He 's the Greatest Dancer - wikipedia He 's the Greatest Dancer `` He 's the Greatest Dancer '' Single by Sister Sledge from the album We Are Family B - side `` Somebody Loves Me '' Released February 3, 1979 Format 7 '' vinyl single Recorded 1978 at The Power Station ( New York City, New York ) Genre Disco soul R&B funk Length 6 : 16 ( LP version ) Label Cotillion Songwriter ( s ) Bernard Edwards Nile Rodgers Producer ( s ) Bernard Edwards Nile Rodgers Sister Sledge singles chronology `` I 've Seen Better Days '' ( 1978 ) `` He 's the Greatest Dancer '' ( 1979 ) `` We Are Family '' ( 1979 ) `` I 've Seen Better Days '' ( 1978 ) `` He 's the Greatest Dancer '' ( 1979 ) `` We Are Family '' ( 1979 ) `` He 's the Greatest Dancer '' is a 1979 song by the American vocal group Sister Sledge. Released on February 3, 1979, The song was written and composed by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers, and recorded for their successful 1979 album We Are Family. Billboard named the song # 66 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time. Contents 1 Background 2 Lyrics and music 3 Sister Sledge 4 Dannii Minogue version 4.1 Chart performance 4.2 Formats and track listings 4.3 Charts 5 Notes 6 References 7 External links Background The song was released as the lead single from the album at the beginning of 1979 crossing over from the clubs -- its 12 ' version was shared by the `` We Are Family '' and `` Lost in Music '' tracks '' -- to R&B radio giving Sister Sledge a number one hit on both Billboard 's Dance and R&B charts in March 1979. The song reached number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 in May ; it might have risen higher, except that in the same month, Atlantic Records, prompted by the overwhelming club response to `` We Are Family, '' sent the last - named track to radio. The song was also a hit in Australia ( # 5 ), the Netherlands ( # 1 ) and the UK ( # 6 ). `` He 's The Greatest Dancer '' was sampled by Will Smith in his 1997 number one hit single `` Gettin ' Jiggy Wit ' It, '' the first selection he released from his album Big Willie Style. In 2000, DJ Tony Touch recorded a version of the song, entitled `` I Wonder Why ? ( He 's the Greatest DJ ), '' whose lyrics were sung by Keisha Spivey and Pam Long of R&B girl group Total. The song was recorded and released by Dannii Minogue in 2007 and was an international Top 40 hit ; it was also sampled by a Russian pop group Hi - Fi in their 1999 song `` Pro Leto '' ( translated as `` About Summer '' ). Robert Hood released a Techno track based on the Hook of this song on his label M - Plant. Nick Holder sampled the song on his 1997 album One Night in the Disco. Lyrics and Music The lyrics were written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers and contains rhymes such as : `` Arrogance, but not conceit As a man, he 's complete... He wears the finest clothes, the best designers heaven knows, from his head down to his toes... Halston, Gucci, Fiorucci '' Nile Rodgers has speculated that this may have been the first occurrence of the later - widespread phenomenon of brands being mentioned in songs. The recording features Rodgers on guitar, Edwards on bass, Tony Thompson on percussion, Raymond Jones on backing keyboards, and orchestration by Gene Orloff 's Chic Strings. Sister Sledge Chic members Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers, who produced the We Are Family album for Sister Sledge, originally formulated all its songs with the group in mind, envisioning the title selection as the lead single. When Atlantic Records wanted a more overtly disco song Edwards and Rodgers gave Sister Sledge `` He 's The Greatest Dancer, '' which they had originally intended for Chic. Nile Rodgers recalled the Sister Sledge members being `` furious '' at being asked to sing the lyric `` My crème de la crème please take me home '' -- `` to them that ( line ) made them seem like loose women '' -- and that they suggested a lyric adjustment to `` My crème de la crème, please do n't