Dancin' (on a Saturday Night)

"Dancin' (on a Saturday Night)"
Single by Barry Blue
from the album Barry Blue
B-side"New Day"
Released1973
GenreGlam rock
Length3:10
LabelBell Records
Songwriter(s)Lynsey de Paul and Barry Blue

"Dancin' (on a Saturday Night)" is a song written by Lynsey de Paul and Barry Blue, that was recorded by Blue and released as a single in 1973 on Bell Records. Blue's backing band of session musicians were well known in the industry and one year later the drummer, John Richardson, joined the Rubettes.

Barry Blue's song reached the number 2 on the UK Singles Chart,[1] (and number 1 on the Melody Maker top 30),[2] number 2 on the Australian Kent Music chart,[3] number 3 on the Austrian singles chart,[4] number 4 on the Irish Singles Chart, number 9 on the German singles chart,[5] and number 11 on the Dutch singles chart.[6]

The song ranked the 18th best selling single in Australia in 1973,[7] and 23rd best selling single in the UK in 1973.[8]

Barry Blue's version of the song has also appeared on the soundtrack to the films Anita and Me, and American Swing. A remixed version of the original Barry Blue song was released in 1989, reaching number 86 on the UK Singles Chart.[1] It also is featured in the film The Long Good Friday. The song has become a line dance classic.[9]

  1. ^ a b "Dancin' (on a Saturday Night) | full Official Chart History". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  2. ^ 15 September 1973, Melody Maker Top 30
  3. ^ "Australian Chart Book". Austchartbook.com.au. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  4. ^ "BARRY BLUE - DANCIN' (ON A SATURDAY NIGHT)". Austriancharts.at. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts". Offiziellecharts.de. 1973-04-13. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  6. ^ Steffen Hung. "Barry Blue - Dancin' (On A Saturday Night)". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  7. ^ "Australian Singles Chart for 1973". Australian Music History. 2008-03-18. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  8. ^ "Top Selling Singles for 1973". Sounds. London, England: Spotlight Publications: 4. 5 January 1974
  9. ^ "Line Dance Charts TOP 50 | Everything Line Dance". Everythinglinedance.com. Retrieved 17 August 2021.