Dancing in the Moonlight

"Dancing in the Moonlight"
Single by Toploader
from the album Onka's Big Moka
Released	February 21, 2000[13]
Recorded	1999
Length	3:52; 3:30 (Stargate Official Mix);
Label	S2
Songwriter(s)	Sherman Kelly
Producer(s)	George Drakoulias
Toploader singles chronology

"Dancing in the Moonlight"
Single by King Harvest
from the album Dancing in the Moonlight
B-side	"Lady, Come On Home"
Released	July 9, 1972
Recorded	1972
Genre	Pop rock
Length	2:57
Label	Perception (P-515)
Songwriter(s)	Sherman Kelly
Producer(s)	Jack Robinson

"Dancing in the Moonlight"
Song by Boffalongo
Released	1970
Recorded	1970
Genre	Pop rock
Label	United Artists
Songwriter(s)	Sherman Kelly

"Dancing in the Moonlight" is a song by French-American rock group King Harvest. The song was written by Sherman Kelly, produced by Jack Robinson, originally recorded in 1970 by Kelly's band Boffalongo, and then successfully released as a single by King Harvest in 1972, reaching number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In 2000, a cover by English band Toploader became a worldwide hit and achieved multi-Platinum status in the UK.

History

The song was written in 1969 by Sherman Kelly.[1] While recovering from a vicious attack by a gang, he "envisioned an alternate reality, the dream of a peaceful and joyful celebration of life".[2] Kelly wrote:

On a trip to St. Croix in 1969, I was the first victim of a vicious St. Croix gang who eventually murdered 8 American tourists. At that time, I suffered multiple facial fractures and wounds and was left for dead. While I was recovering, I wrote "Dancin In The Moonlight" in which I envisioned an alternate reality, the dream of a peaceful and joyful celebration of life. The song became a huge hit and was recorded by many musicians worldwide. "Dancin In The Moonlight" continues to be popular to this day.[3]

He recorded it singing lead with his band Boffalongo.

The song was also recorded by High Broom and released in 1970 on Island Records (catalog no. WIP 6088; vinyl 7").[4][5] It failed to reach the UK Singles Chart.

Sherman Kelly's brother Wells Kelly introduced the song to the Paris-based band King Harvest in which he was drummer, and former Boffalongo member Dave "Doc" Robinson was lead vocalist, bassist and keyboardist. King Harvest recorded and released "Dancing in the Moonlight" as a single with "Lady, Come On Home" on the B-side in 1972. Steve Cutler, a jazz drummer from New York City (standing on the base of the pole in the cover picture), played drums on the tracks and toured France and the UK with the band. The group disbanded after six months and the single languished for a year until it was bought and released worldwide by Perception Records. In Canada, the song reached number 5 in the weekly charts and number 71 in the year-end chart for 1973.[6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1972–1973)	Peak position
Canada RPM Top Singles	5
Italy (Hit Parade)[7]	39
US Billboard Hot 100 [8]	13
US Cash Box Top 100[9]	10
US Billboard Easy Listening chart [10]	22

Year-end charts

Chart (1973)	Rank
Canada[11]	71
US Billboard Hot 100[12]	36

Toploader version

In 2000, English band Toploader released a cover of "Dancing in the Moonlight". It was originally released on February 21, 2000, as the third single from their debut studio album, Onka's Big Moka (1999), and peaked at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart. It was then re-released in November of the same year with new production from Stargate and reached number seven on the same chart. The song has been certified 2× Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for sales of over 1,200,000 copies. Worldwide, the song reached the top 20 in Australia, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, and Spain.

Critical reception

In 2007, the song was placed at number 17 on BBC Three's list of "The 100 Most Annoying Pop Songs...We Hate to Love".

As of 2020, it got more than 378 million plays on Spotify.

