Dancin' Fool

"Dancin' Fool"
Single by Frank Zappa
from the album Sheik Yerbouti
Released1979
Recorded1979
Genre
Length6:15 (12" version)
LabelCBS Records
Songwriter(s)Frank Zappa
Producer(s)Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa singles chronology
"Disco Boy"
(1976)
"Dancin' Fool"
(1979)
"Bobby Brown (Goes Down)"
(1979)

"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]

  1. ^ "Dancin' Fool" (Song Review by François Couture). Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-06-01
  2. ^ "Halloween 77 Box Set Celebrates the Historic Concert Run's 40th Anniversary - October 20". Zappa.com. 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  3. ^ "Frank Zappa Biography (1940-1993)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  4. ^ "Dancin' Fool Lyrics - Frank Zappa". Lyricsfreak.com. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  5. ^ "Dancin' Fool - Frank Zappa - Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-03-24.