THE SAFETY DANCE

'"The Safety Dance"' was the first and biggest-selling single by the 1980s synth pop group Men Without Hats, written by Ivan Doroschuk. Released in the USA in 1982 and in the United Kingdom in September 1983, the song peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100. In the UK the song also proved successful, reaching number six. The song would prove to be the only major hit for the group. Their follow-up album, ''Folk of the 80's (Part III)'', reached no higher than #127 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart.

Contents

Track listing

12" Maxi version

7" Single version

Trivia

References

Track listing

12" Maxi version

# ''The Safety Dance'' (Extended Version)
# ''I Got the Message''
# ''Antarctica''

7" Single version

# ''The Safety Dance''
# ''Security''

Trivia

Weird Al Yankovic used the music of the song in his parody "The Brady Bunch".

References

★ Men Without Hats - Official Site