Track listing

UK CD single reissue

"Dancing in the Moonlight" – 3:52
"Dancing in the Moonlight" (Stargate Radio Mix) – 3:30
"Dancing in the Moonlight" (Alliance DC Vocal Remix) – 6:30
"Dancing in the Moonlight" (Live) – 4:31

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000–2013)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[14]	12
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[15]	3
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[16]	10
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[17]	35
Germany (Official German Charts)[18]	15
Ireland (IRMA)[19]	7
Italy (FIMI)[20]	21
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[21]	16
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[22]	52
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[23]	24
Norway (VG-lista)[24]	11
Scotland (OCC)[25]	14
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[26]	7
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[27]	44
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[28]	53
UK Singles (OCC)[29]	7

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)	Position
Germany (Official German Charts)[30]	84

Chart (2001)	Position
Australia (ARIA)[31]	70
Ireland (IRMA)[32]	59
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[33]	49

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[34]	Gold	35,000^{^}
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[35]	Platinum	90,000
Italy (FIMI)[36]	Gold	25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[37]	2× Platinum	1,200,000
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Jubël version

"Dancing in the Moonlight"

Single by Jubël featuring Neimy

Released

June 22, 2018

Recorded

2018

Length

2:44

Label

Good Soldier

Songwriter(s)

Sherman Kelly

Jubël singles chronology

"Illusion"
(2017)

"Dancing in the Moonlight"
(2018)

"On the Beach"
(2019)

Neimy singles chronology

"Dancing in the Moonlight"
(2019)

Music video

"Dancing in the Moonlight" on YouTube

Swedish record producer duo Jubël released a dance cover in 2018 featuring Neimy.[38] It peaked at number 9 on Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Singles Chart. It also charted in Belgium's Ultratip Bubbling Under chart in both Flanders and Wallon francophone markets.

The song garnered the attention of British radio DJs in 2020 and as a result the Jubël version gained more popularity two years after its initial release in Sweden. The song was rereleased for the British market giving it a much bigger international audience. It peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart,[39] and the Irish and Scottish singles charts as well.[40] The song was used in series 6 of the reality show Love Island in 2020 and spread to TikTok,[41] while reaching the top of the British radio list. The song also charted on the ARIA Australian Official Singles Chart, also in 2020.

Releases

2018: "Dancing in the Moonlight" (2:44)
2019: "Dancing in the Moonlight" (PBH & Jack Sunset Remix Radio Edit) (2:16)
2019: "Dancing in the Moonlight" (Jack Wins Remix) (2:40)
2020: "Dancing in the Moonlight" (Nathan Dawe Remix) (2:51)

Charts

Chart (2018–2021)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[42]	23
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[43]	46
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[44]	19
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[45]	99
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[46]	10
France (SNEP)[47]	128
Ireland (IRMA)[48]	36
Scotland (OCC)[49]	3
Serbia (Radiomonitor)[50]	15
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[51]	8
Slovenia (SloTop50)[52]	13
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[53]	9
UK Singles (OCC)[54]	11

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[55]	Gold	40,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[56]	Gold	45,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[57]	Gold	400,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

In 1970 British band Wolfe recorded the song (a favourite at their live gigs) on an album released in US only by Motown's Rare Earth label. After the King Harvest version came out, Wolfe re-recorded it a single which Motown released in UK and Netherlands. The album version has appeared on several compilations, particularly in Japan for some reason. In 1973 the singing and dancing act Young Generation released a cover version;[58] despite airplay, it failed to chart. In 1980, King Harvest themselves recorded a cover known as the "Olcott Version", featuring improved background vocals and a Rhodes piano. It was officially released in 2015 on their album Old Friends. In 1994 the Baha Men released the song as a single, but it also failed to chart. Their version was later used in the 2004 film Fat Albert. The song finally charted in the UK in March 2000, after being covered the previous year by Toploader. Goose began covering the song in December 2014. The Yonder Mountain String Band made a cover version on their album "Love Ain't Love".

Other versions

Liza Minnelli on her 1973 album The Singer
Johnny Rivers on his 1975 album New Lovers and Old Friends
Joe "Bean" Esposito on his 1996 album Treated and Released
Baha Men on 1994's Kalik
Masters of the Obvious
The Keane Brothers — created a disco version in 1979
Aswad on their 2002 album Cool Summer Reggae
Orleans
My Morning Jacket
Jack Wagner
Ted Raimi (in the Xena: Warrior Princess musical episode "Lyre, Lyre, Hearts on Fire")
Alyson Stoner for the 2009 Disney movie Space Buddies.
Jumping Jacks (named "Jumping in the Moonlight")
Japanese singer ohashiTrio on his 2010 album Fake Book
Yonder Mountain String Band on their 2017 album Love, Ain't Love.
Jubël featuring Neimy, 2020

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Dancing in the Moonlight

History

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Toploader version

Critical reception

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Jubël version

Releases

Charts

Certifications

Cover versions

Other versions

See also

References