Song · Bryan Ferry
“Don't Stop The Dance” by Bryan Ferry
From the album Boys and Girls (1985)
“Don't Stop The Dance” by Bryan Ferry appears on 7 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1999 and 2025. It was first released in 1985 on the album Boys and Girls. Its best result is #611 on The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,747 alternative song of all time.
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"Don't Stop the Dance" was the second single from Boys and Girls, Bryan Ferry's sixth solo album, released in 1985 on E.G. Records. Ferry wrote and produced it with Rhett Davies, and Bob Clearmountain mixed it. It's sophisti-pop at its most seductive: a slow, shimmering groove, Ferry's croon sounding half-lost in the small hours, and a saxophone solo from David Sanborn slinking through the middle.
It broke into the top 20 of Billboard's Album Rock list, and Adult Contemporary radio took it to number 26. John Scarlett Davis directed the video, which cut French model Laurence Treil and Louise King against old film of dancers, from chorus girls to ballerinas, with Treil miming along to Sanborn's sax.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 847 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 898 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 903 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 903 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2002 | 1284 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1753 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2025 | 611 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs | 800 |
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