Dance Commander

{{infobox song

| name = Dance Commander

| cover = Electric Six - Dance Commander cover art.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Electric Six

| album = Fire

| B-side = {{hlist|"I Am Detroit"|Remixes}}

| released = {{Start date|2003|10|13}}

| recorded = 2001

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = *Hard rock

glam rock

| length = {{ubl|{{Duration|m=2|s=37}} {{small|(album version)}}|{{Duration|m=2|s=41}} {{small|(radio edit)}}}}

| label = XL

| writer = Tyler Spencer

| producer = {{hlist|Stuart Bradbury|Damien Mendis}}

| prev_title = Gay Bar

| prev_year = 2003

| next_title = Vibrator

| next_year = 2004

}}

"Dance Commander" is a song by American rock band Electric Six. It was released as the third single from their debut studio album Fire on October 13, 2003, but only in the United Kingdom. The song peaked at number 40 on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

The song's music video, directed by Reuben Fleischer,{{cite web|url=https://www.videostatic.com/content/mv-movie-ruben-fleischer-zombieland|title=From MV to Movie: Ruben Fleischer + Zombieland|last=Gottlieb|first=Steven|work=VideoStatic|date=October 5, 2009|access-date=July 15, 2022}} features a slightly different mix of the song. It received significant airplay on MTV. The video features scenes of the band's frontman Dick Valentine dancing erratically around a house.{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P8frmCmkTE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/5P8frmCmkTE |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live| title=Electric Six - Dance Commander | publisher=YouTube | date=February 12, 2009 | accessdate=September 30, 2015}}{{cbignore}}

Track listing

=12" vinyl=

XL — XLT 170{{cite web | url=http://www.discogs.com/Electric-Six-Dance-Commander/release/226262 | title=Electric Six - Dance Commander (Vinyl) | publisher=Discogs | accessdate=September 30, 2015}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Side A

| title1 = Dance Commander

| note1 = Benny Benassi Satisfaction Remix

| length1 = 5:48

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Side B

| title1 = Dance Commander

| note1 = Soulchild Extended Night Mix

| length1 = 7:05

}}

=CD1=

XL — XLS 170 CD{{cite web | url=http://www.discogs.com/Electric-Six-Dance-Commander/release/634209 | title=Electric Six - Dance Commander (CD) | publisher=Discogs | accessdate=September 30, 2015}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Side A

| title1 = Dance Commander

| note1 = Radio edit

| length1 = 2:41

| title2 = I Am Detroit

| length2 = 3:17

| title3 = Dance Commander

| note3 = Soulchild Extended Night Mix

| length3 = 7:05

}}

=CD2=

XL — XLS 170 CD2{{cite web | url=http://www.discogs.com/Electric-Six-Dance-Commander/release/2644129 | title=Electric Six - Dance Commander (CD) | publisher=Discogs | accessdate=September 30, 2015}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Side A

| title1 = Dance Commander

| note1 = Benny Benassi Satisfaction Remix

| length1 = 5:48

| title2 = Dance Commander

| note2 = Fatboy Slim Dub Mix

| length2 = 5:53

| title3 = Dance Commander

| length3 = 2:37

}}

Charts

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
Chart (2003) ! Peak position
{{singlechart\|UK\|40\|artist=Electric Six\|date=2003-10-25 \|rowheader=true\|accessdate=September 30, 2015 \|refname=uk-singles}}
{{single chart\|UKindie\|5\|date=20031019\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 14, 2024}}

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

Chart (2003)

! Peak
position

{{singlechart|UK|40|artist=Electric Six|date=2003-10-25 |rowheader=true|accessdate=September 30, 2015 |refname=uk-singles}}

{{single chart|UKindie|5|date=20031019|rowheader=true|access-date=October 14, 2024}}

Legacy

The band performed the song on their first live album "Absolute Pleasure".
The band performed the song in their live concert movie "Absolute Treasure".

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col"\| Region ! scope="col"\| Date ! scope="col"\| Label ! scope="col"\| Format ! scope="col"\| Catalogue no.
scope="row" rowspan="3"\| United Kingdom \| rowspan="3"\| October 13, 2003 \| rowspan="3"\| XL \| 12" \| XLT 170
CD1 \| XLS 170 CD
CD2 \| XLS 170 CD2

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

! scope="col"| Region

! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Label

! scope="col"| Format

! scope="col"| Catalogue no.

scope="row" rowspan="3"| United Kingdom

| rowspan="3"| October 13, 2003

| rowspan="3"| XL

| 12"

| XLT 170

CD1