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Dancing in the Moonlight#Cover versions

{{Short description|1970 single by Boffalongo}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = Dancing in the Moonlight

| cover = Dancinginthemoonlightboffalongo.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Promotional 7-inch single

| type = single

| artist = Boffalongo

| album = Beyond Your Head

| B-side = Endless Questions

| released = 1970

| recorded =

| studio = J.T. Sound

| venue =

| length = 3:10

| label = United Artists

| writer = Sherman Kelly

| producer = Eric & Steve Nathanson

| prev_title = Please Stay

| prev_year = 1969

| next_title =

| next_year =

}}

"Dancing in the Moonlight" is a song written by Sherman Kelly, originally recorded in 1970 by Kelly's band Boffalongo, and then a hit single by King Harvest in 1972, reaching no. 5 in Canada and no. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2000, a cover by English band Toploader became a worldwide hit and achieved multi-platinum status in the United Kingdom. Another cover by Swedish EDM duo Jubël, released in 2018, was also a hit in some European countries.

History

Sherman Kelly wrote the song in 1969.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/dancing-in-the-moonlight-mt0002453840|title=Dancing in the Moonlight – King Harvest: Listen, Appearances, Song Review|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=May 22, 2013}} While recovering from a vicious assault by a gang, he "envisioned an alternate reality, the dream of a peaceful and joyful celebration of life".{{cite web|url=https://www.shermankelly.com/about |title=Sherman Kelly |publisher=Sherman Kelly |access-date=December 27, 2019}} Kelly wrote:

On a trip to St. Croix in 1969, I was the first victim of a vicious St. Croix gang who eventually murdered 8 American tourists. At that time, I suffered multiple facial fractures and wounds and was left for dead. While I was recovering, I wrote "Dancin' in the Moonlight" in which I envisioned an alternate reality, the dream of a peaceful and joyful celebration of life. The song became a huge hit and was recorded by many musicians worldwide. "Dancin' In The Moonlight" continues to be popular to this day.{{Cite web|url=https://www.shermankelly.com/about|title=About|website=shermankelly}}

He recorded it singing lead with his band Boffalongo, and they were active from 1968 to 1971; they included it on their album Beyond Your Head and it was their final single. The song was also recorded by High Broom and released in 1970 on Island Records. It failed to reach the UK Singles Chart.

King Harvest version

{{Infobox song

| name = Dancing in the Moonlight

| cover = DancingInTheMoonlightKingHarvestSingle.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = King Harvest

| album = Dancing in the Moonlight

| B-side = Lady, Come On Home

| released = 1972

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

  • Pop{{cite book|title= Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s|first1=Don|last1=Breithaupt|first2= Jeff|last2= Breithaupt|date= October 15, 1996|chapter= Dancing in the Moonlight: Seventies Pop|page= 39|publisher=St. Martin's Griffin|isbn=031214704X|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RMPCAwAAQBAJ}}
  • R&B

| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=57}}

| label = Perception

| writer = Sherman Kelly

| producer = Jack Robinson

| prev_title = You and I

| prev_year = 1971

| next_title = A Little Bit Like Magic

| next_year = 1972

}}

Sherman Kelly's brother Wells Kelly introduced the song to the Paris-based band King Harvest in which he was drummer and where former Boffalongo member Dave "Doc" Robinson was lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist. King Harvest recorded and released "Dancing in the Moonlight", featuring a prominent keyboard countermelody, as a single with "Lady, Come On Home" on the B-side in 1972. The song was then featured on their album of the same name in 1973. Steve Cutler, a jazz drummer from New York City (standing on the base of the pole in the cover picture), played drums on the tracks and toured France and the UK with the band. The group disbanded after six months and the single languished for a year until it was bought and released worldwide by Perception Records. In Canada, the song reached number 5 on the weekly charts and number 71 on the year-end chart for 1973. It peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States during the weeks of February 24 and March 3, 1973.[https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1973-02-24/ Billboard Hot 100, Week of February 24, 1973 – Billboard.com.] Retrieved April 18, 2023.[https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1973-03-03/ Billboard Hot 100, Week of March 3, 1973 – Billboard.com.] Retrieved April 18, 2023.

