Song · M. Ward
“Let's Dance” by M. Ward
From the album Transfiguration of Vincent (2003)
“Let's Dance” by M. Ward appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2013 and 2024. It was first released in 2003 on the album Transfiguration of Vincent. Its best result is #233 on The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs.
M. Ward took David Bowie's "Let's Dance" and folded it into Transfiguration of Vincent, his third album, released in March 2003, with Mike Coykendall recording it. Bowie holds the only writing credit; Ward is purely the interpreter here, carrying the song off to a singer-songwriter's record instead of a dance floor.
The album's title does double duty: it tips a hat to John Fahey's 1965 record The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death while also marking the death of a close friend of Ward's. Slant Magazine later placed the album at number 88 on its list of the best of the 2000s.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 869 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2024 | 233 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs | 850 |
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