We Shall Dance

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| artist = Demis Roussos

| album = On the Greek Side of My Mind (Fire and Ice)

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| label = Philips

| writer = Harry Chalkitis and Artemios Venturis Roussos

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| producer = Demis Roussos and Jean-Claude Desmarty

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"We Shall Dance" is a song by Greek singer Demis Roussos. It was released as a single in 1971. The song was included on Roussos' 1971 album On the Greek Side of My Mind (originally titled Fire and Ice).

Background and writing

The song is credited to Harry Chalkitis and Artemios Venturis Roussos (Demis Roussos). The recording was produced by Demis Roussos and Jean-Claude Desmarty.

There is also a Spanish-language version, titled "Bailaremos".{{cite web

|url=https://www.discogs.com/Demis-Roussos-Adi%C3%B3s-Mi-Amor-Adi%C3%B3s/release/8052338

|title=Demis Roussos - Adiós, Mi Amor, Adiós (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs

|website=Discogs

|date=1973

|access-date=2017-10-26}}

Commercial performance

The song reached no. 4 in the Netherlands and no. 9 Belgium (Flanders).{{cite web

|url=http://www.spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Demis+Roussos&titel=We+Shall+Dance&cat=s

|title=spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - We Shall Dance

|access-date=2017-10-23}}

Track listings

7" single Philips 6118 006 (1971, Germany, France, Italy, Portugal)

7" single Philips 60 09 159 (1973, Spain)

: A. "We Shall Dance" (3:32)

: B. "Lord of the Flies" (4:27)

7" single BR 56033 (1973, Netherlands)

: A. "We Shall Dance" (4:27)

: B. "My Reason" (4:55)

Charts

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scope="col"| Chart (1971)

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{{single chart|Flanders|9|artist=Demis Roussos|song=We Shall Dance|rowheader=true|access-date=October 23, 2017}}
scope="row"| Germany

|align="center"| 29

{{single chart|Dutch100|4|artist=Demis Roussos|song=We Shall Dance|rowheader=true|access-date=October 23, 2017}}
scope="col"| Chart (2015)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{single chart|France|115*|artist=Demis Roussos|song=We Shall Dance|rowheader=true|access-date=October 23, 2017}}

:* Charted posthumously in 2015

References