=Charts=

==Weekly charts==

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Chart (1972–1973)

!Peak
position

scope="row"|Canada RPM Top Singles{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.7617.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Singles - March 24, 1973}}

|5

scope="row"|Canada RPM Top AC{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.5301.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 AC - March 3, 1973}}

|69

scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - {{ISBN|0-89820-089-X}}

|13

scope="row"|US Billboard Easy Listening chart {{cite book |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2002 |publisher=Record Research |page=137}}

|22

scope="row"|US Cash Box Top 100http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/19730217.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103165306/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/19730217.html |date=January 3, 2017 }} CASH BOX Top 100 Singles, February 17, 1973

|10

==Year-end charts==

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Chart (1973)

!Rank

scope="row"|Canada{{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.100214&URLjpg=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f4/nlc008388.100214.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.100214|title=Image : RPM Weekly|first=Library and Archives|last=Canada|website=Library and Archives Canada |date=July 17, 2013}}

|71

scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1973.htm|title=Top 100 Hits of 1973/Top 100 Songs of 1973 | Music Outfitters|website=www.musicoutfitters.com}}

|36

=Certifications=

{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|title=Dancing in the Moonlight|artist=King Harvest|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1972|certyear=2022|source=radioscope|access-date=March 16, 2025}}

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Toploader version

{{Infobox song

| name = Dancing in the Moonlight

| cover = ToploaderDancingintheMoonlight.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Toploader

| album = Onka's Big Moka

| B-side = * "Lucy"

  • "Jack"
  • "Man with a Plan"
  • "Times Like These"

| released = {{start date|2000|2|21}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = * 3:52

| label = Sony Soho Square

| writer = Sherman Kelly

| producer = George Drakoulias

| prev_title = Let the People Know

| prev_year = 1999

| next_title = Achilles Heel

| next_year = 2000

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|0yBnIUX0QAE|"Dancing in the Moonlight"}}}}

}}

In 2000, English band Toploader released a cover of "Dancing in the Moonlight". It was originally released on February 21, 2000, as the third single from their debut studio album, Onka's Big Moka (1999), and peaked at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart. It was then re-released in November of the same year with new production from Stargate and reached number seven on the same chart. The song has been certified 4× Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales and streams of over 2,400,000 units. Worldwide, the song reached the top 20 in Australia, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, and Spain. At the Danish Music Awards of 2001, the song was nominated for Foreign Hit of the Year.{{cite web|url=http://www.sonymusic.dk/generated/konkurrence/toploader/toploader_konkurrence.htm|title=Så er vinderne fundet!|trans-title=So the winners have been found!|publisher=Sony Music Denmark|language=da|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010331102254/http://www.sonymusic.dk/generated/konkurrence/toploader/toploader_konkurrence.htm|archive-date=March 31, 2001|access-date=November 10, 2023}}

=Track listings=

UK CD single (Feb. 2000){{cite AV media notes|title=Dancing in the Moonlight|others=Toploader|year=2000|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Sony Soho Square|id=668941 2}}

  1. "Dancing in the Moonlight" – 3:52
  2. "Lucy" – 2:55
  3. "Jack" – 3:34

UK 7-inch single (Feb. 2000){{cite AV media notes|title=Dancing in the Moonlight|others=Toploader|year=2000|type=UK 7-inch single liner notes|publisher=Sony Soho Square|id=668941 7}}

:A1. "Dancing in the Moonlight" – 3:52

:B1. "Man with a Plan" – 3:41

:B2. "Times Like These" – 4:52

UK cassette single (Feb. 2000); European CD single (2000){{cite AV media notes|title=Dancing in the Moonlight|others=Toploader|year=2000|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Sony Soho Square|id=668941 4}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Dancing in the Moonlight|others=Toploader|year=2000|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Sony Soho Square|id=669090 1}}

  1. "Dancing in the Moonlight" – 3:52
  2. "Lucy" – 2:55

UK CD single (Nov. 2000); Australian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Dancing in the Moonlight|others=Toploader|year=2000|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Sony Soho Square|id=669985 2}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Dancing in the Moonlight|others=Toploader|year=2001|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Sony Music|id=670996.2}}

  1. "Dancing in the Moonlight" – 3:52
  2. "Dancing in the Moonlight" (Stargate radio mix) – 3:30
  3. "Dancing in the Moonlight" (Alliance DC vocal remix) – 6:30
  4. "Dancing in the Moonlight" (live) – 4:31

