Song · Wang Chung
“Dance Hall Days” by Wang Chung
From the album Points on the Curve (1983)
“Dance Hall Days” by Wang Chung appears on 14 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 1988 and 2026. It was first released in 1983 on the album Points on the Curve. Its best result is #85 on the KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,019 alternative song of all time.
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Wang Chung first put out "Dance Hall Days" in 1982, back when they still spelled it Huang Chung, then cut it again in 1983 for Points on the Curve, their second album. The remake is new wave at its most buoyant, a skipping beat and a chorus built for a crowded floor, with Jack Hues, Nick Feldman and Darren Costin sharing the writing and Ross Cullum and Chris Hughes producing. It became their only UK top 40 single, peaking at No. 21, went to No. 16 in the US and topped Billboard's dance chart.
Derek Jarman directed the first of its two videos, splicing the band's lip-synching and violin-playing into his father's colour home movies, including footage of Billy Rose's Aquacade at the 1939 New York World's Fair, with a toddler Jarman himself on screen.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 486 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) | 496 |
| 1988 | 257 | Live 105 | Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) | 501 |
| 1989 | 85 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) | 495 |
| 1992 | 297 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) | 500 |
| 1996 | 417 | Q101 | Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) | 500 |
| 1999 | 212 | Q101 | Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1017 |
| 1999 | 722 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1077 |
| 1999 | 696 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) | 1002 |
| 2001 | 887 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2002 | 1009 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 815 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2021 | 242 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s | 909 |
| 2023 | 296 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s | 850 |
| 2026 | 367 | WFPK | WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '80s | 498 |
Also listed as: Dancehall Days.
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