"Dance with Me" is the first of five singles from Alphaville's second album, ''

Afternoons in Utopia ''Afternoons in Utopia'' is the second album by German synth-pop band Alphaville, released in 1986 via Warner Music. The album was recorded between September 1985 and May 1986. A remastered and re-released version of the album, on both CD and v ...

''. It was released in March 1986, ahead of the album. The track was a top 10 hit in Europe.

Reviews

Reviews of the song are generally positive, with one reviewer acknowledging that it was a "conventional" choice for a single, while at the same time admitting it benefitted "from some great U2-inspired guitar".

Track listings

; 7" single # "Dance with Me (Single version)" — 4:08 # "The Nelson Highrise Sector 2: The Mirror" — 3:42 ; 12" single # "Dance with Me (Empire remix)" — 8:18 # "The Nelson Highrise Sector 2: The Mirror" — 3:42 * The B-side's official name on the US 12" single is: "The Nelson Highrise Sector 2: The Mirror incl. The Other Side of U / Airlines / T.O.S.O.U. (Reprise)" and is often referred to as "The Other Side of U" or "The Mirror" * The B-side was remixed on 1999's ''

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'' release

Charts

Other releases

Versions of this song have appeared on a variety of other Alphaville releases, including: # ''

'' (remixes and live) # ''

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'' (remix) # '' Little America'' (live) # ''Dance with Me 2001'' (see below) # ''

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'' (single) # '' Alphaville: The Singles Collection'' (remix & single) The original "Empire Remix" and the unaltered b-side "The Mirror" were included on 2014's ''

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''.

The Nelson Highrise Sectors

This single contains the second of four songs that Alphaville have designated a "Nelson Highrise Sector" * The Nelson Highrise Sector 1 is "The Elevator", the B-side to 1984's single, "

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" * The Nelson Highrise Sector 3 is "The Garage", the B-side to 1986's singles, "

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" and " Sensations" * The Nelson Highrise Sector 4 is "The Scum of the Earth", from 2003's ''

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Dance with Me 2001

In 2001, to precede the release of their remix album ''

'', Alphaville released "Dance with Me 2001" as a promotional-only single. This CD contained 3 unique remixes of the song, all remixed by

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Track listings

; CD single # "Dance with Me 2001 (Paul van Dyk Short Cut)" — 4:19 # "Dance with Me 2001 (Paul van Dyk Long Run)" — 7:28 # "Dance with Me 2001 (Paul van Dyk Long Instrumental)" — 7:26 * The "short cut" version is in fact about 20 seconds longer than the version that appears on the album ''Forever Pop'' * Some copies of the single mis-printed the single's name on the cover as "Dance wit Me" * The "long run" remix later appeared on the ''Retro Remixed Rare & Extended'' compilation in 2004

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dance With Me (Alphaville Song) Alphaville (band) songs 1986 singles Songs written by Marian Gold Songs written by Ricky Echolette Songs written by Bernhard Lloyd Atlantic Records singles Warner Music Group singles Songs about dancing