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"Dancing in the Moonlight" is a song written by Sherman Kelly, originally recorded in 1970 by Kelly's band Boffalongo, and then a hit single by King Harvest in 1972, reaching number 5 in Canada and number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100.
A 45 rpm record of "Dancing in the Moonlight" was released in Paris, with "Lady, Come on Home" on the B-side. The single languished, and the group again (temporarily) disbanded. However, in 1972, "Dancing in the Moonlight" began to generate interest back home in America, where the original four members signed with the Perception label.
In 2012 the English indie rock band Alt-J released a mash up of "Dancing in the Moonlight" for the compilation album, The Saturday Sessions from The Dermot O'Leary Show. [8] Later it was recorded at Spotify Studios NYC and released as part of their Spotify Singles project in 2017.
Dancing in the Moonlight" is a song written by Sherman Kelly, originally recorded in 1970, becoming a hit single by King Harvest in 1972. Dancing in the Moonlight may also refer to: "Dancing in the Moonlight", a 1978 song by Aboriginal Australian band Coloured Stone
In 2005, the Thin Lizzy version of "Dancin' in the Moonlight" was used as part of an advertising campaign to launch Magners Irish Cider in the UK. [27] In 2012 the English indie rock band Alt-J released a cover of "Dancing in the Moonlight" for the compilation The Saturday Sessions from The Dermot O'Leary Show . [28]
Toploader appeared on Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway on 18 March 2023 as part of the "Sing-a-long Live" segment, where they performed "Dancing in the Moonlight". [11] They also performed at the 2023 Conservative Party conference in Manchester on 3 October 2023 [12] and the 2023 Labour Party Conference in Liverpool on 11 October. [13]
They rose to global fame in 2020 with their remix of the song "Dancing in the Moonlight", originally recorded in 1970 by Kelly Sherman's band Boffalongo and made a huge hit by King Harvest in 1972 and then again by Toploader in 2000. [3] Jubël's version was released 2018 and featuring vocals by Neimy initially charted in Sweden, Norway and ...
The rest of the album seems to have been divided largely between the moody rock of Jonathan Foreman and his band Switchfoot and the very busy rock of Gregg Alexander (aka New Radicals), though Toploader's trip-hop arrangement of the old King Harvest hit "Dancing in the Moonlight" is a cute idea." [11]