Do You Want to Dance

Summary

Do You Want to Dance is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (554 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Do You Want to Dance's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Do You Want to Dance's composer is recorded as Bobby Freeman^[4].
• Do You Want to Dance's genre is rock and roll^[5].
• Do You Want to Dance was performed by Bobby Freeman^[6].
• Among the performers on Do You Want to Dance was The Beach Boys^[7].
• Among the performers on Do You Want to Dance was Bette Midler^[8].
• Among the performers on Do You Want to Dance was Hurriganes^[9].
• Among the performers on Do You Want to Dance was Ramones^[10].
• Do You Want to Dance was performed by Cliff Richard^[11].
• Do You Want to Dance's record label is recorded as Atlantic Records^[12].
• Do You Want to Dance's language of work or name is recorded as English^[13].
• Do You Want to Dance was released on March 1958^[14].
• Do You Want to Dance's lyricist is recorded as Bobby Freeman^[15].
• Do You Want to Dance's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Do You Want to Dance'}^[16].
• Do You Want to Dance's different from is recorded as Do you want to dance^[17].
• Do You Want to Dance's form of creative work is recorded as song^[18].

Product Details

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• Release type: Song^[19]

• MusicBrainz ID: e5719339-1996-358f-b71b-25e96494a071^[20]

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Authorship and Creation

Performers include Bobby Freeman^[6], The Beach Boys^[7], Bette Midler^[8], Hurriganes^[9], Ramones^[10], and Cliff Richard^[11].

Publication

Do You Want to Dance was released on March 1958^[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[13]. Its genre is rock and roll^[5].

Why It Matters

Do You Want to Dance ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (554 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]