Last Dance (Donna Summer song)

"Last Dance"
Front sleeve of the French vinyl release
Single by Donna Summer
from the album Thank God It's Friday
B-side"With Your Love"
ReleasedJuly 2, 1978
Recorded1977
GenreDisco
Length3:17
LabelCasablanca
Songwriter(s)Paul Jabara[1]
Producer(s)
Donna Summer singles chronology
"Back in Love Again"
(1978)
"Last Dance"
(1978)
"Je t'aime... moi non plus"
(1978)
Music video
"Last Dance" on YouTube

"Last Dance" is a song by American singer Donna Summer from the soundtrack album to the 1978 film Thank God It's Friday.[1] It was written by Paul Jabara, co-produced by Summer's regular collaborator Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, and mixed by Grammy Award-winning producer Stephen Short, whose backing vocals are featured in the song.

"Last Dance" became a critical and commercial success, winning the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, the Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, and peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, all in 1978.

  1. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 136. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.