go home. '' Rodgers says he and Edwards refused to change the lyric `` because we knew the world that we were writing about obviously more than ( Sister Sledge ) did because they had never even been in a disco... He ai n't going to go home because ( he is ) the greatest dancer... he 's gon na stay there longer than you. '' Rodgers later described his and Edwards 's approach with Sister Sledge as one of `` sing this, '' and admitted to `` misrepresenting '' them because Rodgers and Edwards had not even met Sister Sledge before the sessions. Preceded by `` I Got My Mind Made Up ( You Can Get It Girl ) '' by Instant Funk Billboard Hot Soul Singles number - one single March 31, 1979 Succeeded by `` I Got My Mind Made Up ( You Can Get It Girl ) '' by Instant Funk Preceded by `` I Got My Mind Made Up ( You Can Get It Girl ) '' by Instant Funk Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number - one single ( with `` We Are Family '' and `` Lost in Music '' ) March 24, 1979 -- March 31, 1979 Succeeded by `` Dancer '' / `` Dance to Dance '' by Gino Soccio Dannii Minogue version `` He 's The Greatest Dancer '' Single by Dannii Minogue from the album Club Disco Released December 2006 ( 2006 - 12 ) ( UK ) April 14, 2007 ( 2007 - 04 - 14 ) ( Australia ) Format CD single, digital download Recorded 2006 Genre Pop, dance Length 3 : 05 Label All Around the World Central Station Songwriter ( s ) Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers Producer ( s ) Lee Monteverde for LMC Productions Dannii Minogue singles chronology `` I Ca n't Sleep at Night '' ( 2007 ) `` He 's The Greatest Dancer '' ( 2006 ) `` Touch Me Like That '' ( 2007 ) `` I Ca n't Sleep at Night '' ( 2007 ) `` He 's The Greatest Dancer '' ( 2007 ) `` Touch Me Like That '' ( 2007 ) `` He 's The Greatest Dancer '' is a cover version of the Sister Sledge song performed by Australian singer Dannii Minogue. In November 2006, Minogue performed the song on BBC One 's Children in Need telethon. Later that month a studio version of the song, remixed by Fugitive, appeared on the dance compilation Clubland 10. Though the selection was recorded as the charity single for that year 's Children In Need, it was dropped when Minogue pulled out of Strictly Come Dancing to work on rival TV show The X Factor. The single was replaced in favour of a cover of `` Downtown '' former Spice Girl Emma Bunton had performed. In December 2006, the track was released to dance clubs in the United Kingdom. It was commercially released in Australia by Central Station Records on April 14, 2007. Chart performance `` He 's The Greatest Dancer '' reached number one on the UK Upfront Club Chart in December 2006 and became Minogue 's eleventh club number one in the country. The track also reached number one on the Commercial Pop Chart. In Australia, `` He 's The Greatest Dancer '' entered the singles chart on April 29, 2007 at number thirty - seven, and remained on the chart for two weeks. The track was more successful in Spain, where it reached number nine fourteen weeks after its debut. Formats and track listings These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of `` He 's The Greatest Dancer. '' Australian CD single ( CSRCD50532 ; Released April 14, 2007 ( 2007 - 04 - 14 ) ) `` He 's The Greatest Dancer '' ( LMC edit ) -- 3 : 05 `` He 's The Greatest Dancer '' ( LMC extended ) -- 5 : 55 `` He 's The Greatest Dancer '' ( Chris Lake remix ) -- 6 : 29 `` He 's The Greatest Dancer '' ( Shapeshifters remix ) -- 5 : 41 `` He 's The Greatest Dancer '' ( Kenny Hayes Dub Addiction remix ) -- 5 : 49 `` He 's The Greatest Dancer '' ( Riffs & Rays mix ) -- 8 : 19 `` He 's The Greatest Dancer '' ( Sebastien Leger Electro Vocal mix ) -- 8 : 51 `` He 's The Greatest Dancer '' ( Fugitive Club mix ) -- 5 : 20 Official remixes `` He 's The Greatest Dancer '' ( Sebastien Leger Electro Dub mix ) Charts Chart ( 2007 ) Peak position Australian Singles Chart 37 Spanish Singles Chart 9 UK Upfront Club Chart Notes Jump up ^ `` 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time : Critics ' Picks ''. Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Nile Rodgers interviewed by Peter Paphides ''. Twentyfirstcenturymusic.blogspot.com. November 10, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2011. ^ Jump up to : Peter Shapiro, Turn the Beat Around, p. 169 Jump up ^ `` Number One... Again ! ''. DanniiMusic.com. December 21, 2006. Retrieved November 21, 2007. Jump up ^ `` '' He 's The Greatest Dancer '' Release Advertisement ``. Central Station Records. Retrieved February 16, 2007. ^ Jump up to : `` Discography Dannii Minogue ''. Australian-Charts.com. Retrieved November 21, 2007. ^ Jump up to : `` Spanish Top 20 Singles Chart ''. ProMusicAE.org. Retrieved November 21, 2007. Jump up ^ `` He 's The Greatest Dancer Remixes ''. DanniiMusic.com. Retrieved November 30, 2007. References Ed Hogan. `` '' He 's The Greatest Dancer '' Song Review ``. allmusic.com. Retrieved February 16, 2007. `` Sister Sledge Billboard Singles Charts ''. allmusic.com. Retrieved February 16, 2007. `` Number One... Again ! ''. danniimusic.com. Retrieved February 16, 2007. `` '' He 's The Greatest Dancer '' ( UK Promo Single ) ``. discogs.com. Retrieved February 16, 2007. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Sister Sledge Debbie Sledge Joni Sledge Kim Sledge Kathy Sledge Studio albums Circle of Love Together We Are Family Love Somebody Today All American Girls The Sisters Bet Cha Say That to All the Girls When the Boys Meet the Girls African Eyes Style Compilation albums Freak Out : The Greatest Hits of Chic and Sister Sledge The Very Best of Sister Sledge 1973 -- 93 The Very Best of Chic & Sister Sledge Good Times : The Very Best of the Hits & the Remixes Singles `` He 's the Greatest Dancer '' `` We Are Family '' `` Lost in Music '' `` Thinking of You '' `` My Guy '' `` All the Man That I Need '' `` Frankie '' Related articles Discography Dannii Minogue Studio albums Dannii / Party Jam / Love and Kisses Get into You Girl Neon Nights Club Disco Singles `` Love and Kisses '' `` Success '' `` Jump to the Beat '' `` Baby Love '' `` I Do n't Wanna Take This Pain '' `` Show You the Way to Go '' `` Love 's on Every Corner '' `` This Is It '' `` This is the Way '' `` Get into You '' `` Rescue Me '' `` Boogie Woogie '' `` All I Wanna Do '' `` Everything I Wanted '' `` Disremembrance '' `` Coconut '' `` Everlasting Night '' `` Who Do You Love Now ? '' `` Put the Needle on It '' `` I Begin to Wonder '' `` Do n't Wanna Lose This Feeling '' `` Come and Get It '' `` You Wo n't Forget About Me '' `` Perfection '' `` So Under Pressure '' `` I Ca n't Sleep at Night '' `` He 's the Greatest Dancer '' `` Touch Me Like That '' `` Summer of Love '' `` 100 Degrees '' Compilations U.K. Remixes The Singles The Remixes The Hits & Beyond Unleashed The Early Years The 1995 Sessions This Is It : The Very Best Of Video albums Love and Kisses : Video Collection Get into You : Video Collection The Videos Dannii Minogue : The Video Collection Books My Story My Style Related articles Discography Kylie Minogue ( sister ) Terry Ronald Ian Masterson Julian McMahon ( ex-husband ) Project D Style Queen Book Portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=He%27s_the_Greatest_Dancer&oldid=790026720 '' Categories : 1979 singles 2006 singles 2007 singles All Around the World Productions singles Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs number - one singles Billboard Dance Club Songs number - one singles Cotillion Records singles Disco songs Sister Sledge songs Dannii Minogue songs Eurodance songs Songs written by Bernard Edwards Songs written by Nile Rodgers Song recordings produced by Nile Rodgers Song recordings produced by Bernard Edwards 1978 songs Songs about dancing Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Italiano Português Edit links This page was last edited on 11 July 2017, at 03 : 52. 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Question: who sang i wonder why he's the greatest dancer
Answer: American vocal group Sister Sledge