Dancing in the Street (stereo single version)

~ Recording by Martha and the Vandellas

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.10Dancing in the Street2:40Martha and the VandellasMotown: The Classic Years (BMG club edition)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-08-29
UTV Records, BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions)012 159 466-2, D236325
1.14Dancing in the Street2:40Martha and the VandellasTamla Motown GoldVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2001-11-18
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)016301-2
1.2Dancing in the Street2:40Martha and the VandellasMotown Classics: The Soul of a NationVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2003-11-17
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)981 095-4
2.19Dancing in the Street (The Boat That Rocked)2:37Martha Reeves and the VandellasTotally Chick FlicksVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2009-09-28
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)5322372
Promotion
1.3Dancing in the Street2:40Martha Reeves and the VandellasSummer DaysVarious Artists featuring Marvin Gaye, Dodgy, ABC and many moreAlbum + Compilation
Daily Mirror, Trinity MirrorDMSDCD01

Relationships

producer:William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
baritone saxophone:Thomas Bowles (on 1964-06-29)
bass guitar:James Jamerson (on 1964-06-29)
drums (drum set):Marvin Gaye (on 1964-06-29)
guitar:Joe Messina (on 1964-06-29)
Robert White (US funk/soul guitarist) (on 1964-06-29)
Eddie Willis (on 1964-06-29)
other instruments [tire iron]:Ivy Jo Hunter (on 1964-06-29)
percussion, tambourine and vibraphone [vibes]:Jack Ashford (American Label owner, producer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger) (on 1964-06-29)
tenor saxophone:Henry Cosby (on 1964-06-29)
trombone:George Bohanon (on 1964-06-29)
Paul Riser (on 1964-06-29)
trumpet:Russell Conway (trumpet player) (on 1964-06-29)
Herbert Williams (trumpet player) (on 1964-06-29)
background vocals:Rosalind Ashford (on 1964-06-29)
Ivy Jo Hunter (on 1964-06-29)
Betty Kelly (on 1964-06-29)
William Stevenson (Motown songwriter) (on 1964-06-29)
lead vocals:Martha Reeves (on 1964-06-29)
publisher:EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1964)
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1964)
mash-ups:Just Dancing in the Street (Martha & The Vandellas vs. Lady Gaga feat. Colby O'Donis) by DJ Schmolli
The Irony in Dancing by nakinyko
part of:Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 7) (order: 7)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 40) (order: 40)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 130) (order: 130)
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 403) (order: 403)
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/2947 [info]
recording of:Dancing in the Street (on 1964-06-29)

Related works

Dancing in the Street

writer:I. Hunter
M. Gaye
W. Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
publisher:EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher)
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
FCG Music
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.)
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
MG III Music
NMG Music
Stone Agate Music
Stone Agate Music Division
イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30)
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
referred to in medleys:Back to the 60’s (order: 1)
later translated versions:Baila por ahí
Dans tous les pays
is the basis for:Bailando en la Ciudad