Dance with Me (Alphaville song)

"Dance with Me"

Single by Alphaville
from the album  Afternoons in Utopia
B-side| "The Nelson Highrise Sector Two"
Released| March 1986
Recorded| January 1986
Studio| Mediasound, New York City
Genre| Synth-pop
Length| 4:08 (7" version)
8:18 (Empire remix)
Label| Atlantic / WEA
Songwriter(s)| Marian Gold
Bernhard Lloyd
Ricky Echolette
Producer(s)| Steve Thompson, Michael Barbiero
Alphaville singles chronology
| "Jet Set"
(1985)  | "Dance with Me"
(1986)  | "Universal Daddy"
(1986)

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Music video
"Dance with Me" on YouTube

"Dance with Me" is the first of five singles from Alphaville's second album, Afternoons in Utopia. It was released in March 1986, ahead of the album.[1] The track was a top 10 hit in Europe.

## Reviews[edit]

Reviews of the song are generally positive, with one reviewer acknowledging that it was a "conventional" choice for a single, while at the same time admitting it benefitted "from some great U2-inspired guitar".[2]

## Track listings[edit]

7" single

1. "Dance with Me (Single version)" — 4:08
2. "The Nelson Highrise Sector 2: The Mirror" — 3:42

12" single

1. "Dance with Me (Empire remix)" — 8:18
2. "The Nelson Highrise Sector 2: The Mirror" — 3:42

* The B-side's official name on the US 12" single is: "The Nelson Highrise Sector 2: The Mirror incl. The Other Side of U / Airlines / T.O.S.O.U. (Reprise)" and is often referred to as "The Other Side of U" or "The Mirror"
* The B-side was remixed on 1999's Dreamscapes release

## Charts[edit]

Chart  | Peak position

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Austria Singles Chart  | 25[3]
France Singles Chart  | 14[3]
Norway Singles Chart  | 4[3]
Sweden Singles Chart  | 5[3]
Switzerland Singles Chart  | 9[3]
US Billboard Dance/Club Play Chart  | 22[4]

## Other releases[edit]

Versions of this song have appeared on a variety of other Alphaville releases, including:

1. Dreamscapes (remixes and live)
2. Forever Pop (remix)
3. Little America (live)
4. Dance with Me 2001 (see below)
5. First Harvest 1984–92 (single)
6. Alphaville: The Singles Collection (remix & single)

The original "Empire Remix" and the unaltered b-side "The Mirror" were included on 2014's so80s presents Alphaville.

## The Nelson Highrise Sectors[edit]

This single contains the second of four songs that Alphaville have designated a "Nelson Highrise Sector"

* The Nelson Highrise Sector 1 is "The Elevator", the B-side to 1984's single, "Sounds Like a Melody"
* The Nelson Highrise Sector 3 is "The Garage", the B-side to 1986's singles, "Jerusalem" and "Sensations"
* The Nelson Highrise Sector 4 is "The Scum of the Earth", from 2003's CrazyShow

## Dance with Me 2001[edit]

"Dance with Me 2001"

Single by Alphaville
Released| September 2001
Genre| Synthpop
Label| Atlantic / WEA
Songwriter(s)| Bernhard Lloyd
Marian Gold
Ricky Echolette
Producer(s)| Alphaville
Alphaville singles chronology
| ""Forever Young 2001"
(2001)  | "Dance with Me 2001"
(2001)  | "Elegy"
(2003)

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In 2001, to precede the release of their remix album Forever Pop, Alphaville released "Dance with Me 2001" as a promotional-only single. This CD contained 3 unique remixes of the song, all remixed by Paul van Dyk.

## Track listings[edit]

CD single

1. "Dance with Me 2001 (Paul van Dyk Short Cut)" — 4:19
2. "Dance with Me 2001 (Paul van Dyk Long Run)" — 7:28
3. "Dance with Me 2001 (Paul van Dyk Long Instrumental)" — 7:26

* The "short cut" version is in fact about 20 seconds longer than the version that appears on the album Forever Pop
* Some copies of the single mis-printed the single's name on the cover as "Dance wit Me"1
* The "long run" remix later appeared on the Retro Remixed Rare & Extended compilation in 2004

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Alphaville Discography, retrieved 23 October 2013[permanent dead link]
2. ^ Alphaville: Afternoons in Utopia (Review), retrieved 23 October 2013
3. ^ a b c d e Australian Charts: Afternoons in Utopia, archived from the original on 19 June 2015, retrieved 23 October 2013
4. ^ Alphaville Chart (Billboard), retrieved 23 October 2013

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Alphaville

* Marian Gold
* Bernhard Lloyd
* Frank Mertens
* Ricky Echolette
* Robbie France

Studio albums|

* Forever Young
* Afternoons in Utopia
* The Breathtaking Blue
* Prostitute
* Salvation
* Catching Rays on Giant
* Strange Attractor
* Eternally Yours

Live albums|

* Stark Naked and Absolutely Live

Compilations|

* Alphaville Amiga Compilation
* Alphaville: The Singles Collection
* First Harvest 1984–92
* History
* Dreamscapes
* Forever Pop
* CrazyShow
* CrazyShow Excerpts
* Dreamscapes Revisited
* So80s presents Alphaville

Video releases|

* Songlines
* Little America

Singles|

* "Big in Japan"
* "Sounds Like a Melody"
* "Forever Young"
* "Jet Set"
* "Dance with Me"
* "Universal Daddy"
* "Jerusalem"
* "Red Rose"
* "Romeos"
* "Summer Rain"
* "Fools"
* "I Die for You Today"
* "Song for No One"

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