In this edition of Weekly's Best, the "Let's Dance" audio by David Bowie and video cover by Duran Duran are your favorites.
In this post, I thought I would delve into the background of "Let's Dance" as a song and Let's Dance as an album.
Released in April 1983
15th studio album
Best selling album by Bowie - 10.7 million copies sold worldwide
Genres considered - Post disco, Dance rock, Dance pop, New wave
"Let's Dance" released in March 1983 as the lead single
Biggest selling single by Bowie as well as an international hit
Launched David Bowie's major stardom
Let's Dance Success -
No. 1 on UK Albums Chart ... On the chart for over a year
Certified Gold in Austria, Denmark, Finland, and Spain
Certified Silver in the UK (1999 release)
Certified Platinum in Australia, France, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the UK, and the U.S.
Certified 5x Platinum in Canada
Point of interest - Unknown at the time, Stevie Ray Vaughan was brought onboard as lead guitarist.
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