Song · U2
“Dancing Barefoot” by U2
Released 1989
“Dancing Barefoot” by U2 appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1989 and 2024. It was first released in 1989. Its best result is #34 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #99 alternative song of 1989 and #4,131 alternative song of all time.
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U2 reached back a decade for "Dancing Barefoot", the Patti Smith and Ivan Král song that the Patti Smith Group had issued as a single from their 1979 album Wave, and put out their own version in 1989, producing it themselves. Smith wrote the words, and the Wave sleeve dedicated the song to women such as Jeanne Hébuterne, the lover of the painter Amedeo Modigliani.
In U2's hands it becomes a tip of the hat to Smith, reverent without ever turning stiff.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 34 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989 | 107 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 379 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) | 500 |
| 2003 | 514 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2024 | 247 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs | 850 |
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