"Let's Dance" is a song by English
boy band
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Five. It was released on 13 August 2001 as the lead single from their third studio album, ''
Kingsize'' (2001). The song was written by
Richard Stannard,
Julian Gallagher, Ash Howes,
Martin Harrington,
Abz Love,
Jason "J" Brown, and
Sean Conlon and produced by Stannard and Gallagher.
"Let's Dance" charted at number one on the
UK Singles Chart, becoming Five's third and final number-one single, and was certified silver by the
British Phonographic Industry
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(BPI). The song also peaked at number two on the
Irish Singles Chart
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and became a top-10 in hit in Australia,
Flanders
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, Greece, and Romania.
Music video
The official music video was directed by Max and Dania. The music video used a life-sized cardboard image of Conlon since he was not present at the time of filming. While it claimed at the time that he was ill with
glandular fever, he had actually left the band due to exhaustion and mental health issues. He told ''
NME
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'' in 2022: "It wasn't the best. I was already feeling down and being replaced with a cardboard cutout was like a dig in the ribs. There wasn't the awareness then
hat
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there is now. Back then, if you said you had problems, there wasn't any sympathy." Robinson said in 2025 that the video should never have been allowed to happen.
The video was also the last music video that Five recorded before their break-up, as the video for "
Closer to Me" was a compilation of old video footage, and the video for "
Rock the Party" was animated.
Track listings
UK and Irish CD1
# "Let's Dance" (radio edit) – 3:38
# "Sometimes" – 3:51
# "Let's Dance" (The Kinkyboy remix) – 6:30
# "Let's Dance" (director's cut video) – 5:17
UK and Irish CD2
# "Let's Dance" (radio edit) – 3:38
# "Millenium Megamix" – 5:12
# CD-ROM interviews
UK cassette single and European CD single
# "Let's Dance" (radio edit) – 3:38
# "Sometimes" – 3:51
Australian CD single
# "Let's Dance" (radio edit) – 3:38
# "Sometimes" – 5:12
# "Let's Dance" (The Kinkyboy mix) – 6:30
# "Millenium Megamix" – 5:12
Credits and personnel
Credits are taken from the ''
Kingsize'' album booklet.
Studio
* Mixed at Biffco Studios (Dublin, Ireland)
Personnel
*
Richard "Biff" Stannard – writing (as Richard Stannard), backing vocals, production
*
Julian Gallagher – writing, guitars, production
* Ash Howes – writing, keyboards, programming, recording, mixing
*
Martin Harrington – writing, keyboards, programming, recording
*
Abz Love – writing (as Richard Breen)
*
Jason Brown – writing
*
Sean Conlon – writing
* Andy Caine – backing vocals
* Steve Lewinson – bass
*
Simon Hale – keyboards
* Alvin Sweeney – recording
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
Release history
References
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2000 songs
2001 singles
Bertelsmann Music Group singles
Five (band) songs
Number-one singles in Scotland
RCA Records singles
Song recordings produced by Richard Stannard (songwriter)
Songs about dancing
Songs written by Abz Love
Songs written by Jason "J" Brown
Songs written by Julian Gallagher
Songs written by Martin Harrington
Songs written by Richard Stannard (songwriter)
Songs written by Sean Conlon
UK singles chart number-one singles