Dance (Gary Numan album)

Dance
Studio album by
Released4 September 1981 (1981-09-04)
RecordedJune–July 1981
StudioRock City Studios (Shepperton)
Genre
Length57:01
LabelBeggars Banquet
ProducerGary Numan
Gary Numan chronology
Telekon
(1980)
Dance
(1981)
I, Assassin
(1982)
Singles from Dance
  1. "She's Got Claws"
    Released: 21 August 1981
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Release Magazine[2]
Smash Hits9/10[3]

Dance is the third solo studio album by the English new wave musician Gary Numan, released on 4 September 1981 by Beggars Banquet Records.[4] It was the first studio album Numan released after his "Farewell Concerts" staged at Wembley Arena (although Numan would return to performing live shows in 1982).

Dance features the single "She's Got Claws", which reached no. 6 on the singles chart in September 1981 during a six-week chart run.[5] The album itself reached no. 3 on the UK charts and remained on the charts for eight weeks, and was certified with a silver disc in the UK for over 60,000 sales.[6][7]

  1. ^ Bush, John. Dance at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  2. ^ Huss, Mattias (24 November 1999). "Gary Numan: Dance - Release On Line review". Release Magazine. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Black, Johnny (17 September 1981). "Album Reviews (Gary Numan - "Dance")". Smash Hits. Vol. 3, no. 19. EMAP Metro. p. 29.
  4. ^ Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 735. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0.
  5. ^ "Gary Numan She's Got Claws". Official Charts.
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