Dance with Me Tonight - wikipedia Dance with Me Tonight `` Dance with Me Tonight '' Single by Olly Murs from the album In Case You Did n't Know and Right Place Right Time ( US version ) B - side `` Baby Blue Eyes '' Released 18 November 2011 ( 2011 - 11 - 18 ) Format Digital download CD single ( Germany only ) Recorded 2011 Genre Pop doo - wop Length 3 : 23 Label Syco Epic Songwriter ( s ) Olly Murs Claude Kelly Steve Robson Producer ( s ) Steve Robson Olly Murs singles chronology `` Heart Skips a Beat '' ( 2011 ) `` Dance with Me Tonight '' ( 2011 ) `` Oh My Goodness '' ( 2012 ) `` Heart Skips a Beat '' ( 2011 ) `` Dance with Me Tonight '' ( 2011 ) `` Oh My Goodness '' ( 2012 ) `` Dance with Me Tonight '' is a single by English singer - songwriter Olly Murs, taken from his second studio album, In Case You Did n't Know. It was released as the album 's second single on 18 November 2011 and was written by Murs, Claude Kelly and Steve Robson. The song stayed at number two in the UK for two consecutive weeks before finally giving Murs his third UK number - one single in December 2011. The track was released as the album 's third single across Europe in November 2012, and as with his previous European single `` Oh My Goodness '' will receive a CD release that was absent in the UK. In August 2013 a new version of the song was released as the third single from the US version of Right Place, Right Time. Contents 1 Background and composition 2 Critical reception 3 Music video 4 Live performances 5 Chart performance 6 Popular culture 7 Track listing 8 Charts and certifications 8.1 Weekly charts 8.2 Year - end charts 8.3 Certifications 9 Release history 10 References 11 External links Background and composition `` Dance with Me Tonight '' ( 2011 ) A 20 - second sample of `` Dance with Me Tonight '', a pop, swing and jazz song. Problems playing this file ? See media help. Murs wrote the song with Claude Kelly and Steve Robson in the spring of 2011, following their successful collaborations on the first album including his debut number one, `` Please Do n't Let Me Go ''. Lyrically, Murs has said that the song was inspired by his frustration with modern - day dating, in particular the incessant use of social networking websites : `` I 'm sick of Twitter and Facebook, you know, I want to meet a girl in a club or in a bar. Everytime I meet a girl they 're like ' Just add me on Facebook, or Tweet me ', and it 's like why do n't we go out on a proper date like we used to back in the early 2000s, go for a proper drink and get to know her ? So I went into the studio and just went, ' OK, I wan na write a really old, classic song about seeing a really fit girl in a club and taking her out on a date. ' '' In an interview with Music Week in September 2011, he also added that it was the soulful, Motown feel of the song that was to influence the direction of the In Case You Did n't Know album as a whole, and that he was keen to reinvent his sound from his previous album : `` We had to change slightly and I looked at myself. The ska / reggae vibe put me in a place but I do n't want to be the same artist over and over and over again because people get bored. You have to keep it fresh. We decided the ' white boy soul ' sound was really me and we wrote ' Dance With Me Tonight ', which solidified where we 'd go. When we wrote that song we knew that was the direction. '' The brass section was provided by the Blackjack Horns : - Nik Carter -- Sax / Jack Birchwood -- Trumpet and Steven Fuller -- Trombone. In 2013 the song was nominated for a Ivor Novello award for Most Performed Work. Critical reception The single received mixed reviews from critics upon its release. Hit the Floor magazine awarded it five out of five, calling it a `` great do - wop 50 ′ s style number that will no doubt reach the uppermost rankings of the chart. '' Robert Copsey of Digital Spy, however, gave the song three out of five stars. He was most critical of the sound of the song and its lyrics, stating that `` the swinging ' 60s funk - pop sound of his latest effort might not be the most original, and the lyrics are cheesier than a tube of Primula '', but praised it for being `` unashamedly fun. '' Music video A music video to accompany the release of `` Dance with Me Tonight '' was directed by Marcus Lundin. It was first released onto YouTube on 14 October 2011 at a total length of three minutes