UK cassette single (Nov. 2000); European CD single (2001){{cite AV media notes|title=Dancing in the Moonlight|others=Toploader|year=2000|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Sony Soho Square|id=669985 4}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Dancing in the Moonlight|others=Toploader|year=2001|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Sony Soho Square|id=S2 671234 1}}

  1. "Dancing in the Moonlight" – 3:52
  2. "Dancing in the Moonlight" (Stargate radio mix) – 3:30

=Charts=

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==Weekly charts==

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!scope="col"|Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|12|artist=Toploader|song=Dancing in the Moonlight|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Flanders Tip|3|artist=Toploader|song=Dancing in the Moonlight|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Wallonia Tip|10|artist=Toploader|song=Dancing in the Moonlight|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-03-03.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=18|issue=10|page=11|date=March 3, 2001|access-date=August 24, 2020}}

|35

{{single chart|Germany|15|songid=4429|artist=Toploader|song=Dancing in the Moonlight|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Hungarysingle|35|year=2022|week=20|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Ireland2|7|song=Dancing in the Moonlight|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Italy|21|artist=Toploader|song=Dancing in the Moonlight|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Dutch40|16|year=2000|week=30|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|52|artist=Toploader|song=Dancing in the Moonlight|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|24|artist=Toploader|song=Dancing in the Moonlight|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Norway|11|artist=Toploader|song=Dancing in the Moonlight|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"|Poland (Music & Media){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2000/MM-2000-06-17.pdf|title=Major Market Airplay – Week 25/2000|magazine=Music & Media|volume=17|issue=25|page=23|date=June 17, 2000|access-date=January 18, 2024}}

|1

{{single chart|Scotland|14|date=20000311|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Spain|7|artist=Toploader|song=Dancing in the Moonlight|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Sweden|44|artist=Toploader|song=Dancing in the Moonlight|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Switzerland|53|artist=Toploader|song=Dancing in the Moonlight|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|UK|7|date=20010224|rowheader=true}}

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==Year-end charts==

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!scope="col"|Chart (2000)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|Denmark (Danish Airplay Chart)

|2

scope="row"|Germany (Media Control){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2000|title=Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 2000|publisher=GfK Entertainment|language=de|access-date=November 29, 2018}}

|84

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!scope="col"|Chart (2001)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2001/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2001|publisher=ARIA|access-date=March 8, 2021}}

|70

scope="row"|Ireland (IRMA){{cite web|url=http://allcharts.org/music/years/ireland-singles-2001.htm|title=Ireland – Top Singles for 2001|publisher=Allcharts|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505011812/http://allcharts.org/music/years/ireland-singles-2001.htm|archive-date=May 5, 2012|access-date=December 16, 2018}}

|59

scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite magazine|title=Best Sellers of 2001: Singles Top 100|magazine=Music Week|page=11|date=January 19, 2002}}

|49

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=Certifications=

{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2000|certyear=2001|access-date=November 29, 2018}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Toploader|title=Dancing in the Moonlight|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2023|id=12732|access-date=August 5, 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Toploader|title=Dancing in the Moonlight|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2000|certyear=2023|access-date=July 6, 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|artist=Toploader|title=Dancing in the Moonlight|award=Platinum|relyear=2000|certyear=2024|id=12581|access-date=September 22, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|title=Dancing in the Moonlight|artist=Toploader|type=single|award=Platinum|number=6|relyear=2000|certyear=2024|source=radioscope|access-date=March 16, 2025}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|title=Dancing in the Moonlight|artist=Toploader|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2000|certyear=2024|access-date=September 22, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Toploader|title=Dancing in the Moonlight|award=Platinum|number=5|relyear=2000|certyear=2024|id=1670-121-1|access-date=August 16, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true}}

=Release history=

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!scope="col"|Region

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Format(s)

!scope="col"|Label(s)

