Dance Away

E593604

"Dance Away" is a 1979 hit single by British art rock band Roxy Music, known for its sophisticated pop sound and themes of romantic heartbreak.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Dance Away canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Manifesto
artist Roxy Music
bSide Cry, Cry, Cry
chartedIn Irish Singles Chart
New Zealand Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
chartPositionUKSinglesChart 2
composer Bryan Ferry
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
followedBySingle Angel Eyes
format 12-inch single
7-inch single
genre art rock
pop rock
sophisti-pop
hasCriticalReception praised for sophisticated pop arrangement
recognized as one of Roxy Music's major hits
hasInstrumentation bass guitar
drums
guitars
keyboards
synthesizers
hasMusicalStyle sophisticated pop sound
hasNotableVocalist Bryan Ferry
includedInAlbum Manifesto
label Atco Records
Polydor Records
language English
length 3:45
lyricist Bryan Ferry
partOf Roxy Music discography
performer Roxy Music
precededBySingle Trash
producer Rhett Davies
Roxy Music
recordedIn 1978
releaseDate 1979-04-13
releaseYear 1979
side A-side
theme dancing as emotional escape
loneliness
romantic heartbreak
writer Bryan Ferry

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roxy Music notableSong Dance Away
Manifesto hasPart Dance Away
Manifesto notableSingle Dance Away
Manifesto hasChartingSingle Dance Away