 the modern dance is the debut studio album by american rock band pere ubu. it was released in january 1978, through record label blank. a 5.1 surround sound version was released as the dvd-audio side of a dualdisc in 2005. == track listing == all songs written and composed by pere ubu (david thomas, tom herman, allen ravenstine, tony maimone, scott krauss), except as noted. ; side one :a1. non-alignment pact â 3:18 :a2. the modern dance â 3:28 :a3. laughing â 4:35 :a4. street waves â 3:04 :a5. chinese radiation â 3:27 ; side two :b1. life stinks (peter laughner) â 1:52 :b2. real world â 3:59 :b3. over my head â 3:48 :b4. sentimental journey â 6:05 :b5. humor me â 2:44 == critical reception == {{album ratings | rev1 = allmusic | rev1score =  | rev2 = robert christgau | rev2score =   revised with a new rating from  | rev3 = q | rev3score =   cited at  | rev4 = rolling stone | rev4score = favorable{{cite news |newspaper=rolling stone |issue=266 |date=june 1, 1978 |first=ken |last=tucker |authorlink=ken tucker |title=pere ubu the modern dance / the suicide commandos make a record > album reviews |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/pereubu/albums/album/221015/review/5943264/the_modern_dance |accessdate= |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071001091739/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/pereubu/
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