''Dance Craze'' is a 1981

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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 (film), Wonderwall'' (1968) which featured a Wonderwall Music, soundtrack by George Harrison, and the Led Zeppelin concert film ...

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

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, The Selecter, The Bodysnatchers, the Beat and

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on tour throughout the United Kingdom. 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. In 2023, ''Dance Craze'' returned to cinemas, and was released on

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and DVD.

Songs

# "Nite Klub" –

# "

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" – Madness # "Ne-Ne-Na-Na-Na-Na-Nu-Nu" –

# " 007 (Shanty Town)" – The Bodysnatchers # " Three Minute Hero" – The Selecter # "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" – 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" – Madness # "Twist and Crawl" – The Beat # "

Wooly Bully "Wooly Bully" is a song originally recorded by rock and roll band Sam the Sham, 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 ...

" – 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 Ste ...

" – 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 musical documentary films 1981 documentary films Films directed by Joe Massot 1980s English-language films The Specials live albums Madness (band) live albums 1980s British films English-language documentary films {{ska-album-stub