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| "Hum Along and Dance" | ||||
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| Single by The Temptations | ||||
| from the album Psychedelic Shack | ||||
| A-side | "Ungena Za Ulimwengu (Unite the World)" | |||
| Released | September 15, 1970 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic soul | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong | |||
| Producer(s) | Norman Whitfield | |||
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| "Hum Along and Dance" | |
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| Song by Rare Earth | |
| from the album Ma | |
| Released | April 1973 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Label | Motown |
| Songwriter(s) | Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong |
| Producer(s) | Norman Whitfield |
| "Hum Along and Dance" | |
|---|---|
| Song by The Jackson 5 | |
| from the album Get It Together | |
| Released | 1973 |
| Recorded | May 1973 |
| Genre | Funk |
| Length | 8:38 (Album Version) 14:54 (Uncut Version) |
| Label | Motown |
| Songwriter(s) | Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong |
| Producer(s) | Hal Davis |
"Hum Along and Dance" is a soul song written for the Motown label by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong. Originally recorded by the Temptations,[1] the song was later covered by Motown acts Rare Earth and the Jackson 5. The song is essentially an instrumental piece and a vehicle for scatting and improvisational vocals, since, as the chorus (the song's only actual lyric) states, "ain't no words to this song/you just dance and hum along". All three versions of the song were produced by Whitfield.
- ^ Williams, Otis and Romanowski, Patricia (1988, updated 2002). Temptations. Lanham, MD: Cooper Square. ISBN 0-8154-1218-5.