We Shall Dance

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"We Shall Dance"
Single by Demis Roussos
from the album On the Greek Side of My Mind (Fire and Ice)
B-side"Lord Of The Flies"
Released1971 (1971)
LabelPhilips
Songwriter(s)Harry Chalkitis and Artemios Venturis Roussos
Producer(s)Demis Roussos and Jean-Claude Desmarty
Demis Roussos singles chronology
"We Shall Dance"
(1971) 		"My Reason"
(1972)
Music video
"We Shall Dance" (French TV, 1971) on YouTube

"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

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The song is credited to Harry Chalkitis and Artemios Venturis Roussos (Demis Roussos). The recording was produced by Demis Roussos and Jean-Claude Desmarty.[1]

There is also a Spanish-language version, titled "Bailaremos".[2]

Commercial performance

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The song reached no. 4 in the Netherlands and no. 9 Belgium (Flanders).[1]

Track listings

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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)[1]

7" single BR 56033 (1973, Netherlands)

A. "We Shall Dance" (4:27)
B. "My Reason" (4:55)[1]

Charts

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Chart (1971) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 9
Germany[1] 29
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] 4
Chart (2015) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[5] 115*
  • Charted posthumously in 2015

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - We Shall Dance". Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  2. ^ "Demis Roussos - Adiós, Mi Amor, Adiós (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs". Discogs. 1973. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  3. ^ "Demis Roussos – We Shall Dance" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  4. ^ "Demis Roussos – We Shall Dance" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  5. ^ "Demis Roussos – We Shall Dance" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved October 23, 2017.