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“And We Danced” by The Hooters
From the album Nervous Night (1985)
“And We Danced” by The Hooters appears on 11 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1985 and 2026. It was first released in 1985 on the album Nervous Night. Its best result is #44 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1985. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #113 alternative song of 1985 and #5,738 alternative song of all time.
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"And We Danced" was the Hooters' calling card in 1985, a single from Nervous Night, their second album, on Columbia. Eric Bazilian and Rob Hyman wrote it, Rick Chertoff produced, and David Thoener mixed, and it's a song built for sweaty summer nights: a galloping beat, a chorus you can holler along with, and a sense of pure, breathless release.
It climbed to 21 on the Hot 100 and number three on the Mainstream Rock chart, and in Australia it became their second top 10 hit in a row. That July the band played it at the Live Aid benefit in Philadelphia, and the video, shot live at the Exton Drive-In in Pennsylvania, earned a nomination for Best New Artist at the MTV Video Music Awards the following year.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 44 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1985 | 91 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1266 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 2001 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2020 | 1290 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
| 2021 | 555 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s | 909 |
| 2022 | 493 | 99.1 PLR | 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022) | 500 |
| 2022 | 153 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2022) | 500 |
| 2023 | 157 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2023) | 500 |
| 2024 | 210 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2024) | 500 |
| 2025 | 283 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2025) | 500 |
| 2026 | 461 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2026) | 500 |
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