Let’s Dance (12″ version)

Name: Let’s Dance
Duration: 7 min 37 s

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.3	Let’s Dance	7:37	David Bowie	Let’s Dance	David Bowie	Album	US1983-03	EMI America	4XO 517093

assistant engineer:	Dave Greenberg (US engineer Sonopod/Boomtown)
engineer and mixer:	Bob Clearmountain
producer:	David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) Nile Rodgers
assistant mixer:	David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) Nile Rodgers
baritone saxophone:	Steve Elson (American saxophonist, clarinetist, flutist & duduk player) (from 1983-01-03 until 1983-01-20)
bass:	Carmine Rojas (from 1983-01-03 until 1983-01-20)
congas, tambourine and wood block:	Sammy Figueroa (from 1983-01-03 until 1983-01-20)
drums (drum set):	Omar Hakim (from 1983-01-03 until 1983-01-20)
guitar:	Nile Rodgers (from 1983-01-03 until 1983-01-20) Stevie Ray Vaughan (from 1983-01-03 until 1983-01-20)
Hammond organ and keyboard:	Rob Sabino (from 1983-01-03 until 1983-01-20)
tenor saxophone:	Robert Aaron (from 1983-01-03 until 1983-01-20) Stan Harrison (American saxophonist) (from 1983-01-03 until 1983-01-20)
trumpet:	Mac Gollehon (from 1983-01-03 until 1983-01-20)
background vocals:	Frank Simms (from 1983-01-03 until 1983-01-20) George Simms (from 1983-01-03 until 1983-01-20) David Spinner (from 1983-01-03 until 1983-01-20)
lead vocals:	David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1983-01-03 until 1983-01-20)
horn arranger:	David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) Nile Rodgers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:	David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (in 1983)

recorded at:	Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen (from 1983-01-03 until 1983-01-20)

DJ-mixes:	Techno Contras at Swingin' Tern: Phase X & Scott Higgs 11/17/12 by Phase X (Contra dance band) (on 2012-11-17) DJ Shadow in Los Angeles, 10/31/09 by DJ Shadow (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist) (order: 12)
sampled by:	Been Around the World (explicit) by Puff Daddy (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy) feat. Mase (US rapper) & The Notorious B.I.G. Hot Stuff (Let’s dance) by Craig David Let's Dance (radio edit) by Hi_Tack ダンス d a n c e by ロフト tapes
mash-ups:	Dancin’ Papa by The Kleptones (British mashup artist Eric Kleptone) Let’s Dance ’n Stuff (David Bowie vs. deadmau5) by MadMixMustang (mash-up artist) Let's Dance with Me (Party Ben's Get It, They Both Say Dance, Mix) (Hot Hot Heat vs. David Bowie) by Party Ben Let’s Dance, Beautiful People. (Marilyn Manson vs. David Bowie) by oki (mash-up artist) Let's Kill The Star (BRAT Mix) (David Bowie vs. David Bowie) by BRAT (Daniel Barassi) Uptight Killer (Stevie Wonder vs. The Killers vs. The Rolling Stones vs. David Bowie) by Go Home Productions

part of:	Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 156) (order: 156)

purchase for download:	https://music.apple.com/us/song/271718585 [info]
stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/track/6D6T3DYycIqTn6EPsrKd4z [info] https://www.deezer.com/track/14896251 [info]

recording of:	Let’s Dance (from 1983-01-03 until 1983-01-20)

lyricist and composer:	David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)

publisher:	Essex (publisher) Jones Music (publishers associated with David Bowie) Jones Music America RZO Music Ltd Watanabe Music Publishing CM division

is the basis for:	Been Around the World