Let’s Dance (7″ version)
~ Recording by David Bowie
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.1 | Let’s Dance | 4:08 | David Bowie | Let’s Dance | David Bowie | Single |
| EMI America | EA 152 |
| 1.1 | Let’s Dance | 4:08 | David Bowie | Let’s Dance | David Bowie | Single |
| EMI America | AMI-958 |
| 1.1 | Let’s Dance | 4:08 | David Bowie | Let’s Dance | David Bowie | Single |
| EMI America | 1C 006-86 660 |
| 1.1 | Let’s Dance | 4:08 | David Bowie | Let’s Dance | David Bowie | Single |
| EMI America | B-8158 |
| 1.1 | Let’s Dance | 4:08 | David Bowie | Let’s Dance (picture sleeve) | David Bowie | Single |
| EMI America | B-8158 |
| 1.15 | Let’s Dance | 4:11 | David Bowie | Changesbowie (Ryko remaster, Columbia House edition) | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| Rykodisc, Columbia House (direct-mailing distributor of club editions of releases) | RCD 20171 |
| 1.15 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Changesbowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CDDBTV 1, CDP 79 4180 2 |
| 1.15 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Changesbowie (Ryko remaster) | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| Rykodisc | RCD 20171 |
| 1.15 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Changesbowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CDP 79 4180 2 |
| 1.15 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Changesbowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CDP 79 41802 |
| 1.15 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Changesbowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions), Rykodisc | D143693, RCD 20171 |
| 2.6 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Changesbowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| Ryko Analogue | RALP 0171-2 |
| 1.15 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Changesbowie (Ryko remaster) | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| Rykodisc | RCD 20171 |
| 2.7 | Let’s Dance | 4:07 | David Bowie | Changesbowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 79 4180 1, DBTV 1 |
| 2.11 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | The Singles Collection | Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 8 28099 2 0, CDEM 1512 |
| 2.10 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | The Singles 1969 to 1993 | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| Rykodisc | RCD 10218/19 |
| 2.10 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | The Singles 1969 to 1993 Featuring His Greatest Hits (limited edition) | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| Rykodisc | RCD 10218/19 |
| 2.11 | Let’s Dance | 4:08 | David Bowie | The Singles Collection (made/printed in Holland; jewel case) | Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 8 28099 2 0, CDEM 1512 |
| 2.11 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | The Singles Collection | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 8 28099 2 0 |
| 2.11 | Let’s Dance | 4:08 | David Bowie | The Singles Collection | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 8 28099 2 0, CDEM 1512 |
| 1.11 | Let’s Dance | 4:08 | David Bowie | The Singles Collection 2 | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 828101 2 |
| 2.8 | Let’s Dance | 4:07 | David Bowie | The Singles featuring His Greatest Hits | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| Rykodisc, Time–Life Music | RTL 90218/19 |
| 1.11 | Let’s Dance | 4:09 | David Bowie | Awesome ’80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Razor & Tie, Warner Special Products | OPCD-4551 |
| 1.11 | Let’s Dance | 4:09 | David Bowie | Awesome ’80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Razor & Tie, Warner Special Products | OPCD-4551 |
| 1.1 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Rock Super Stars, Vol. 2 (Disc is red on black) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 724384094928 |
| 1.1 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Rock Super Stars, Vol. 2 (Disc is white on black) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 724384094928 |
| 1.2 | Let’s Dance | 4:11 | David Bowie | Sounds of the Eighties: The Rolling Stone Collection 1982–1983 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram Special Markets, Time–Life Music | R988-26 |
| 1.8 | Let’s Dance | 4:08 | David Bowie | The Best Rock Anthems in the World… Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VTDCD 83 |
| 1.1 | Let’s Dance | 4:11 | David Bowie | Rock On: 1983 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CEMA Special Markets (a division of Capitol‐EMI Music, Inc.) | ROK-2-1983 |
| 1.15 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Changesbowie (Au20) | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| Rykodisc | RCD 80171 |
| 1.15 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Changesbowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| Rykodisc | RCD 80171 |
| 1.15 | Let’s Dance | 4:07 | David Bowie | The Best Rock Ballads in the World… Ever! Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 8 44780 2 5, VTDCD 159 |
