Dancin' Man
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"Dancin' Man" is a song by disco group Q, written by Rob Peckman. It reached the Top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and received substantial play in the American Southeast.


Release

"Dancin' Man" was released by
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in Spring 1977. The song's B-side was titled "Love Pollution." To promote the song, Epic Records took out a full-page advertisement in the April 23, 1977 issue of ''Billboard'' magazine, urging DJs and radio stations to put the song into rotation.


Airplay

The song went into rotation on many Southeast American radio stations, including: * WQXI (Atlanta) * WBBQ (Atlanta) * WBJW-FM (Orlando) * WMFJ (Daytona Beach). The song also received play on: *
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(Salt Lake City) * WTRY (Albany) *
KTNQ KTNQ (1020 AM) is a radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California, with a Spanish talk, Spanish AC and Regional Mexican format. It is owned by Latino Media Network; under a local marketing agreement, it was programmed by former owner ...
(Los Angeles).


Charts

The song was a Top 40 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 (where it reached number 23), the ''Cashbox'' Singles chart (#20), and the
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chart. In Canada, "Dancin' Man" reached #19.


Chart history


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


References


External links


Hear the song
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