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Dancing in the City
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| "Dancing in the City" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Marshall Hain | ||||
| from the album Free Ride | ||||
| B-side | "Take My Number" | |||
| Released | May 1978[1] | |||
| Genre | Pop[1] | |||
| Length | 3:47 | |||
| Label | Harvest[1] | |||
| Songwriters | Julian Marshall Kit Hain[1] | |||
| Producer | Christopher Neil[1] | |||
| Marshall Hain singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Dancing in the City" (TopPop, 1978) on YouTube | ||||
"Dancing in the City" is a song by the British pop rock duo Marshall Hain, which reached No.3 in the UK charts in 1978. On its first release it spent fifteen weeks in the UK charts.[2] In South Africa, reached the No.1 position on 3 November 1978, and holding that position for three weeks on the Springbok Charts. A re-mixed version released in 1987 reached No.81 on the UK charts.
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]| Chart (1978–1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 3 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] | 6 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] | 7 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] | 7 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] | 14 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] | 15 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] | 7 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 4 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[11] | 3 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[12] | 43 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[13] | 33 |
| West Germany (GfK)[14] | 1 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (1978) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[15] | 26 |
| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[16] | 60 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[17] | 61 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] | 29 |
| West Germany (Official German Charts)[19] | 29 |
"Dancin' in the City '87"
[edit]| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (OCC)[20] | 81 |
"Dancin' in the City '92"
[edit]| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Club Chart (Music Week)[21] | 24 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Marshall Hain - Dancing In The City / Take My Number (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 1978. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Dancin' in the city | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 192. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Marshall, Hain – Dancing in the City" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Marshall, Hain – Dancing in the City" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 35, 1978" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Marshall, Hain – Dancing in the City" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Marshall, Hain – Dancing in the City". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Marshall, Hain – Dancing in the City". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Marshall, Hain – Dancing in the City". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart on 9/7/1978 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Marshall Hain". 21 December 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "Marshall Hain Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts (West Germany)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Kent Music Report No 236 – 1 January 1979 > National Top 100 Singles for 1978". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 8 January 2022 – via Imgur.com.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1978". Ultratop. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1978". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1978". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart on 6/9/1987 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "The Record Mirror Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 29 August 1992. p. 6. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
External links
[edit]- "Dancing in the City" at Discogs (list of releases)