"Dance Me Up" is a song by the English

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singer

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, written by Glitter with

Mike Leander Michael George Farr (30 June 1941 – 18 April 1996), known professionally as Mike Leander, was a British arranger, songwriter and record producer. He worked variously with Cliff Richard, the Beatles, David McWilliams (" Days of Pearly Spe ...

and Eddie (Edward John) Seago and produced by Mike Leander. It was released as the second single from his fifth

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, '' Boys Will Be Boys'' (1984). The single features the non-album track, "Too Young to Dance" as its

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, which was exclusive to the single. The single was released in Europe in June 1984. On 21 June 1984, Glitter appeared on ''

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'' with the song, despite it being at No. 48 on the UK Singles Chart that week. At the time, ''Top of the Pops'' had a general policy of not showing any songs outside of the Top 40, though had relaxed this on rare occasions. Following Glitter's ''Top of the Pops'' performance, the song peaked at No. 25 on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

* 12" Maxi (ARIST 22570) #"Dance Me Up (Extended Mix)" #"Too Young to Dance" #"All That Glitters (Medley)" * 12" Single #"Dance Me Up (12" Extended Mix)" #"Too Young to Dance" * 7" Single #"Dance Me Up" #"Too Young to Dance"

Chart performance

References

External links

* 1984 singles Gary Glitter songs Songs written by Mike Leander Song recordings produced by Mike Leander Songs written by Gary Glitter Arista Records singles 1984 songs Songs written by Eddie Seago {{1980s-pop-song-stub