All She Wants to Do is Dance - wikipedia All She Wants to Do is Dance `` All She Wants to Do Is Dance '' Single by Don Henley from the album Building the Perfect Beast B - side `` Building the Perfect Beast '' Released February 1985 Format 7 ``, 12 '' Recorded 1984 Length 4 : 23 Label Geffen Songwriter ( s ) Danny Kortchmar Producer ( s ) Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar, Greg Ladanyi Don Henley singles chronology `` The Boys of Summer '' ( 1984 ) `` All She Wants to Do Is Dance '' ( 1985 ) `` Not Enough Love in the World '' ( 1985 ) `` The Boys of Summer '' ( 1984 ) `` All She Wants to Do Is Dance '' ( 1985 ) `` Not Enough Love in the World '' ( 1985 ) Audio sample file help `` All She Wants to Do Is Dance '' is a song written by Danny Kortchmar and performed by Don Henley, co-lead vocalist and drummer for Eagles. It was released as the second single from Henley 's second studio solo album, Building the Perfect Beast, being Henley 's sixth single. It was one of Henley 's most commercially successful singles. Contents 1 Background 2 Composition 3 Release 4 Personnel 5 Critical reception 6 Chart performance 7 Other versions 8 See also 9 References 10 External links Background The single became a Billboard Top 10 hit in March 1985, peaking at number 9, and also became his third song to top the Top Rock Tracks chart. Background singing for the song was provided by Patty Smyth of the group Scandal, and Martha Davis, lead singer of The Motels. Composition When Kortchmar was asked about the song he said `` I had the groove and the music going. That record was made back when the technology had just started to really take over in music. I had one of the first Yamaha DX7s, which was a keyboard that was used a ton in the ' 80s, but we ended up luckily getting one of the first ones in the United States. It 's a synthesizer keyboard, and I used it to get that sound that you hear the record starting with. '' Release The commercial U.S. 7 '' vinyl version has a slightly different intro than the LP version from Building The Perfect Beast. Personnel Don Henley -- lead vocals, drums, harmony vocals Danny `` Kootch '' Kortchmar -- guitar Additional musicians Lindsey Buckingham -- guitar, backing vocals Mike Campbell -- synthesizer, additional guitars David Paich -- synthesizer Martha Davis -- backing vocals, harmony vocals Marie - Pascale Elfman -- backing vocals Carla Olson -- backing vocals Dominique Mancinelli -- backing vocals Critical reception John Leland from Spin magazine wrote about the 12 - inch single version of the song saying ``... this mother whomps from the git with punchy electronic drums and a mix that keeps one foot off the ground for a full seven - and - a-half minutes. Henley 's post-hedonist vision of apocalypse is twisted ''. Chart performance Chart ( 1985 ) Peak position Canadian RPM Top Singles 13 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 9 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs 10 U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks U.S. Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs 34 Other versions The single All She Wanna Do is Dance by David Guetta and Niles Mason use samplings of this song. See also List of number - one mainstream rock hits ( United States ) Ronald Reagan in music References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition ( Billboard Publications ), page 282. Jump up ^ allmusic.com ( 2016 ). `` Song Review by Stewart Mason '' allmusic.com Jump up ^ http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=21864 Jump up ^ John Leland ( July 1985 ). Don Henley `` All She Wants To Do Is Dance '' ( Geffen ). Spin. p. 34. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Results -- RPM -- Library and Archives Canada -- Top Singles ''. RPM. Retrieved April 1, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Don Henley Album & Song Chart History -- Hot 100 ''. Billboard. Retrieved April 1, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Don Henley Album & Song Chart History -- Dance / Club Play Songs ''. Billboard. Retrieved April 1, 2011. Jump up ^ `` allmusic ( ( ( Don Henley > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles ) ) ) ''. AllMusic. Retrieved April 1, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Don Henley Album & Song Chart History -- R&B / Hip - Hop Songs ''. Billboard. Retrieved April 1, 2011. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Music Video Don Henley Studio albums I Ca n't Stand Still Building the Perfect Beast The End of the Innocence Inside Job Cass County Compilation albums Actual Miles : Henley 's Greatest Hits The Very Best of Don Henley One of These Nights : Boston 1993 Singles `` Johnny Ca n't Read '' `` Dirty Laundry '' `` The Boys of Summer '' `` All She Wants to Do Is Dance '' `` Not Enough Love in the World '' `` Sunset Grill '' `` The End of the Innocence '' `` New York Minute '' `` The Last Worthless Evening '' `` The Heart of the Matter '' `` The Garden of Allah '' `` Everybody Knows '' Guest singles `` Leather and Lace '' `` Sometimes Love Just Ai n't Enough '' `` Walkaway Joe '' `` Inside Out '' See also Discography Eagles Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=All_She_Wants_to_Do_Is_Dance&oldid=797105645 '' Categories : 1985 singles Don Henley songs Billboard Mainstream Rock number - one singles Songs written by Danny Kortchmar 1984 songs Geffen Records singles Songs about sexuality Songs about dancing Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Português Edit links This page was last edited on 25 August 2017, at 00 : 44. 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Question: who wrote all she wants to do is dance
Answer: Danny Kortchmar