5:22
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)

"Keep On Dancin'" is the debut single by Gary's Gang, a disco group from Queens, New York. The song became successful in several countries in 1979.

"Keep On Dancin'" peaked at number 15 on the US Soul Singles chart, number 41 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number 33 on the Cash Box Top 100. In the UK, the song reached number eight, and number 31 in Canada. In 1990, the song re-charted in the UK for one week (#98).

Along with their tracks "Do It at the Disco" and "Let's Lovedance Tonight", "Keep On Dancin'" hit number one on the disco chart for one week. In 1999, "Let's Lovedance Tonight" was sampled by Soulsearcher in the number twenty dance hit, "Can't Get Enough".

In film

  • "Keep On Dancin'" was featured in the 1998 film and soundtrack of 54.
  • "Keep On Dancin'" was featured in the 2018 Netflix documentary Studio54.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1979) Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles 31
Ireland (IRMA) 10
UK 8
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 41
U.S. Disco/Dance 1
U.S. R&B 15
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 33

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 225.
  2. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 4/21/79".
  3. ^ "keep+on+dancing | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  4. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  5. "keep+on+dancin%27 | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  6. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 108.
  7. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 240.
  8. IMDB - 54 (1998): Soundtracks
  9. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Keep On Dancin'". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  10. "Music: Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.com. 1978-04-29. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  11. ^ "Gary's Gang Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 2016-10-15.

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