!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref(s).|Reference(s)}}

scope="row"|United Kingdom

|February 21, 2000

|{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}}

|rowspan="2"|Sony Soho Square

|align="center"|{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/00s/2000/BB-2000-02-26.pdf|title=Global Music Pulse|last=Sexton|first=Paul|editor-last=Williamson|editor-first=Nigel|editor-link=Nigel Williamson|magazine=Billboard|volume=112|issue=9|page=53|date=February 26, 2000|access-date=October 5, 2020}}{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2000/Music-Week-2000-02-19.pdf|title=New Releases – For Week Starting 21 February, 2000: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=27|date=February 19, 2000|access-date=July 28, 2021}}

scope="row"|United Kingdom (re-release)

|November 13, 2000

|{{hlist|CD|cassette}}

|align="center"|{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2000/Music-Week-2000-11-11.pdf|title=New Releases – For Week Starting November 13, 2000: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=29|date=November 11, 2000|access-date=August 7, 2021}}

scope="row"|Australia

|April 16, 2001

|CD

|Sony Music

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue581.pdf|title=The ARIA Report: ARIA New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 16th April 2001|publisher=ARIA|page=23|date=April 16, 2001|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020220130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue581.pdf|archive-date=February 20, 2002|access-date=April 20, 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

Jubël version

{{Infobox song

| name = Dancing in the Moonlight

| cover = Jubel-feat-Neimy-Dancing-in-the-moonlight.jpg

| alt = Cover of "Dancing in the Moonlight" by Jubël featuring Neimy (2018)

| type = single

| artist = Jubël featuring Neimy

| album = Strawtown

| released = June 22, 2018

| recorded = 2018

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 2:44

| label = Good Soldier

| writer = Sherman Kelly

| producer = Jubël

| chronology = Jubël

| prev_title = Illusion

| prev_year = 2017

| next_title = On the Beach

| next_year = 2019

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Neimy

| type = singles

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| title = Dancing in the Moonlight

| year = 2018

| next_title = Unforgettable

| next_year = 2018

}}

{{External music video|{{YouTube|rWnTZh3yxTY|"Dancing in the Moonlight"}} }}

}}

Swedish record producer duo Jubël released a dance cover in 2018 featuring Neimy.{{Cite web|title=The Story of... 'Dancing in the Moonlight' by Toploader|url=https://www.smoothradio.com/features/the-story-of/dancing-in-the-moonlight-toploader-jubel-lyrics-meaning-video/|access-date=August 28, 2020|website=Smooth}} It peaked at number 9 on Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Singles Chart. It also charted in Belgium's Ultratip Bubbling Under chart in both Flanders and Wallon francophone markets.

The song garnered the attention of British radio DJs in 2020 and as a result the Jubël version gained more popularity two years after its initial release in Sweden. The song was rereleased for the British market giving it a much bigger international audience. It peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart,{{cite news|url=https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2020-08-02/svenska-jubel-slar-i-england-med-gammal-hit|title=Svenska Jubël slår i England – med gammal hit|publisher=Sydsvenskan.se|date=August 2, 2020|access-date=September 20, 2020}} and the Irish and Scottish singles charts as well.{{Cite web|title=Official Singles Chart Top 100 {{!}} Official Charts Company|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20200814/7501/|access-date=August 28, 2020|website=www.officialcharts.com|language=en}} The song was used in series 6 of the reality show Love Island in 2020 and spread to TikTok,{{cite news|url=https://www.vk.se/2020-08-02/svenska-jubel-slar-i-england-med-gammal-hit|author=Nina Holma|title=Svenska Jubël slår i England – med gammal hit|publisher=vk.se|date=August 2, 2020|access-date=September 20, 2020}} while reaching the top of the British radio list. The song also charted on the ARIA Australian Official Singles Chart, also in 2020.

=Releases=

  • 2018: "Dancing in the Moonlight" (2:44)
  • 2019: "Dancing in the Moonlight" (PBH & Jack Sunset Remix Radio Edit) (2:16)
  • 2019: "Dancing in the Moonlight" (Jack Wins Remix) (2:40)
  • 2020: "Dancing in the Moonlight" (Nathan Dawe Remix) (2:51)

=Charts=

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!scope="col"|Chart (2018–2021)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|23|artist=Jubël feat. Neimy|song=Dancing in the Moonlight|rowheader=true|access-date=September 20, 2020}}
{{single chart|Flanders Tip|46|artist=Jubël feat. Neimy|song=Dancing in the Moonlight|rowheader=true|access-date=September 20, 2020}}
{{single chart|Wallonia Tip|19|artist=Jubël feat. Neimy|song=Dancing in the Moonlight|rowheader=true|access-date=September 20, 2020}}
{{single chart|Canada|97|artist=Jubel|rowheader=true|access-date=July 7, 2021}}
{{single chart|Czech Republic|10|year=2020|week=44|rowheader=true|access-date=November 9, 2020}}
scope="row"| France (SNEP){{cite web|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=41?&annee=2020&categorie=Top%20Singles|title=Top Singles (Week 41, 2020)|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=fr|access-date=October 12, 2020}}

