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Men Without Hats – The Safety Dance (Extended ‘Club Mix’)
Label:
Backstreet Records – BSR-13969
Format:
Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
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Tracklist
| A | The Safety Dance (Extended 'Club Mix') | 4:32 |
| B | Antarctica | 3:28 |
Companies, etc.
- Distributed By – MCA Distributing Corporation
- Manufactured By – MCA Distributing Corporation
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Backstreet Records
- Copyright (c) – Backstreet Records
- Published By – Off Backstreet Music
- Published By – Les Editions Chapeau
Credits
- Graphics – B.Wear (at A.S.)*
- Producer – Marc Durand
- Written-By – Ivan*
Notes
Off Backstreet Music/Les Editions Chapeau (BMI)
Recorded in England
© ℗ 1983 Backstreet Records, A Division of Backstreet Enterprises, Inc.
On label rim:
MFD & DISTRIB. BY MCA DISTRIB. CORP., 100 UNIVERSAL CITY PLAZA, UNIVERSAL CITY, CA 91608
Recorded in England
© ℗ 1983 Backstreet Records, A Division of Backstreet Enterprises, Inc.
On label rim:
MFD & DISTRIB. BY MCA DISTRIB. CORP., 100 UNIVERSAL CITY PLAZA, UNIVERSAL CITY, CA 91608
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| STAT 2412 | Men Without Hats | The Safety Dance (Extended 'Club Mix') (12") | Statik Records, Sire | STAT 2412 | Canada | 1982 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BSR-52232, BSR 52232 | Men Without Hats | The Safety Dance (7", Single, Pin) | Backstreet Records, Backstreet Records | BSR-52232, BSR 52232 | US | 1983 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EAMS 2305-2 | Men Without Hats | Safety Dance (UK-Remix) (CD, Maxi) | Metrovynil, EAMS | EAMS 2305-2 | Germany | 1993 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BTS 1000 | Men Without Hats | The Safety Dance (7", Single) | Big Time Phonograph Recording Co. | BTS 1000 | New Zealand | 1982 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TAK 1 | Men Without Hats | The Safety Dance (7") | Statik Records | TAK 1 | South Africa | 1983 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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streetmouse
September 14, 2018The song was an outcry for freedom of expression regarding club bouncers to stop harassing people from pogo dancing during the heyday of new wave music, where it was considered that pogoing was one step removed from slamdancing … and no, the lead singer Ivan Doroschuk explains, “The song was not about safe sex, nor was it about being anti-nuclear.”
The music, matter of fact, all of the band’s music is comprised of synth instrumentations and rapid fire delivery with an upbeat tempo laced with energetic lyrics, a sort of fusion if you will, a combination of Disco meets Punk, handing out a sound that holds nothing back, marking “Safety Dance” as an enduring timeless anthem from the early years of the decade.
You are certainly not going to find anything at all redeeming on this record, it’s a sugar rush, a can of syrupy Coca Cola sucked dry though a Pixie Straw, though even remembering this song brings an ear to ear smile to my face, [laughing] reminding me of a few years from the last century that I would not care to relive.
*** The Fun Facts: The video was a combination of May-Pole and Punch & Judy activity, with Ivan being the only member of the actual band to perform in the production, with the other male dancers being part of the Chippenhanm Town Morris Men dancers, preforming a dance known as the Monkton Park. Of course the big question has always surround the tee shirt being sported by the dwarf (little person), which images the band’s first album cover Rhythm of Youth. The other question of course regards the identity of the fetching woman doing the quirky Safety Dance, who’s actuality was kept secret for over thirty years, being Louise Court, a British journalist and editor of Cosmopolitan.
Review by Jenell Kesler