| "Dancing Barefoot" | ||||
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| Single by Patti Smith Group | ||||
| from the album Wave | ||||
| B-side | "5-4-3-2-1" (Live) | |||
| Released | May 1979 | |||
| Recorded | Bearsville Studios | |||
| Length | 4:18 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Patti Smith, Ivan Král | |||
| Producer(s) | Todd Rundgren | |||
| Patti Smith singles chronology | ||||
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"Dancing Barefoot" is a rock song written by Patti Smith and Ivan Král, and released as a second single from the Patti Smith Group's 1979 album Wave.[1] According to the album sleeve, the song was dedicated to women such as Amedeo Modigliani's mistress Jeanne Hébuterne.
In 1998, the song featured on the soundtrack of Whatever, a coming of age film starring Liza Weil.[2]
In 2000, a live version was released on the benefit album Broadcasts Vol. 8 from KGSR in Austin, Texas.[3]
In 2010, the song ranked number 331 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".[4]
In 2023, the song was used as the opening theme on the television miniseries Daisy Jones & the Six.[5]
- ^ "Dancing Barefoot". Archived from the original on 2008-01-12. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
- ^ "Whatever (1998) soundtrack". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
- ^ "KGSR Broadcasts Vol.8 - Radio sampler". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
- ^ "Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. April 7, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
- ^ March 05, Maureen Lee Lenker. "Why 'Daisy Jones and the Six' chose a Patti Smith track as its theme song". EW.com. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
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