and twenty - six seconds. The video starts with Olly going through a police station and pulling funny poses at a mug shot camera, after being arrested with his friends and another girl. Five hours before the incident, he drives around London in a Peugeot 504 Cabriolet, picking up his best friend and supplies for a street party along the way. In the process of getting the supplies, Olly also invites two young clerks to come along with him. Together they set up the street party with the aim of Olly wooing the girl who was with him in the police station called `` Jamie Winter '' ( played by actress and model Katja Zwara ). They dance as a display of fireworks goes off behind them, whilst a more senior female citizen looks out disturbed by the noise, and calls the police. As the video ends Olly and Jamie are arrested by the police. Filming took place over one day in late August 2011 in Putney, South West London. The iconic Putney Wharf Tower, Putney Bridge, along with parts of Fulham, Fulham Palace Road, Lysia Street and Bishops Park Road are shown as `` snapshots '' during the course of the video. Mortlake and New Cross were other filming locations. For the American release Murs released a lyric video which featured clips from his time in America and fans dancing. Live Performances On 27 November 2011, Murs performed `` Dance with Me Tonight '' for the first time on The X Factor results show. He performed with The Muppets, and the studio version of this performance was featured as a bonus track on the UK version of the soundtrack for the new The Muppets that was released in UK cinemas in February 2012. Murs also performed the song for his special for Channel 4 's The Album Chart Show on 4 December 2011, MTV Live Sessions on 11 December 2011, and on RTÉ One 's The Late Late Toy Show on 2 December 2011, and acoustically for T4 show Sunday Brunch on 18 December 2011. The track was also performed in April 2012 on the Channel 4 show Hit the Road Jack, hosted by comedian Jack Whitehall. Murs ' first American TV performance of the song was on Good Morning America on 28 September 2012, where he also performed `` Heart Skips a Beat ''. Chart performance `` Dance with Me Tonight '' debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number two on 27 November 2011, behind Rihanna and Calvin Harris ' collaborative single `` We Found Love '', which spent a sixth non-consecutive week at number one. The following week saw the single remain at number two, this time behind The X Factor finalists with `` Wishing on a Star '' featuring JLS and One Direction. On its third charting week, 11 December, the single climbed to number - one, marking Murs ' third number - one single after `` Please Do n't Let Me Go '' ( 2010 ) and `` Heart Skips a Beat '' ( 2011 ). It had by this point sold over 200,000 copies before reaching the top of the UK chart -- more than any other number one single that year. It spent 8 weeks inside the UK top 10, and a total of 20 weeks inside the UK top 40, making it one of his most successful singles in the UK to date. It also topped the UK radio airplay chart for six weeks between December 2011 and January 2012, and became his highest charting solo single to date in Ireland, peaking at number two. Popular culture In August 2013, the song was used as the theme tune to ITV dancing show Stepping Out and was sung by the show 's house band. As of May 2014 the song has been used in an advert for Kinder Chocolate bars. Track listing Digital EP No. Title Length 1. `` '' Dance with Me Tonight `` '' 3 : 23 2. `` '' Dance with Me Tonight `` '' ( Cagedbaby Radio Edit ) 3 : 53 3. `` '' Dance with Me Tonight `` '' ( Billionaire Remix ) 5 : 13 4. `` '' Baby Blue Eyes `` '' 3 : 36 CD single No. Title Length 1. `` Dance with Me Tonight '' 3 : 23 2. `` Baby Blue Eyes '' 3 : 36 Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart ( 2011 -- 12 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 62 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 65 Belgium ( Ultratip Flanders ) 20 Hungary ( Rádiós Top 40 ) 7 Ireland ( IRMA ) Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) UK Official Streaming Chart Top 100 61 US Bubbling Under Hot 100 23 Year - end charts Chart ( 2012 ) Peak position UK Singles Chart 57 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales United Kingdom ( BPI ) Platinum 797,000 shipments figures based on certification alone Release history Country Date Format Label Ireland 18 November 2011 Digital download Epic Records, Syco Music United Kingdom Germany 23 November 2012 CD single United States 20 August 2013 Digital download Columbia Records References Jump up ^ DRS 3 Showcase mit Olly Murs in Wort, Bild und Ton !. DRS 3. 