| 2.2 | Let’s Dance | 4:07 | David Bowie | Fetenhits: The Real Classics, the 3rd | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 555 395-2 |
| 8.15 | Let’s Dance | 4:07 | David Bowie | The 24K Gold Collection: Golden Years | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| Rykodisc | D207358 |
| 2.11 | Let’s Dance | 4:08 | David Bowie | The Singles Collection | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Belgium | 7243 8575242 0 |
| 2.2 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | The Best of 1980–1990, Volume 13 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 4 94443 2 4 |
| 2.2 | Let’s Dance | 4:08 | David Bowie | The Biggest 80’s Hits in the World… Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD218 |
| 1.1 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | De Pre Historie 1983, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA Belgium | 74321 56643 2 |
| 1.4 | Let’s Dance | 4:07 | David Bowie | Het Beste uit de Top 100 Allertijden Editie '98 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram | |
| 1.4 | Let's Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Het Beste uit de Top 100 Allertijden: Editie '98 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Nederland B.V.) | 555 850-2 |
| 1.13 | Let’s Dance | 4:09 | David Bowie | Tijdloze honderd, Volume 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Nederland B.V.) | 565.667-2 |
| 2.2 | Let’s Dance | 4:07 | David Bowie | Modern 80’s: The Best of Discopop, Vol. 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 564 413-2 |
| 1.7 | Let’s Dance | 4:09 | David Bowie | Now That’s What I Call Music! 1983: The Millennium Series | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 5 20262 2 7, NOWMIL 1983 |
| 2.11 | Let’s Dance | 4:08 | David Bowie | The Singles Collection | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 523284 2 0 |
| 1.8 | Let’s Dance | 4:07 | David Bowie | RTL Millennium: Die Megastars des Jahrtausends | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 545 519-2 |
| 2.4 | Let’s Dance | 4:12 | David Bowie | Fantastiske 80’ere | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 3.4 | Let’s Dance | 4:08 | David Bowie | Decades: The Story of the 60’s / 70’s / 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VTDCDX 337 |
| 1.11 | Let’s Dance | 4:07 | David Bowie | Music of the Millennium | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 560 947‐2 |
| 1.8 | Let’s Dance | 4:07 | David Bowie | Music of the Millennium | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 560436-2 |
| 1.10 | Let’s Dance | 4:06 | David Bowie | Monsterhits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Media (EMM in logo above EMI Music Media), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 724381127506 |
| 1.10 | Let’s Dance | 4:03 | David Bowie | Music of the Millennium | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Canada | 3145568992 |
| 2.1 | Let’s Dance | 4:08 | David Bowie | Absolute Number One 1975–1983 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA Records (Sweden) | EVACD 4020 |
| 1.1 | Let’s Dance (single version) | 4:10 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation | EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 5 41912 2 0 | |
| 1.13 | Let’s Dance | 4:09 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 5 41901 2 4 |
| 2.6 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 5 41930 2 6 |
| 1.14 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Canada | 7243 5 42242 2 5 |
| 1.15 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 5 42346 2 0 |
| 1.16 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie (日本選曲盤) | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | TOCP-67061 |
| 1.15 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 5 41917 2 5 |
| 1.1 | Let’s Dance | 4:11 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 5 41914 2 8 |
| 1.13 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 5 42075 2 5 |
| 2.8 | Let’s Dance (single version) | 4:10 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 5 39821 2 6 |
| 1.8 | Let's Dance | 4:08 | David Bowie | Capital Gold: Eighties Legends | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD496 |
| 2.3 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 5 42383 2 1 |
| 1.17 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 5 41899 2 0 |
| 1.1 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 5 41918 2 4 |
| 1.10 | Let’s Dance | 4:08 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation | EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 5 41916 2 6 | |
| 2.4 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 5 41925 2 4 |
| 2.6 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 5 42244 2 3 |
| 1.13 | Let’s Dance (single version) | 4:10 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (Japanese double‐boxed logo) | 724354191527 |
| 1.14 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone | 2-419293 |
| 2.8 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 5 39821 2 6 |
| 1.1 | Let’s Dance | 4:11 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 5 41898 2 1 |
