Cover art for Dance, Dance, Dance by The Beach Boys

Dance, Dance, Dance

The Beach Boys
Track 31 on Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys 

Producer

Brian Wilson
Oct. 26, 19641 viewer9.3K views

Dance, Dance, Dance Lyrics

[Verse 1: Mike Love]
After six hours of school I've had enough for the day
I hit the radio dial and turn it up all the way

[Chorus: Brian Wilson, Group, Mike Love]
I got to dance (Dance, dance, dance now the beat's really hot)
Right on the spot (Dance, dance, dance right there on the spot)
The beat's really hot (Dance, dance, dance now the beat's really hot)
(Dance) Dance, (dance) dance
(Dance) Dance, yeah!

[Verse 2: Mike Love]
When I feel put down I try to shake it off quick
With my chick by my side the radio does the trick

[Chorus: Brian Wilson, Group, Mike Love]
I got to dance (Dance, dance, dance now the beat's really hot)
Right on the spot (Dance, dance, dance right there on the spot)
The beat's really hot (Dance, dance, dance now the beat's really hot)
(Dance) Dance, (dance) dance
(Dance) Dance, yeah!
Oh my!

[Verse 3: Mike Love]
At a weekend dance we like to show up last
I play it cool when it's slow and jump it up when it's fast
See The Beach Boys Live
Get tickets as low as $48
[Chorus: Brian Wilson, Group, Mike Love]
I got to dance (Dance, dance, dance now the beat's really hot)
Right on the spot (Dance, dance, dance right there on the spot)
The beat's really hot (Dance, dance, dance now the beat's really hot)
(Dance) Dance, (dance) dance
(Dance) Dance, yeah!

[Outro: Brian Wilson, Group, Mike Love]
Ahhh (Dance, dance, dance now the beat's really hot)
Ahhhh (Dance, dance, dance right there on the spot)
Ahhhhhh, oooh (Dance, dance, dance now the beat's really hot)
(Dance) Dance, (dance) dance
(Dance) Dance, yeah!

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“Dance Dance Dance” is the sixth track on “Today!” It was composed by Brian and Carl Wilson with lyrics by Brian Wilson and Mike Love.

The song is about a youth’s love for dancing, no matter what the occasion.

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Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys (1993)
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  5. 5.
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  6. 6.
    Surfin’ Safari
  7. 7.
    409
  8. 8.
    Punchline
  9. 9.
    Surfin’ U.S.A.
  10. 10.
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  11. 11.
    Surfer Girl
  12. 12.
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  13. 13.
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  14. 14.
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  15. 15.
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  34. 34.
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  35. 35.
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  90. 90.
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  91. 91.
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  93. 93.
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  95. 95.
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  96. 96.
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  98. 98.
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  100. 100.
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  101. 101.
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  103. 103.
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  104. 104.
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  119. 119.
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  121. 121.
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  122. 122.
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  123. 123.
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  124. 124.
    Hang On To Your Ego (Sessions)
  125. 125.
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  126. 126.
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  138. 138.
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  139. 139.
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Credits
Producer
Writers
Lead Guitar
Rhythm Guitar
Lead Vocals
Harmony Vocals
Drums
Electric Bass
Twelve-String Electric Guitar
Castanets
Tambourine
Triangle
Sleigh Bells
Accordion
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Six-String Bass
Recorded At
RCA Victor Studios, Los Angeles, CA (October 9, 1964)
Released on
October 26, 1964
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