Dance the Night Away (Van Halen song)

"Dance the Night Away"
Single by Van Halen
from the album Van Halen II
B-side"Outta Love Again"
ReleasedApril 1979 (1979-04) (US)
RecordedDecember 1978 – January 1979
Genre
Length3:07
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ted Templeman
Van Halen singles chronology
"Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love"
(1978)
"Dance the Night Away"
(1979)
"Beautiful Girls"
(1979)
Music video
"Dance the Night Away" on YouTube

"Dance the Night Away" is a song by American hard rock band Van Halen, and written by its group members. It is the second song from their 1979 album Van Halen II. While the rest of the songs from this album had existed in various forms since their days doing demos and playing clubs, this song was possibly the only song written during the recording sessions for the album.

  1. ^ Tucker, Dan (February 28, 2014). "13 Classic Hard Rock Songs That Will Make You Scream "More Cowbell!"". VH1. Viacom. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  2. ^ Elliott, Paul (November 29, 2020). "Van Halen: a guide to their best albums". Classic Rock Magazine. Retrieved February 8, 2021. And in Dance The Night Away they delivered the perfect pop-metal song.