"When We Dance" is a song by English musician
Sting. It was released as a single on 17 October 1994 and is one of two new tracks included on his first greatest hits album, ''
Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994'' (1994), alongside "This Cowboy Song". The song became Sting's only solo top 10 hit in his native UK and reached the top 40 in five other countries.
Background
Described by Sting as a "generic ballad", "When We Dance" was written specifically to be included as a new track for the ''Fields of Gold'' compilation.
The song reportedly took a year to write: "I had the melody around for a whole year before I thought of what to do with it... Then it just fell in place. It wasn't one of those songs written in five minutes."
Upon its release, "When We Dance" peaked at number 9 in the UK, becoming Sting's only top ten solo single in his home country.
It also reached the top ten in Canada (number 10)
and Ireland (number 9).
The song was less successful in the US, only appearing on the chart for one week, peaking at number 38.
The song was promoted with a
music video
A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a m ...
directed by
Howard Greenhalgh
Howard Douglas Greenhalgh (born 19 February 1963) is a British director of music videos and advertising.
Biography
Greenhalgh was born in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire and studied at the Royal College of Art, setting up the firm Why No ...
.
Track listing
All tracks written by
Sting.
* CD1
# "When We Dance" (Edit) – 4:55
# "
Fortress Around Your Heart
"Fortress Around Your Heart" is a hit single released from Sting's 1985 debut solo album '' The Dream of the Blue Turtles''. It was released as the album's third single in the UK, and the second single in the US.
The song was later included on ...
" (
Hugh Padgham
Hugh Charles Padgham (born 15 February 1955) is an English record producer and audio engineer. He has won four Grammy Awards, for Producer of the Year and Album of the Year for 1985, Record of the Year for 1990, and Engineer of the Year for 199 ...
Remix) – 4:10
# "When We Dance" (Album Version) – 5:59
# "
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
"If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" is the first single released from Sting's solo debut album '' The Dream of the Blue Turtles''. It is also the opening track of the album, and is featured on '' Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994' ...
" (Soulpower Mix) – 7:00
* CD2
# "When We Dance" (Edit) – 4:55
# "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" (Soulpower Radio Mix) – 4:34
# "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" (Soulpower Deep Dub) – 8:19
# "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" (Soulpower Hip Hop Mix) – 5:37
* Maxi–single (Europe)
# "When We Dance" (Edit) – 4:55
# "Fortress Around Your Heart" (Hugh Padgham Remix) – 4:10
# "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" (Soulpower Mix) – 7:00
# "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" (Soulpower Deep Dub) – 8:19
Charts
References
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1994 singles
1994 songs
A&M Records singles
Songs written by Sting (musician)
Sting (musician) songs