Private Dancer (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Private Dancer


Caption =
Artist = Tina Turner
from Album = Private Dancer
A-side =
B-side = "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby"
Released = 1985
Format = Vinyl
CD single
Digital download
Cassette
Recorded =
Genre = Pop, Rock, R&B
Length = 7:11 (Album Version)
3:54 (7" Edit)
Label = Capitol Records
Writer = Mark Knopfler
Producer = John Carter
Certification =
Chart position =
* #7 (US Billboard Hot 100)
* #26 (UK Singles Chart)
Last single = "Better Be Good to Me" (1985)
This single = "Private Dancer" (1985)
Next single = "I Can't Stand the Rain" (1985)
Misc =

"Private Dancer" is a hit single, recorded by Tina Turner, which was written by Mark Knopfler. It is the title track of Tina Turner's breakthrough solo album, "Private Dancer". The song was one of Tina Turner's most successful singles, reaching number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and it also peaked at number three on the US R&B/Hip-Hop chart, making it her second most successful single released on that chart behind "What's Love Got to Do with It?" which peaked at number two. The song had moderate international success, only reaching number twenty-six in the UK.

Background

The track was originally going to be on the Dire Straits album "Love Over Gold". After the song was recorded, however, the vocals were not added. Mark Knopfler considered that they were not suitable for a male to sing, so the track was cut from the final mix.fact|date=July 2007 Legal restrictions prevented the original recording from being used, so two years after it was recorded, the track was remade by Dire Straits for Tina Turner. The original drummer Pick Withers had been replaced by Terry Williams). Also, Knopfler did not feature on the track and was replaced by Jeff Beck.

Versions and mixes

* 7" Edit - 3:54
* Album Version a.k.a. Full Length Mix (12") - 7:11

Chart performance

Trivia

* Turner was required to change the line "American Express will do nicely, thank you" to "A few pounds sterling" for the BBC's "Top of the Pops", due to a long-standing ban on the use of product names.
* The song's music video was filmed in the The Rivoli Ballroom, London
*Nicki French did a cover of the song for the Gayfest album in 2005