Do You Want to Dance

"Do You Want to Dance"
Single by Bobby Freeman
B-side"Big Fat Woman"
Released1958 (1958)
GenreRock and roll
Length2:30
LabelJosie
Songwriter(s)Bobby Freeman
Bobby Freeman singles chronology
"Do You Want to Dance"
(1958)
"Betty Lou Got a New Pair of Shoes"
(1958)

"Do You Want to Dance" is a song written by American singer Bobby Freeman and recorded by him in 1958. It reached number No. 5 on the United States Billboard Top 100 Sides pop chart, No. 2 on the Billboard R&B chart, and No. 1 in Canada.[1][2][3][4] Cliff Richard and the Shadows' version of the song reached No. 2 in the United Kingdom in 1962, despite being a B-side. The Beach Boys notably covered the song in 1965 for their album The Beach Boys Today!; retitled "Do You Wanna Dance?", their version reached No. 12 in the United States. A 1972 cover by Bette Midler with the original title restored reached No. 17.

  1. ^ Bobby Freeman at AllMusic. Retrieved 24-05-2014.
  2. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 9 June 1958. p. 29. ISSN 0006-2510.
  3. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 30 June 1958. p. 45. ISSN 0006-2510.
  4. ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - June 9, 1958".

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