Let's Dance (Five song)

"Let's Dance" is a song by English boy band Five. It was released on 13 August 2001 as the lead single from their third studio album, Kingsize (2001). The song was written by Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Ash Howes, Martin Harrington, Abz Love, Jason "J" Brown, and Sean Conlon and produced by Stannard and Gallagher.

"Let's Dance"
Single by Five
from the album Kingsize
B-side	"Sometimes" "Millennium Megamix"
Released	13 August 2001 (2001-08-13)
Genre	Dance-pop[1]
Length	3:38
Label	RCA BMG
Songwriter(s)	Richard Stannard Julian Gallagher Ash Howes Martin Harrington Richard Breen Jason Brown Sean Conlon
Producer(s)	Richard "Biff" Stannard Julian Gallagher
Five singles chronology
"We Will Rock You" (2000) "Let's Dance" (2001) "Closer to Me" (2001)
Music video
"Let's Dance" on YouTube

"Let's Dance" charted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Five's third and final number-one single, and was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The song also peaked at number two on the Irish Singles Chart and became a top-10 in hit in Australia, Flanders, Greece, and Romania.

Music video

The official music video was directed by Max and Dania. The music video used a life-sized cardboard image of Conlon since he was not present at the time of filming. While it claimed at the time that he was ill with glandular fever,^[2] he had actually left the band due to exhaustion and mental health issues.^[3] He told NME in 2022: "It wasn't the best. I was already feeling down and being replaced with a cardboard cutout was like a dig in the ribs. There wasn't the awareness then [that] there is now. Back then, if you said you had problems, there wasn't any sympathy."^[4] Robinson said in 2025 that the video should never have been allowed to happen.^[5]

The video was also the last music video that Five recorded before their break-up, as the video for "Closer to Me" was a compilation of old video footage,^[6] and the video for "Rock the Party" was animated.^[7]

Track listings

UK and Irish CD1[8] "Let's Dance" (radio edit) – 3:38 "Sometimes" – 3:51 "Let's Dance" (The Kinkyboy remix) – 6:30 "Let's Dance" (director's cut video) – 5:17 UK and Irish CD2[9] "Let's Dance" (radio edit) – 3:38 "Millenium Megamix" – 5:12 CD-ROM interviews

UK cassette single and European CD single[10][11] "Let's Dance" (radio edit) – 3:38 "Sometimes" – 3:51 Australian CD single[12] "Let's Dance" (radio edit) – 3:38 "Sometimes" – 5:12 "Let's Dance" (The Kinkyboy mix) – 6:30 "Millenium Megamix" – 5:12

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Kingsize album booklet.^[13]

Studio

• Mixed at Biffco Studios (Dublin, Ireland)

Personnel

• Richard "Biff" Stannard – writing (as Richard Stannard), backing vocals, production
• Julian Gallagher – writing, guitars, production
• Ash Howes – writing, keyboards, programming, recording, mixing
• Martin Harrington – writing, keyboards, programming, recording
• Abz Love – writing (as Richard Breen)
• Jason Brown – writing
• Sean Conlon – writing
• Andy Caine – backing vocals
• Steve Lewinson – bass
• Simon Hale – keyboards
• Alvin Sweeney – recording

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2001) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[14] 3 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[15] 64 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[16] 8 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[17] 3 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[18] 6 Europe (European Hit Radio)[19] 7 Germany (GfK)[20] 54 Greece (IFPI)[21] 8 Ireland (IRMA)[22] 2 Italy (FIMI)[23] 15 Latvia (Latvijas Top 30)[24] 17 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[25] 22 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[26] 21 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[27] 11 Poland (Music & Media)[28] 15 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[29] 8 Scotland (OCC)[30] 1 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[31] 12 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[32] 20 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[33] 77 UK Singles (OCC)[34] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position Australia (ARIA)[35] 82 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[36] 94 Europe (European Hit Radio)[37] 65 Ireland (IRMA)[38] 34 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[29] 96 UK Singles (OCC)[39] 29

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[40]	Gold	35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[41]	Silver	200,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Australia	13 August 2001	CD	RCA BMG	[42]
Sweden				[43]
United Kingdom		CD cassette		[44]