Now I Can Dance

{{Short description|1998 single by Tina Arena}}

{{For|Tina Arena's autobiography|Now I Can Dance (book)}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = Now I Can Dance

| cover = Now_I_Can_Dance_single_artwork.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Tina Arena

| album = In Deep

| released = April 1998

| recorded =

| studio = Capitol Records (Los Angeles)

| length = 4:06

| label = Columbia

| writer = Tina Arena, David Tyson

| producer = David Tyson

| prev_title = If I Didn't Love You

| prev_year = 1997

| next_title = Whistle Down the Wind

| next_year = 1998

}}

"Now I Can Dance" is a song written by Tina Arena and David Tyson. It was the third single taken from Arena's third studio album, In Deep (1997). It was written by Arena while she was living in Los Angeles and is a love letter from her to her family, as she explained in her autobiography. The song was successful in her native Australia, reaching number 13 on the ARIA Singles Chart.

Now I Can Dance is also the title of Tina Arena's memoir released in October 2013.{{cite book|url=https://books.apple.com/au/book/now-i-can-dance/id660417316|title=Now I Can Dance by Tina Arena on iBooks|publisher=iTunes|access-date=12 July 2016}} In 2017, Arena updated her autobiography with the release of a new edition of Now I Can Dance, with new content covering her relocation from France back to Australia, being inducted into the 2015 ARIA Hall of Fame, the release of new music, and new musical ventures.{{Cite web|url=https://www.harpercollins.com.au/book-details/|title=Book Details|website=HarperCollins Australia|access-date=29 November 2021}}

Music video

The video is set against a white backdrop with Arena auditioning various people for an unspecified role. Singer Charo makes a cameo in the video, playing a guitar solo.

Track listing

Australian maxi-CD single digipak{{cite AV media notes|title=Now I Can Dance|others=Tina Arena|year=1998|type=Australian maxi-CD single digipak liner notes|publisher=Columbia Records|id=665665.2}}

  1. "Now I Can Dance" (single edit)
  2. "Now I Can Dance" (urban radio mix)
  3. "Now I Can Dance" (Pee Wee's 7-inch dance mix)
  4. "Now I Can Dance" (Paul's Bumpy Train Ride mix)
  5. "Now I Can Dance" (The Endorphin mix)

Charts

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position

{{single chart|Australia|13|artist=Tina Arena|song=Now I Can Dance|rowheader=true|access-date=11 May 2021}}

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=Year-end charts=

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!scope="col"|Chart (1998)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1998/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1998|publisher=ARIA|access-date=11 May 2021}}

|92

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1998|certyear=2021|access-date=10 July 2021}}

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References