"We Shall Dance" is a song by Greek singer Demis Roussos. It was released as a single in 1971. The song was included on Roussos' 1971 album On the Greek Side of My Mind (originally titled Fire and Ice).
| "We Shall Dance" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Demis Roussos | ||||
| from the album On the Greek Side of My Mind (Fire and Ice) | ||||
| Released | 1971 | |||
| Label | Philips | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Harry Chalkitis and Artemios Venturis Roussos | |||
| Producer(s) | Demis Roussos and Jean-Claude Desmarty | |||
| Demis Roussos singles chronology | ||||
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| "We Shall Dance" (French TV, 1971) on YouTube | ||||
Background and writing
editThe song is credited to Harry Chalkitis and Artemios Venturis Roussos (Demis Roussos). The recording was produced by Demis Roussos and Jean-Claude Desmarty.[1]
There is also a Spanish-language version, titled "Bailaremos".[2]
Commercial performance
editThe song reached no. 4 in the Netherlands and no. 9 Belgium (Flanders).[1]
Track listings
edit7" single Philips 6118 006 (1971, Germany, France, Italy, Portugal)
7" single Philips 60 09 159 (1973, Spain)
- A. "We Shall Dance" (3:32)
- B. "Lord of the Flies" (4:27)[1]
7" single BR 56033 (1973, Netherlands)
- A. "We Shall Dance" (4:27)
- B. "My Reason" (4:55)[1]
Charts
edit| Chart (1971) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] | 9 |
| Germany[1] | 29 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] | 4 |
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
| France (SNEP)[5] | 115* |
- Charted posthumously in 2015
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - We Shall Dance". Retrieved 2017-10-23.
- ^ "Demis Roussos - Adiós, Mi Amor, Adiós (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
- ^ "Demis Roussos – We Shall Dance" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
- ^ "Demis Roussos – We Shall Dance" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
- ^ "Demis Roussos – We Shall Dance" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved October 23, 2017.