Dance To The Music

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Sly and the Family Stone

1968

Dance To The Music by Sly and the Family Stone

Release Date

Fri Nov 17 1967

Performed by

Sly and the Family Stone

Produced by

Sly Stone

Writed by

Sly Stone

About

On “Dance to the Music,” Bay Area soul legends Sly and the Family Stone have just one simple request.

The title track off their 1968 sophomore album, this song was the Family Stone’s big breakthrough—it rose to #8.

Drummer Greg Errico remembers that they were deliberately aiming for a big hit with...

Dance To The Music Lyrics

[Intro: Cynthia Robinson]
Say, get up and dance to the music!
Get on up and dance to the music!

[A Cappella Break: Sly Stone, Freddie Stone, Larry Graham]

[Chorus: All, Greg Errico, Freddie Stone]
Dance to the music
Dance to the music
Dance to the music
Dance to the music (Hey, Greg) What?

[Verse 1: Freddie Stone]
All we need is a drummer
For people who only need a beat, yeah
I'm gonna add a little guitar
And make it easy to move your feet

[Verse 2: Larry Graham, Sly Stone]
I'm gonna add some bottom
So that the dancers just won't hide
You might like to hear my organ
I said ride, Sally, ride, now

[Bridge: Freddie Stone, Cynthia Robinson, Jerry Martini]
Cynthia (What?) Jerry (What?)
If I could hear the horns blow
Cynthia on the throne, yeah
Listen to me, Cynthia and Jerry
Got a message they're sayin'
All the squares, go home (Yeah)
Yeah, ooh
Listen to the voices

[A Cappella Break: Sly Stone, Freddie Stone, Larry Graham]

[Outro: All, Sly Stone]
Dance to the music (Ah-ha)
Dance to the music (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Dance to the music (Oh, now, now)
Said, dance to the music (Yeah)
Dance to the music (Yeah)
Dance to the music
Dance to the music

Dance To The Music Q&A

Who wrote Dance To The Music's ?

Dance To The Music was written by Sly Stone.

Who produced Dance To The Music's ?

Dance To The Music was produced by Sly Stone.

When did Sly and the Family Stone release Dance To The Music?

Sly and the Family Stone released Dance To The Music on Fri Nov 17 1967.

What did Sly and the Family Stone say about "Dance To The Music"?

Jerry Martini, the sax player, said:

[Sly] hated it, It was so unhip to us. The beats were glorified Motown beats.

Sly Stone later wrote in his autobiography Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin):

“Dance to the Music” was pure energy beamed out for exactly three minutes, perfect pop song length...

What inspired this song?

Sly Stone was concerned their first album A Whole New Thing hadn’t sold well because it was too complex. So for their next song, he wanted a hit.

I had an idea in mind with the catchiest melody, the most obvious rhythm, and the simplest words.

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