"Now I Can Dance" is a song written by

Tina Arena Filippina Lydia "Tina" Arena (born 1 November 1967) is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician, musical theatre actress and record producer. She is one of Australia's highest-selling artists and has sold over 10 million records worldwid ...

and

David Tyson David Michael Tyson is a Canadian rock music producer and songwriter. He is best known for co-writing Alannah Myles' 1990 #1 hit " Black Velvet" (with Christopher Ward) and producing her debut album. He also co-wrote three hit songs (with Dean M ...

. It was the third single taken from Arena's third studio album, '' In Deep'' (1997). It was written by Arena while she was living in Los Angeles and is a love letter from her to her family, as she explained in her autobiography. The song was successful in her native Australia, reaching number 13 on the

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. ''Now I Can Dance'' is also the title of Tina Arena's memoir released in October 2013. In 2017, Arena updated her autobiography with the release of a new edition of ''Now I Can Dance'', with new content covering her relocation from France back to Australia, being inducted into the 2015

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, the release of new music, and new musical ventures.

Music video

The video is set against a white backdrop with Arena auditioning various people for an unspecified role. Singer

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makes a cameo in the video, playing a guitar solo.

Track listing

Australian maxi-CD single digipak # "Now I Can Dance" (single edit) # "Now I Can Dance" (urban radio mix) # "Now I Can Dance" (Pee Wee's 7-inch dance mix) # "Now I Can Dance" (Paul's Bumpy Train Ride mix) # "Now I Can Dance" (The Endorphin mix)

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References

1997 songs 1998 singles Columbia Records singles Songs written by David Tyson Songs written by Tina Arena Tina Arena songs {{1990s-pop-song-stub