| 128

scope="row"| Iceland (Tónlistinn){{cite web|url=http://plotutidindi.is/lagalistinn/|title=Tónlistinn – Lög|trans-title=The Music – Songs|language=is|publisher=Plötutíðindi|access-date=July 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224060248/http://plotutidindi.is/lagalistinn/|archive-date=December 24, 2020|url-status=dead}}

| 17

{{single chart|Ireland4|36|date=20200814|rowheader=true|access-date=September 20, 2020}}
{{single chart|Portugal|128|artist=Jubël feat. Neimy|song=Dancing in the Moonlight|rowheader=true|access-date=July 8, 2021}}
{{single chart|Scotland|3|date=20200703|rowheader=true|access-date=September 20, 2020|refname=ScotlandJubël}}
{{single chart|Slovakia2|8|year=2020|week=52,53|rowheader=true|access-date=January 4, 2021}}
scope="row"| Slovenia (SloTop50){{cite web|url=https://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2020&week=44|title=SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart|publisher=slotop50.si|access-date=October 26, 2020}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| 13

{{single chart|Sweden|9|artist=Jubël feat. Neimy|song=Dancing in the Moonlight|rowheader=true|access-date=September 20, 2020}}
{{single chart|UK|11|date=20200814|rowheader=true|access-date=September 20, 2020|refname=UKJubël}}

=Certifications=

{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|artist=Jubël ft. Neimy|title=Dancing in the Moonlight|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2021|access-date=November 4, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Jubel|title=Dancing in the Moonlight|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2021|access-date=October 29, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Jubël feat. Neimy|title=Dancing in the Moonlight|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2021|id=10735|access-date=November 9, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Jubël|title=Dancing in the Moonlight|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2022|access-date=October 21, 2022}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|artist=Jubël feat. Neimy|title=Dancing in the Moonlight|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2024|id=13209|access-date=September 22, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Jubël feat. Neimy|title=Dancing in the Moonlight|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2021|source=radioscope|access-date=March 16, 2025}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|artist=Jubel feat. Neimy|title=Dancing in the Moonlight|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2019|access-date=June 28, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Jubel|title=Dancing in the Moonlight|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2023|access-date=May 24, 2023}}

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Other versions

  • In 1994, a version by Bahamian group the Baha Men from their album Kalik reached No. 18 in New Zealand{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/search.asp?search=Baha+Men&cat=s |title=charts.nz - New Zealand charts portal |publisher=Hung Medien}} and No. 42 in Canada.{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.2557.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Singles - August 8, 1994}}
  • In 1999, The CrownSayers recorded a version for the soundtrack of the film Big Daddy.
  • In 2000, actor Ted Raimi covered the song in the Xena: Warrior Princess musical episode Lyre, Lyre, Hearts on Fire.
  • In 2009, American actor and singer Alyson Stoner covered the song. Scenes from the film Space Buddies appear in the music video for this version; the music video is a special feature on the DVD release of the film.
  • In 2021, a cover of the song was featured during the end credits of Muppets Haunted Mansion, performed by the Muppet band Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem.Delandro, T. [https://www.newsnationnow.com/entertainment-news/disney-to-release-first-ever-muppets-halloween-special-featuring-gonzo-friday/ "Disney+ to release first-ever Muppets Halloween special featuring Gonzo Friday."] News Nation Now. 5 Oct 2021.
  • In 2022, American country singers Chris Lane and Lauren Alaina released a rewritten version as a duet, incorporating country music elements in both the lyrics and instrumentation to change the genre of the song. This version differs enough from the original that it has been called more an homage than a cover.{{Cite web |last=Vaughn |first=Grace Lenehan VaughnGrace Lenehan |date=2022-06-10 |title=Hear Chris Lane and Lauren Alaina's Countrified 'Dancin' in the Moonlight' |url=https://tasteofcountry.com/chris-lane-lauren-alaina-dancing-in-the-moonlight/ |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=Taste of Country |language=en}}{{Citation |title=Chris Lane - Dancin' In The Moonlight (feat. Lauren Alaina) (Official Music Video) | date=June 9, 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItjLe_387tc |access-date=2023-06-08 |language=en}}

See also

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