# Dance Commander
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{{infobox song
| name = Dance Commander
| cover = Electric Six - Dance Commander cover art.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [Electric Six](/source/Electric_Six)
| album = [Fire](/source/Fire_(Electric_Six_album))
| B-side = {{hlist|"I Am Detroit"|Remixes}}
| released = {{Start date|2003|10|13}}
| recorded = 2001
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = *[Hard rock](/source/Hard_rock)
*[glam rock](/source/glam_rock)
| length = {{ubl|{{Duration|m=2|s=37}} {{small|(album version)}}|{{Duration|m=2|s=41}} {{small|(radio edit)}}}}
| label = [XL](/source/XL_Recordings)
| writer = [Tyler Spencer](/source/Tyler_Spencer)
| producer = {{hlist|Stuart Bradbury|[Damien Mendis](/source/Damien_Mendis)}}
| prev_title = [Gay Bar](/source/Gay_Bar_(song))
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = [Vibrator](/source/Se%C3%B1or_Smoke)
| next_year = 2004
}}
"'''Dance Commander'''" is a song by American [rock](/source/Rock_music) band [Electric Six](/source/Electric_Six). It was released as the third single from their debut studio album ''[Fire](/source/Fire_(Electric_Six_album))'' on October 13, 2003, but only in the United Kingdom. The song peaked at number 40 on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart).
==Music video==
The song's music video, directed by [Reuben Fleischer](/source/Ruben_Fleischer),[{{cite web|url=https://www.videostatic.com/content/mv-movie-ruben-fleischer-zombieland|title=From MV to Movie: Ruben Fleischer + Zombieland|last=Gottlieb|first=Steven|work=VideoStatic|date=October 5, 2009|access-date=July 15, 2022}}] features a slightly different mix of the song. It received significant airplay on [MTV](/source/MTV). The video features scenes of the band's frontman [Dick Valentine](/source/Tyler_Spencer) dancing erratically around a house.[{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P8frmCmkTE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/5P8frmCmkTE |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live| title=Electric Six - Dance Commander | publisher=[YouTube](/source/YouTube) | date=February 12, 2009 | accessdate=September 30, 2015}}{{cbignore}}]
==Track listing==
===12" vinyl===
* [XL](/source/XL_Recordings) — XLT 170[{{cite web | url=http://www.discogs.com/Electric-Six-Dance-Commander/release/226262 | title=Electric Six - Dance Commander (Vinyl) | publisher=[Discogs](/source/Discogs) | accessdate=September 30, 2015}}]
{{Track listing
| headline = Side A
| title1 = Dance Commander
| note1 = [Benny Benassi](/source/Benny_Benassi) Satisfaction Remix
| length1 = 5:48
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side B
| title1 = Dance Commander
| note1 = [Soulchild](/source/Soulchild) Extended Night Mix
| length1 = 7:05
}}
===CD1===
* XL — XLS 170 CD[{{cite web | url=http://www.discogs.com/Electric-Six-Dance-Commander/release/634209 | title=Electric Six - Dance Commander (CD) | publisher=[Discogs](/source/Discogs) | accessdate=September 30, 2015}}]
{{Track listing
| headline = Side A
| title1 = Dance Commander
| note1 = Radio edit
| length1 = 2:41
| title2 = I Am Detroit
| length2 = 3:17
| title3 = Dance Commander
| note3 = Soulchild Extended Night Mix
| length3 = 7:05
}}
===CD2===
* XL — XLS 170 CD2[{{cite web | url=http://www.discogs.com/Electric-Six-Dance-Commander/release/2644129 | title=Electric Six - Dance Commander (CD) | publisher=[Discogs](/source/Discogs) | accessdate=September 30, 2015}}]
{{Track listing
| headline = Side A
| title1 = Dance Commander
| note1 = Benny Benassi Satisfaction Remix
| length1 = 5:48
| title2 = Dance Commander
| note2 = [Fatboy Slim](/source/Norman_Cook) Dub Mix
| length2 = 5:53
| title3 = Dance Commander
| length3 = 2:37
}}
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Chart (2003)
! Peak
position
|-
{{singlechart|UK|40|artist=Electric Six|date=2003-10-25 |rowheader=true|accessdate=September 30, 2015 |refname=uk-singles}}
|-
{{single chart|UKindie|5|date=20031019|rowheader=true|access-date=October 14, 2024}}
|}
==Legacy==
* The band performed the song on their first live album "[Absolute Pleasure](/source/Absolute_Pleasure)".
* The band performed the song in their live concert movie "Absolute Treasure".
==Release history==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date
! scope="col"| Label
! scope="col"| Format
! scope="col"| Catalogue no.
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3"| United Kingdom
| rowspan="3"| October 13, 2003
| rowspan="3"| [XL](/source/XL_Recordings)
| [12"](/source/Gramophone_record)
| XLT 170