Dance with Me ( Orleans song ) - Wikipedia Dance with Me ( Orleans song ) `` Dance with Me '' Single by Orleans from the album Orleans II and Let There Be Music B - side `` Ending of a Song '' Released July 1975 Recorded Genre Soft rock Length 3 : 19 Label Asylum Songwriter ( s ) John Hall Orleans singles chronology `` Let There Be Music '' ( 1975 ) `` Dance with Me '' ( 1975 ) `` Still the One '' ( 1976 ) `` Let There Be Music '' ( 1975 ) `` Dance With Me '' ( 1975 ) `` Still the One '' ( 1976 ) `` Dance with Me '' is the title of a 1975 hit single by American soft rock band Orleans, originally from the band 's second album, Orleans II ( 1974 ). Featuring a melodica solo by Larry Hoppen, `` Dance With Me '' was introduced on the band 's third studio album Let There Be Music ( 1975 ) and was issued as that album 's second single July 19, 1975 to become Orleans ' first Top 40 single, reaching a Billboard Hot 100 peak of # 6 that October. `` Dance With Me '' served for the title of a musical revue of compositions by John and Johanna Hall which was mounted by the Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey at its Madison venue from 1 -- 17 December 2000. In 2017, the song ( without lyrics ) serves as the background music for a Xeljanz XR ( Tofacitinib ) commercial. Contents 1 Composition 2 Chart performance 2.1 Weekly singles charts 2.2 Year - end charts 3 Other covers 4 References 5 External links Composition The song was written by group member John Hall and journalist - turned - lyricist Johanna Hall ( then a married couple ). According to Johanna Hall, John Hall wrote the melody first ; Johanna suggested `` Dance with Me '' as the title after she first heard it, but John rejected the idea as too simple. The couple were out driving one day when Johanna, struck by inspiration, blurted out the lyrics : `` Pick the beat up and kick your feet up '', and John was won over to the idea of her writing the song 's lyric for the title `` Dance With Me ''. Chart performance Weekly singles charts Chart ( 1975 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 33 Canada RPM Top Singles 5 Canada RPM Adult Contemporary 6 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 6 US Billboard Adult Contemporary 6 U.S. Cash Box Top 100 5 Year - end charts Chart ( 1975 ) Rank Canada 64 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 69 U.S. Cash Box 37 Other covers In 1976, the cast of The Brady Bunch performed the song in the pilot of The Brady Bunch Variety Hour. In 1977, American jazz guitarist Earl Klugh recorded an instrumental version for his album Finger Paintings In 1980, Livingston Taylor covered the song for his album Man 's Best Friend. In 1982, Bobby McFerrin recorded a Latin jazz - influenced version for his album Bobby McFerrin. In 1994, Canadian musicians, John McGale & Mario Chagnon ( aka Toyo ) recorded a French - language version of the song called `` Angelie '' on their album Symbiose. In 1996, Filipino singer Regine Velasquez recorded the song as a duet with her mother, on her album Retro. In 2002, Hank Marvin did an instrumental version of the song on his album Guitar Player. In 2005, Engelbert Humperdinck recorded a version included on his album Let There Be Love. In 2007, Shaw Blades recorded a version included on their album Influence. References Jump up ^ `` Dance With Me - Orleans ''. Billboard.com. Retrieved November 8, 2011. Jump up ^ Rudetsky, Seth ( 2016 - 04 - 04 ). `` Onstage & Backstage : How Disaster ! Plans to Beat the Fundraising Competition in Honor of BC / EFA ''. Playbill. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 09. Jump up ^ Steffen Hung. `` Forum - 1975 ( ARIA Charts : Special Occasion Charts ) ''. Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2016 - 09 - 23. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada ''. Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada ''. Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 09. Jump up ^ Joel Whitburn 's Top Pop Singles 1955 - 1990 - ISBN 0 - 89820 - 089 - X Jump up ^ `` Adult Contemporary Chart - Billboard '', Billboard Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2016 - 01 - 23. Retrieved 2015 - 10 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits of 1975 / Top 100 Songs of 1975 ''. Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2014 - 10 - 21. Retrieved 2015 - 01 - 17. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics This 1970s rock song - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dance_with_Me_(Orleans_song)&oldid=832269494 '' Categories : 1975 singles Orleans ( band ) songs 1974 songs Songs written by John Hall ( New York politician ) Asylum Records singles Songs about dancing 1970s rock song stubs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Nederlands Edit links This page was last edited on 24 March 2018, at 22 : 27. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who sang dance with me i want to be your partner
Answer: Orleans