"Somebody Dance with Me" is a song by Swiss artist

DJ BoBo Peter René Baumann (born 5 January 1968), better known under his stage name DJ BoBo, is a Swiss singer-songwriter, rapper, dancer, and music producer. He has sold 14 million records worldwide and has released 12 studio albums as well as several ...

featuring

Emel Aykanat Emel Aykanat (born 8 June 1975), better known as Emel, is a Turkish-Swiss singer. Her first big success came with the single ''Somebody Dance with Me'' with DJ BoBo. Career At the age of 17 years, she toured as a background singer with Six W ...

. It was released in November 1992 as the second single from his debut album, ''Dance with Me'' (1993). The song is on some parts based on sampling taken from "

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" by Rockwell. It was the first major hit of DJ BoBo in 1992-1993, reaching the top of

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, the official Swiss Singles Chart. It was also a number-one hit in Portugal and Sweden.

Chart performance

"Somebody Dance with Me" was a major hit on the charts in Europe and Australia. It remains one of DJ BoBo's most successful songs to date, peaking at number-one in Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland. The single made it to the top 10 also in Austria (number three), Finland, Germany, Norway (number three) and the Netherlands (number three). Additionally, it was a top 20 hit in Australia and Denmark, as well as on the

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, where it hit number 11 in September 1993. And on the

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, "Somebody Dance with Me" went to number 14. It didn't chart on the

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in the UK. It earned a

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in Germany, Australia and Israel.

Music video

A very low budget

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was shot entirely in a music venue with an audience and a performance of the song with various dancers. According to DJ BoBo, the video was shot on a budget of 3,000 Swiss Francs only. An official video from one of DJ BoBo's concerts, where the singer performs "Somebody Dance with Me" on stage was later published on

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in August 2009. By February 2022, it had more than 30,6 million views.

Track listings

* 12" single, Switzerland (FM 1025) # "Somebody Dance with Me" # "Uh-Uh" * CD single # "Somebody Dance with Me" (radio mix) # "Somebody Dance with Me" (club mix) # "Uh-Uh!" (Deejay remix) # "Somebody Dance with Me" (Live In Switzerland) * CD maxi (Fresh 1240) # "Somebody Dance with Me" (remix) # "Move Your Feet" # "Somebody Dance with Me" (Live In Switzerland) * CD maxi - Remixes, Italy (DWA 0097) # "Somebody Dance with Me" (Heaven Trouble remix) # "Somebody Dance with Me" (radio mix) # "Somebody Dance with Me" (club mix) # "Uh-Uh! (Deejay remix)" # "Somebody Dance with Me" (Live In Switzerland)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Remady 2013 Mix

In 2013, Swiss music producer

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released a

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of the song entitled "Somebody Dance with Me (Remady 2013 Remix)" by

featuring

Manu-L Emanuel Gut (born 1983) better known by his stage name Manu-L, is a Swiss singer and musician. The name is derived from his given name stylized in a different fashion. He is best known for being part of the musical duos, Myron and Remady & Manu-L ...

. The track is also known as "Somebody Dance with Me 2k13" and was meant to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the hit by DJ Bobo that made the charts in 1993.

Music video

The music video directed by Combo Entertainment starts with DJ BoBo in disguise with a hooded sports jacket playing the original hit on his

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while passing in front of a wall

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inscribed with the year 1993. Shifting the recorder by his foot, an adjacent graffiti is revealed showing 2013. Later on in the video, youth are shown doing dance, breakdance and sports routines in front of the wall now inscribed with both years, with 2013 pointing to 1993. At the end of the video, DJ Bobo is parting with a smile from the graffiti wall while taking off his hood to the camera. The rest of the video is actual footage from the recording sessions in the studio showing Remady, DJ Bobo and Manu-

Charts

The single peaked at #4 in Switzerland.

References

{{Authority control 1992 songs 1992 singles DJ BoBo songs Number-one singles in Portugal Number-one singles in Sweden Number-one singles in Switzerland Songs written by DJ BoBo Songs written by Rockwell (musician)