Save the Last Dance for Me

Summary

Save the Last Dance for Me is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,141 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Save the Last Dance for Me's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Save the Last Dance for Me's composer is recorded as Mort Shuman^[4].
• Save the Last Dance for Me's composer is recorded as Doc Pomus^[5].
• Save the Last Dance for Me's genre is popular music^[6].
• Save the Last Dance for Me was performed by The Drifters^[7].
• Among the performers on Save the Last Dance for Me was Thorleifs^[8].
• Among the performers on Save the Last Dance for Me was Dolly Parton^[9].
• Save the Last Dance for Me was performed by Black Jack^[10].
• Among the performers on Save the Last Dance for Me was Q153694^[11].
• Save the Last Dance for Me was performed by Christer Sjögren^[12].
• Among the performers on Save the Last Dance for Me was The Playtones^[13].
• Among the performers on Save the Last Dance for Me was Jenny Saléns^[14].
• Save the Last Dance for Me was performed by The DeFranco Family^[15].
• Among the performers on Save the Last Dance for Me was Emmylou Harris^[16].
• Save the Last Dance for Me was performed by Jerry Lee Lewis^[17].
• Among the performers on Save the Last Dance for Me was Buck Owens^[18].
• Among the performers on Save the Last Dance for Me was Paul Anka^[19].
• Save the Last Dance for Me was performed by Ike & Tina Turner^[20].
• Save the Last Dance for Me was performed by Harry Nilsson^[21].
• Save the Last Dance for Me was performed by The Cats^[22].
• Among the performers on Save the Last Dance for Me was Bruce Willis^[23].
• Save the Last Dance for Me's language of work or name is recorded as English^[24].
• Save the Last Dance for Me was published on 1960^[25].
• Save the Last Dance for Me's lyricist is recorded as Doc Pomus^[26].
• Save the Last Dance for Me's lyricist is recorded as Mort Shuman^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Song^[28]

• Genre(s): funk, r&b, soul^[29]

• Community tags: funk, r&b, soul^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 351881ac-467c-3016-9954-2f70c7f0cc9a^[31]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include The Drifters^[7], Thorleifs^[8], Dolly Parton^[9], Black Jack^[10], Q153694^[11], and Christer Sjögren^[12].

Publication

Save the Last Dance for Me was published on 1960^[25]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[24]. Its genre is popular music^[6].

Why It Matters

Save the Last Dance for Me ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,141 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32]