"Dancin' Fool" | ||||
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Single by Frank Zappa | ||||
from the album Sheik Yerbouti | ||||
Released | 1979 | |||
Recorded | 1979 | |||
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Length | 6:15 (12" version) | |||
Label | CBS Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Frank Zappa | |||
Producer(s) | Frank Zappa | |||
Frank Zappa singles chronology | ||||
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"Dancin' Fool" is a song by Frank Zappa from his 1979 album Sheik Yerbouti. It was the first of two singles released from the album, followed by the second single "Bobby Brown (Goes Down)." The song premiered on stage on the 30th of October 1977 (as can be heard on the Halloween '77 boxset released in 2017).[2]
"Dancin' Fool" peaked at #45 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on May 26, 1979. It was Zappa's 2nd highest charting U.S. single, behind his 1982 song, "Valley Girl". The song was nominated for the Grammy award for "Best Male Vocal", but did not win.[3] It was included on Zappa's best of compilation, Strictly Commercial.[4][5]