How to Dance

"How to Dance"
"How to Dance"
Single by Bingoboys featuring Princessa
from the album The Best of Bingoboys
Released	1990
Genre	Dance; hip house;
Length	3:46
Label	Atlantic
Songwriters	Bingoboys (Klaus Biedermann, Paul Pfab, Helmut Wolfgruber)
Producer	Martin Neumayer
Bingoboys singles chronology
Princessa singles chronology

"How to Dance" is a song by Austrian house music trio Bingoboys from their debut studio album, The Best of Bingoboys. The song features American female rapper Princessa. The song was first released in the United States in 1990 and was given a European release in March 1991. "How to Dance" peaked at number two in Austria and reached the top 10 in Australia, Denmark, Finland, and the Netherlands. In the US, it climbed to number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart for one week in March 1991.

The music video for the song was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award in the category of "Best Dance Video", but it lost out to "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" by the C+C Music Factory.

Composition

The song borrows heavily from a number of earlier recordings, including "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" by the band Chic, "Dance (Disco Heat)" by the disco singer Sylvester, "Kiss" by Art of Noise feat. Tom Jones, the popular James Brown "Yeah! Woo!" sample loop, the bassline motif from Mantronix's single "Got to Have Your Love", and a synth motif from The Whispers' "And the Beat Goes On". In addition, the song contains audio samples from an instructional recording from the 1970s that attempted to teach people "how to dance" (for example, Step left, around, and together with the right).

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[2]	3
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[3]	2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[4]	30
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)^[5]	3
Denmark (IFPI)^[6]	8
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[7]	24
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[8]	4
Germany (GfK)^[9]	22
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[10]	9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[11]	7
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[12]	37
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[13]	30
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[14]	11
UK Singles (OCC)^[15]	93
US Billboard Hot 100^[16]	25
US 12-inch Singles Sales (Billboard)^[17]	4
US Dance Club Play (Billboard)^[18]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[19]	53
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[20]	17
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)^[21]	18
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[22]	84
US 12-inch Singles Sales (Billboard)^[23]	31
US Dance Club Play (Billboard)^[23]	29

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	1990	12-inch vinyl cassette	Atlantic
United Kingdom	11 March 1991	7-inch vinyl 12-inch vinyl CD cassette		^[24]
Australia	25 March 1991	12-inch vinyl cassette		^[25]
Australia	22 April 1991	CD		^[26]

References

^ Breihan, Tom (January 8, 2021). "The Number Ones: Janet Jackson's "When I Think Of You". Stereogum. Retrieved September 30, 2023. The Austrian dance group Bingo Boys sampled "When I Think Of You" on the breakdown of their extremely entertaining 1991 hip-house single "How To Dance"...
^ "Bingoboys feat. Princessa – How to Dance". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
^ "Bingoboys feat. Princessa – How to Dance" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
^ "Bingoboys feat. Princessa – How to Dance" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
^ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 1525." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
^ "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 32. 10 August 1991. p. 19. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 23. 8 June 1991. p. 21. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
^ "Bingoboys feat. Princessa – How to Dance" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 21, 1991" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
^ "Bingoboys feat. Princessa – How to Dance" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
^ "Bingoboys feat. Princessa – How to Dance". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
^ "Bingoboys feat. Princessa – How to Dance". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
^ "Bingoboys feat. Princessa – How to Dance". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. 13 April 1991. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
^ "Dance Singles Sales". Billboard. 30 March 1991. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
^ "Dance Club Songs". Billboard. 30 March 1991. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 1991" (in German). Retrieved 8 April 2020.
^ "RPM Dance Tracks of 1991". RPM. Retrieved 8 April 2020 – via Library and Archives Canada.
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1991" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b "The Year in Music 1991". Billboard. Vol. 103, no. 51. 21 December 1991. p. YE-32.
^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 9 March 1991. p. 19.
^ "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 25/03/91: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 61. 24 March 1991. p. 19.
^ "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 22/04/91: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 65. 21 April 1991. p. 20.

[Breihan_2021-1] Breihan, Tom (January 8, 2021). "The Number Ones: Janet Jackson's "When I Think Of You". Stereogum. Retrieved September 30, 2023. The Austrian dance group Bingo Boys sampled "When I Think Of You" on the breakdown of their extremely entertaining 1991 hip-house single "How To Dance"...

[sc_Australia_Bingoboys_feat._Princessa-2] "Bingoboys feat. Princessa – How to Dance". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

[sc_Austria_Bingoboys_feat._Princessa-3] "Bingoboys feat. Princessa – How to Dance" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

[sc_Flanders_Bingoboys_feat._Princessa-4] "Bingoboys feat. Princessa – How to Dance" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

[sc_Canadadance_-5] "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 1525." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

[6] "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 32. 10 August 1991. p. 19. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

[7] "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 23. 8 June 1991. p. 21. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

[8] Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.

[sc_Germany_Bingoboys_feat._Princessa-9] "Bingoboys feat. Princessa – How to Dance" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

[sc_Dutch40_-10] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 21, 1991" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

[sc_Dutch100_Bingoboys_feat._Princessa-11] "Bingoboys feat. Princessa – How to Dance" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

[sc_New_Zealand_Bingoboys_feat._Princessa-12] "Bingoboys feat. Princessa – How to Dance". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

[sc_Sweden_Bingoboys_feat._Princessa-13] "Bingoboys feat. Princessa – How to Dance". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

[sc_Switzerland_Bingoboys_feat._Princessa-14] "Bingoboys feat. Princessa – How to Dance". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

[sc_UK_-15] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

[16] "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. 13 April 1991. Retrieved 16 September 2023.

[17] "Dance Singles Sales". Billboard. 30 March 1991. Retrieved 16 September 2023.

[18] "Dance Club Songs". Billboard. 30 March 1991. Retrieved 16 September 2023.

[19] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

[20] "Jahreshitparade Singles 1991" (in German). Retrieved 8 April 2020.

[21] "RPM Dance Tracks of 1991". RPM. Retrieved 8 April 2020 – via Library and Archives Canada.

[22] "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1991" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

[usdye-23] "The Year in Music 1991". Billboard. Vol. 103, no. 51. 21 December 1991. p. YE-32.

[24] "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 9 March 1991. p. 19.

[25] "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 25/03/91: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 61. 24 March 1991. p. 19.

[26] "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 22/04/91: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 65. 21 April 1991. p. 20.

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