''Dance Craze'' is a 1981 American

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about the British

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. The film was directed by

Joe Massot Joe Massot (1933 – April 4, 2002) was an American writer and film director who was known for the film '' Wonderwall'' (1968) which featured a soundtrack by George Harrison, and the Led Zeppelin concert film '' The Song Remains The Same'' (197 ...

, who originally wanted to do a film only about the band

Madness Madness or The Madness may refer to: Emotion and mental health * Anger, an intense emotional response to a perceived provocation, hurt or threat * Insanity, a spectrum of behaviors characterized by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns * ...

, whom he met during their first US tour. Massot later changed his plans to include the whole 2 Tone movement. The film, shot in 1980, comprised performance footage of Madness,

The Specials The Specials, also known as The Special AKA, are an English 2 tone and ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry. After some early changes, the first stable lineup of the group consisted of Terry Hall and Neville Staple on vocals, Lynv ...

The Selecter The Selecter are an English 2 tone ska revival band, formed in Coventry, England, in 1979. The Selecter featured a diverse line-up, both in terms of race and gender, initially consisting of Arthur 'Gaps' Hendrickson and Pauline Black on lead ...

, The Bodysnatchers, the Beat and

Bad Manners Bad Manners are an English two-tone and ska band led by frontman Buster Bloodvessel. Early appearances included ''Top of the Pops'' and the live film documentary, '' Dance Craze'' (1981). They were at their most popular during the early 1 ...

on tour throughout the

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. A soundtrack album of the same name was released the same year, featuring fifteen of the songs that were featured in the film. Later versions of the soundtrack album do not contain the Madness tracks, adding tracks credited to the Special AKA, a later incarnation of the Specials.

Songs

# "Nite Klub" –

# "

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" –

# "Ne-Ne-Na-Na-Na-Na-Nu-Nu" –

# "

007 (Shanty Town) "007 (Shanty Town)" is a 1967 rocksteady song by Jamaican band Desmond Dekker and the Aces, released as a single from their debut album of the same name. It was also a hit for Musical Youth in 1983. "007 (Shanty Town)" has been called "the most ...

" – The Bodysnatchers # "Three Minute Hero" –

# "Ranking Full Stop" – The Beat # "Big Shot" – The Beat # "Concrete Jungle" – The Specials # "Swan Lake" – Madness # "Razor Blade Alley" – Madness # "Missing Words" – The Selecter # "Let's Do the Rock Steady" – The Bodysnatchers # "

Lip Up Fatty "Lip Up Fatty" is a single released by British 2 Tone and ska band Bad Manners in June 1980, which reached No. 15 in the UK Singles Chart. It is one of a number of songs by Bad Manners about 'being fat', (a reference to the round figure of fron ...

" – Bad Manners # "Madness" – Madness # " Too Much Too Young" – The Specials # "On My Radio" – The Selecter # "Easy Life" – The Bodysnatchers # "Rough Rider" – The Beat # "Man at C&A" – The Specials # "Inner London Violence" – Bad Manners # "

Night Boat to Cairo "Night Boat to Cairo" is a song by British ska/pop band Madness from their debut 1979 album '' One Step Beyond...''. It was written by Mike Barson and Suggs and was also included on the ''Work Rest and Play'' EP, which peaked at number six on ...

" – Madness # "Twist and Crawl" – The Beat # "

Wooly Bully "Wooly Bully" is a song originally recorded by novelty rock and roll band Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs in 1964. Based on a standard 12-bar blues progression, it was written by the band's frontman, Domingo "Sam" Samudio. It was released as a sin ...

" – Bad Manners # "Too Much Pressure" – The Selecter # " Mirror in the Bathroom" – The Beat # "

One Step Beyond One Step Beyond may refer to: Music * ''One Step Beyond'' (Dungeon album) or the title song, 2004 * ''One Step Beyond'' (Jackie McLean album), 1963 * '' One Step Beyond...'', an album by Madness, or the title song (see below), 1979 * ''One Step ...

" – Madness # "Nite Klub" – The Specials

Soundtrack LP

Side One # "Concrete Jungle" – The Specials # "Mirror In The Bathroom" – The Beat # "Lip Up Fatty" – Bad Manners # "Razor Blade Alley" – Madness # " Three Minute Hero" – The Selecter # "Easy Life" – The Bodysnatchers # "Big Shot" – The Beat # "One Step Beyond" – Madness Side Two # "Ranking Full Stop" – The Beat # "Man At C&A" – The Specials # "Missing Words" – The Selecter # "Inner London Violence" – Bad Manners # "Night Boat To Cairo" – Madness # "Too Much Pressure" – The Selecter # "Nite Klub" – The Specials

References

External links

* * ''Dance Craze'' at AllMusic.com 1981 films 2 Tone Records British documentary films Documentary films about music and musicians 1981 documentary films Films directed by Joe Massot 1980s English-language films The Specials live albums Madness (band) live albums 1980s British films {{music-documentary-film-stub