| 1.14 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone, EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 419293-PRL2, 7243 5 41929 2 0 |
| 1.14 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie (no indication of Parlophone or 419293-PRL2 anywhere on this release) | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 5 41929 2 0 |
| 1.13 | Let’s Dance | 4:09 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 5 42075 2 5 |
| 1.12 | Let's Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Sounds of the Eighties: Everything '80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Special Markets, Time–Life Music | 314585245-2, R988-24 |
| 1.10 | Let's Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | TM Century: GoldDisc 126 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| TM Century | 126 |
| 1.8 | Let’s Dance | 4:07 | David Bowie | Now That’s What I Call Music! Decades: The Deluxe Edition | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), Virgin TV | VTDCD 580 |
| 1.14 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie (limited edition) | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 72435 9 5692 0 8 |
| 1.8 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | #1s: 38 of the Greatest #1 Singles of All Time | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation) | UNI 981 413-7 |
| 1.7 | Let's Dance | 4:09 | David Bowie | 38 of the Greatest #1 Singles of All Time | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | CD SET: 9828099, CD1: 9828100, CD2: 9828101 | |
| 2.8 | Let’s Dance | 4:05 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie (deluxe edition) | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone | |
| 1.10 | Let’s Dance | 4:08 | David Bowie | School Reunion: The Disco | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VTDCD 657 |
| 1.16 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie (日本選曲盤／Best of the Best) | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | TOCP-53406 |
| 1.7 | Let's Dance | 4:09 | David Bowie | #1s: 38 of the Greatest #1 Singles of All Time | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 06024 981 413-7 (3), EMI – 06024 981 413-7 (3) |
| 2.8 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie (limited edition) | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 5 77949 2 3 |
| 2.2 | Let’s Dance | 4:09 | David Bowie | Die Hit-Giganten: Hugos Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) | 82876 69947 2 |
| 2.2 | Let’s Dance | 4:07 | David Bowie | Capital Gold Summer Legends | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.14 | Let's Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Scream for Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| When! Recordings (part of Sanctuary Records Group) | WENDD229 |
| 3.1 | Let’s Dance | 4:08 | David Bowie | The Platinum Collection | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 0946 3 31304 2 5, 331 3042 |
| 2.2 | Let’s Dance | 4:09 | David Bowie | Ljuva 80‐tal | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) | 82876747792 |
| 3.1 | Let’s Dance | 4:07 | David Bowie | The Platinum Collection | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”) | 0946 3 44076 2 5, D217100 |
| 2.3 | Let's Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Pretty Woman: Special Edition Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 348 3072 |
| 1.16 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie (日本選曲盤) | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| TOCP-53608 | |
| 1.16 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie (日本選曲盤) | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| WPCR-50111 | |
| 1.7 | Let’s Dance | 4:06 | David Bowie | Feel Good Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.2 | Let’s Dance (short version) | 4:08 | David Bowie | Let’s Dance | David Bowie | Single |
| EMI America | SPRO-9904, SPRO-9904/9905, SPRO-9905 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.3 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Very Best | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Arista/Ariola Limited (fake label, use for bootlegs) | DB 1896-2, KJF 31-867 |
| 1.3 | Let’s Dance | 4:10 | David Bowie | Very Best | David Bowie | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) | DB 1896-2 |
Relationships
| engineer and mixer: | Bob Clearmountain |
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| producer: | David Bowie Nile Rodgers |
| assistant mixer: | David Bowie Nile Rodgers |
| solo guitar: | Stevie Ray Vaughan |
| lead vocals: | David Bowie |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | David Bowie (in 1983) |
| stream for free: | https://open.spotify.com/track/4cVHMHgmWgudD399ZdhQ3L [info] |
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| recording of: | Let’s Dance |
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Related works
Let’s Dance
| lyricist and composer: | David Bowie |
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| publisher: | Essex (publisher) Jones Music (publishers associated with David Bowie) Jones Music America RZO Music Ltd Watanabe Music Publishing CM division |
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