Dancing on the Ceiling (Lionel Richie song)

"Dancing on the Ceiling"
Single by Lionel Richie
from the album Dancing on the Ceiling
B-side"Love Will Find a Way"
ReleasedJuly 1986
GenrePop
Length4:21
LabelMotown
Songwriter(s)Lionel Richie, Carlos Rios, Michael Frenchik
Producer(s)Lionel Richie, James Anthony Carmichael
Lionel Richie singles chronology
"Say You, Say Me"
(1985)
"Dancing on the Ceiling"
(1986)
"Love Will Conquer All"
(1986)

"Dancing on the Ceiling" is a song by American singer-songwriter Lionel Richie. It was written by Richie, Mike Frenchik, and Carlos Rios for Richie's third studio album of the same name (1986), while production was helmed by Richie and James Anthony Carmichael.[1] Released as the album's leading single, it became a worldwide hit, reaching top five in Sweden and Belgium as well as peaking on the top spot on the national singles chart in Norway. It peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 in September 1986.

  1. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Dancing on the Ceiling". allmusic. Retrieved September 23, 2010.