2012 - 04 - 09. Accessed on 2012 - 10 - 08. Jump up ^ TALENT FOCUS : Olly Murs. Music Week. 2011 - 08 - 25. Accessed on 2012 - 10 - 08. Jump up ^ Zoe HTF. `` Review : Olly Murs -- Dance With Me Tonight ''. Hit the Floor Magazine. hitthefloor.co.uk. Jump up ^ Robert Copsey. `` Olly Murs : ' Dance With Me Tonight ' -- Music video ''. Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Jump up ^ Olly Murs -- Dance With Me Tonight. YouTube. 14 October 2011. Jump up ^ `` Olly Murs, Jessie J Confirmed For X Factor Performances ''. Capital. 14 November 2011. Jump up ^ `` Olly Murs to perform with The Muppets on The X Factor Metro News ''. Metro.co.uk. 2011 - 11 - 25. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 28. Jump up ^ `` iTunes Store ''. itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 28. ^ Jump up to : `` Dance With Me Tonight : Amazon.de : Musik ''. Amazon.de. 2009 - 09 - 09. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- Olly Murs -- Dance With Me Tonight ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Olly Murs -- Dance With Me Tonight '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Olly Murs -- Dance With Me Tonight '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratip. Jump up ^ `` Archívum -- Slágerlisták -- MAHASZ '' ( in Hungarian ). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Jump up ^ `` Chart Track : Week 01, 2012 ''. Irish Singles Chart. Jump up ^ `` Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` Official Streaming Chart Top 100 -- 28th June 2014 The Official Streaming Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Singles of 2012 ''. BBC Radio 1. BBC Online. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013. Jump up ^ `` British single certifications -- Olly Murs -- Dance with Me Tonight ''. British Phonographic Industry. Enter Dance with Me Tonight in the search field and then press Enter. Jump up ^ Myers, Justin ( 16 November 2016 ). `` Olly Murs ' Official Top 10 biggest songs revealed ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 November 2016. Jump up ^ `` iTunes -- Music -- Dance With Me Tonight -- EP by Olly Murs ''. iTunes. Jump up ^ `` iTunes -- Music -- Dance With Me Tonight -- EP by Olly Murs ''. iTunes. Jump up ^ `` Dance with Me Tonight : Olly Murs : MP3 Downloads ''. Amazon.com. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 28. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Olly Murs Discography Songs Studio albums Olly Murs ( 2010 ) In Case You Did n't Know ( 2011 ) Right Place Right Time ( 2012 ) Never Been Better ( 2014 ) 24 Hrs ( 2016 ) Singles `` Please Do n't Let Me Go '' `` Thinking of Me '' `` Heart on My Sleeve '' `` Busy '' `` Heart Skips a Beat '' `` Dance with Me Tonight '' `` Oh My Goodness '' `` Troublemaker '' `` Army of Two '' `` Dear Darlin ' '' `` Right Place Right Time '' `` Hand on Heart '' `` Wrapped Up '' `` Up '' `` Seasons '' `` Beautiful to Me '' `` Kiss Me '' `` You Do n't Know Love '' `` Grow Up '' `` Years & Years '' `` Unpredictable '' Collaborations `` You Are Not Alone '' `` Inner Ninja '' Concert tours Right Place Right Time Tour Never Been Better Tour 24 Hrs Tour Related articles The X Factor series 6 finalists Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dance_with_Me_Tonight&oldid=803779480 '' Categories : 2011 singles Olly Murs songs UK Singles Chart number - one singles Songs written by Olly Murs Songs written by Steve Robson Songs written by Claude Kelly Songs about dancing Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from June 2015 Use British English from June 2015 Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Australia Singlechart usages for Austria Singlechart usages for Flanders Tip Singlechart usages for Hungary Singlechart usages for Ireland Singlechart usages for Scotland Singlechart usages for UK Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Polski Edit links This page was last edited on 4 October 2017, at 15 : 55. 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Question: who sings i just want you to dance with me tonight
Answer: Olly Murs