We Came to Dance

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{{Infobox song

| name = We Came to Dance

| cover = Ultravox We Came to Dance single cover.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Ultravox

| album = Quartet

| B-side = {{ubl|"Overlook"|"Break Your Back"}}

| released = 27 May 1983

| recorded = 1982

| studio = AIR (London, UK)

| venue =

| genre = Synthpop, new wave

| length = 4:05
7:35 (Extended version)

| label = Chrysalis

| writer = Warren Cann, Chris Cross, Billy Currie, Midge Ure

| producer = George Martin

| prev_title = Visions in Blue

| prev_year = 1983

| next_title = One Small Day

| next_year = 1984

}}

"We Came to Dance" is the fourth and final single from Ultravox's sixth studio album Quartet (the third studio album recorded with singer Midge Ure), recorded at AIR Studios and released on Chrysalis Records on 27 May 1983. The single reached #18 on the UK charts on 18 June.Betts, Graham (2006). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2006, HarperCollins. {{ISBN|0-00-720077-3}}{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Party%20Time |title=The Official Charts Company - Ultravox - We Came to Dance|website=Official Charts |accessdate=18 March 2009}} This was the last of seven consecutive top-20 singles for the band.{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ |title=The Official Charts Company - Ultravox|website=Official Charts |accessdate=18 March 2009}}

Track listing

=7" version=

  1. "We Came to Dance" – 4:05
  2. "Overlook" – 4:04
  • Alternate versions of the 7" single have "Break Your Back" on the b-side instead of "Overlook".

=12" version – UK release <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Ultravox-We-Came-To-Dance/release/371001|title = Ultravox – We Came to Dance (1983, Vinyl)| website=[[Discogs]] }}</ref>=

  1. "We Came to Dance (Extended Version)" – 7:35
  2. "Overlook" – 4:04

=12" version – German release/UK Promo <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Ultravox-We-Came-To-Dance/release/556721|title = Ultravox – We Came to Dance (1983, Vinyl)| website=[[Discogs]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Ultravox-We-Came-To-Dance/release/4539904|title = Ultravox – We Came to Dance (1983, Vinyl)| website=[[Discogs]] }}</ref>=

  1. "We Came to Dance" – 7:57
  2. "Reap the Wild Wind (Live Version)" – 3:53
  3. "Break Your Back" – 3:25

References