Released: April 14, 1982
Songwriter: William “Mickey” Stevenson Ivy Jo Hunter Marvin Gaye
Producer: Ted Templeman
Ah yeah!
Calling out around the world
Are you ready for a brand new beat
Summer's here and the time is right
For dancing in the street
They're dancing in Chicago (They'll be dancing)
Down in New Orleans (Dancing in the streets)
Up in New York City (Dancing in the streets)
All we need is music (sweet sweet)
Sweet music (sweet sweet music)
There'll be music everywhere
There'll be swinging, swaying, records playing
Dancing in the streets, Oh!
It doesn't matter what you wear
Just as long as you are there, so come on
Grab a guy, grab a girl, everywhere around the world
There'll be dancing, dancing in the streets
(Oh) It's just an invitation, across the nation
A chance for the folks to meet
There'll be laughing and singing, music swinging
Dancing in the streets
Philadelphia, PA (Dancin' in the street)
Baltimore, in D.C. now (Dancin' in the streets)
Can't forget the Motor City (Dancin' in the streets)
All we need is music (sweet sweet)
Sweet music (sweet sweet music)
There'll be music everywhere
There'll be swinging, swaying, records playing
Dancing in the streets, Oh!
It doesn't matter what you wear
Just as long as you are there, so come on
Grab a guy, grab a girl, everywhere around the world
Wow!
Hey hey hey!
Ow yeah, ow!
(Guitar Solo)
Dancin', they're dancin' in the street
(Dancin' in the streets)
Way down in L.A. everyday
(Dancin' in the streets)
Dancin' in the street
(Dancin' in the streets)
San Francisco Bay (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Dancin' in the streets)
They do it everyday now
(Dancin' in the streets)
Across the ocean blue (Ooh-ooh-ooh) me an' you
(Dancin' in the streets)
Dancin' in the street
(Dancin' in the streets)
Calling out around the world
Are you ready for a brand new beat
Summer's here and the time is right
For dancing in the street
They're dancing in Chicago (They'll be dancing)
Down in New Orleans (Dancing in the streets)
Up in New York City (Dancing in the streets)
All we need is music (sweet sweet)
Sweet music (sweet sweet music)
There'll be music everywhere
There'll be swinging, swaying, records playing
Dancing in the streets, Oh!
It doesn't matter what you wear
Just as long as you are there, so come on
Grab a guy, grab a girl, everywhere around the world
There'll be dancing, dancing in the streets
(Oh) It's just an invitation, across the nation
A chance for the folks to meet
There'll be laughing and singing, music swinging
Dancing in the streets
Philadelphia, PA (Dancin' in the street)
Baltimore, in D.C. now (Dancin' in the streets)
Can't forget the Motor City (Dancin' in the streets)
All we need is music (sweet sweet)
Sweet music (sweet sweet music)
There'll be music everywhere
There'll be swinging, swaying, records playing
Dancing in the streets, Oh!
It doesn't matter what you wear
Just as long as you are there, so come on
Grab a guy, grab a girl, everywhere around the world
Wow!
Hey hey hey!
Ow yeah, ow!
(Guitar Solo)
Dancin', they're dancin' in the street
(Dancin' in the streets)
Way down in L.A. everyday
(Dancin' in the streets)
Dancin' in the street
(Dancin' in the streets)
San Francisco Bay (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Dancin' in the streets)
They do it everyday now
(Dancin' in the streets)
Across the ocean blue (Ooh-ooh-ooh) me an' you
(Dancin' in the streets)
Dancin' in the street
(Dancin' in the streets)
The Best of Both Worlds
- Ain’t Talkin’ ’Bout Love
- Finish What Ya Started
- Black and Blue
- Poundcake
- Runaround
- Right Now
- Top of the World
- Can’t Stop Lovin’ You
- Not Enough
- Learning to See
- (Oh) Pretty Woman
- Up for Breakfast
- It’s About Time
- Strung Out
- Eruption
- Jump (Live)
- Panama (Live)
- Feels So Good
- When It’s Love
- Love Walks In
- Runnin’ with the Devil
- You Really Got Me
- Jamie’s Cryin’
- Dance the Night Away
- Beautiful Girls
- And the Cradle Will Rock
- Everybody Wants Some
- Unchained
- Dancing in the Street
- Jump
- Panama
- Hot for Teacher
- I’ll Wait
- Why Can’t This Be Love
- Dreams
- Best of Both Worlds
- Ain’t Talkin’ ’bout Love (Live)
- Diver Down (1982)
- The Best of Both Worlds (2004)
- Jump
- Panama
- Hot for Teacher
- Runnin’ with the Devil
- Ain’t Talkin’ ’Bout Love
- Ice Cream Man
- Dance the Night Away
- Right Now
- Atomic Punk
- I’ll Wait
- Dreams
- Eruption
- Why Can’t This Be Love
- You Really Got Me
- Unchained
- Jamie’s Cryin’
- Poundcake
- Everybody Wants Some
- Little Guitars
- Beautiful Girls
- Love Walks In
- Can’t Stop Lovin’ You
- Drop Dead Legs
- D.O.A.