Dance with Somebody

This article is about the Mando Diao song. For the Whitney Houston song, see I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me). For the Bebe Rexha song, see The Way I Are (Dance with Somebody). For the Glee episode, see Dance with Somebody (Glee).

"Dance with Somebody" is a song by the alternative rock band Mando Diao. It was released in January 2009 as the lead single from their album, Give Me Fire. A segment of the song was the theme song for the twelfth season of Dancing With The Stars.

"Dance with Somebody"
Single by Mando Diao
from the album Give Me Fire
Released	9 January 2009
Recorded	2008
Genre	Alternative rock, garage rock
Length	4:01
Label	EMI, Majesty
Songwriter(s)	Björn Dixgård, Gustaf Norén
Producer(s)	Salla Salazar
Mando Diao singles chronology
"Train On Fire" (2008) "Dance with Somebody" (2009) "Gloria" (2009)

Music video

The music video was directed by Matt Wignall and Vern Moen.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1]	1
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[2]	16
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[3]	12
European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[4]	12
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5]	13
Germany (GfK)[6]	2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7]	4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8]	9
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[9]	1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10]	4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)	Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[12]	12
Germany (Official German Charts)[13]	5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14]	6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15]	32
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16]	42
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17]	14

Covers

In 2014, the song was covered by German heavy metal band Iron Savior as a surprise track on their album Rise of the Hero. Vocalist/guitarist Piet Sielck explained that the band originally intended the song to be a bonus track for their limited edition release. He addressed why it never came to be:

"we simply liked it too much and finally decided to make it a regular album track."^[18]