You Can Dance

This article is about the album by Madonna. For other uses, see You Can Dance (disambiguation).

You Can Dance
Madonna with short, blond hair, wearing a black dress, with her hands folded against her breasts and standing in front of a red background. She has a Spanish hat attached to her neck.
Remix album by
Madonna
ReleasedNovember 17, 1987
Recorded1982–1987
GenreDance
Length48:51 (vinyl)
72:57 (cassette)
68:38 (CD)
Label
Producer
Madonna chronology
Who's That Girl
(1987) 		You Can Dance
(1987) 		Like a Prayer
(1989)
Singles from You Can Dance
  1. "Spotlight"
    Released: April 25, 1988

You Can Dance is the first remix album by American singer and songwriter Madonna. It was released on November 17, 1987, by Sire Records. The album contains remixes of tracks from her first three studio albums—Madonna (1983), Like a Virgin (1984) and True Blue (1986)—and a new track, "Spotlight". In the 1980s, remixing was still a new concept. The mixes on You Can Dance exhibited a number of typical mixing techniques. Instrumental passages were lengthened to increase the time for dancing and vocal phrases were repeated and subjected to multiple echoes. The album cover denoted Madonna's continuous fascination with Hispanic culture.

After its release, You Can Dance received generally positive reviews from critics, some of whom noted how the already known songs appeared to them in a complete new structure, calling it an essential album to be played at parties. You Can Dance was a commercial success, earning a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipment of a million copies, and reaching the top twenty of the Billboard 200. It reached the top ten of the album charts of France, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom.

It went on to sell five million copies worldwide, making it the second best-selling remix album of all time, behind only Blood on the Dance Floor from Michael Jackson. "Spotlight" was the only commercial single released from the album, exclusively in Japan. However, the song was released promotionally in the United States, and due to radio play, the song peaked at number 32 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart. You Can Dance has been credited for setting the standard with remix albums afterward, both in terms of concept and commercial success on record charts.