Dancing Barefoot

1979 single by Patti Smith

"Dancing Barefoot"

Single by Patti Smith Group

from the album Wave

B-side

"5-4-3-2-1" (Live)

Released

May 1979 (1979-05)

Recorded

Bearsville Studios

Length

4:18

Label

Arista

Songwriter(s)

Patti Smith, Ivan Král

Producer(s)

Todd Rundgren

Patti Smith singles chronology

"Frederick"
(1979)

"Dancing Barefoot"
(1979)

"So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star"
(1979)

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"Dancing Barefoot" is a rock song written by Patti Smith and Ivan Král, and released as a second single from the Patti Smith Group's 1979 album Wave.^[1] According to the album sleeve, the song was dedicated to women such as Amedeo Modigliani's mistress Jeanne Hébuterne.

In 1998, the song featured on the soundtrack of Whatever, a coming of age film starring Liza Weil.^[2]

In 2000, a live version was released on the benefit album Broadcasts Vol. 8 from KGSR in Austin, Texas.^[3]

In 2010, the song ranked number 331 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".^[4]

In 2023, the song was used as the opening theme on the television miniseries Daisy Jones & the Six.^[5]

Cover versions

1986 – Niki Mono & Berry Sakharof (Fuck Your Dreams, This Is Heaven soundtrack)
1986 – The Feelies
1986 – The Mission (Extra track on The Mission II, a 12-inch single released in July 1986. Also included on The First Chapter album released in 1987.)
1987 – Eastern Bloc ("Eastern Bloc")
1988 – The Celibate Rifles (12-inch EP, bonus track on reissued CD version of Roman Beach Party)
1989 – U2 (B-side to the "When Love Comes to Town" single, also on the compilation The Best of 1980–1990; features on the soundtrack of the 1994 movie Threesome; reached number one in Iceland in early 1995^[6])
1991 – Xymox (Phoenix)
1995 – Johnette Napolitano (Spirit of '73: Rock for Choice)
1997 – Die Cheerleader (Barb Wire soundtrack)
1998 – Sin ("Insinuation")
2001 – Simple Minds (Neon Lights)
2004 – Chamber [de] (The Stolen Child) ^[7]
2005 – Lea DeLaria (Double Standards)
2008 – Allison Moorer (Mockingbird)
2010 – Pearl Jam (Performed at Bridge School Benefit October 23, 2010)
2010 - Spencer P. Jones & the Escape Committee (Sobering Thoughts)
2011 – Shakespears Sister (Cosmic Dancer)
2011 – First Aid Kit (Performed for Patti Smith at the Polar Music Prize 2011 during the award ceremony)^[8]
2014 - Simple Minds (Big Music, bonus track, featuring Sarah Brown)^[9]
2017 - Simple Minds (Acoustic In Concert)
2021 - DireSloth, played live on the main stage at the 38th Boston Freedom Rally

References

^ "Dancing Barefoot". Archived from the original on 2008-01-12. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
^ "Whatever (1998) soundtrack". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
^ "KGSR Broadcasts Vol.8 - Radio sampler". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
^ "Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. April 7, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
^ March 05, Maureen Lee Lenker. "Why 'Daisy Jones and the Six' chose a Patti Smith track as its theme song". EW.com. Retrieved 21 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (18.2 '95 – 25.2 '95)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 18 February 1995. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
^ Chamber – Solitude at Discogs (list of releases)
^ "Dancing Barefoot - First Aid Kit (Patti Smith cover)". YouTube. 2012-08-01. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
^ ""Big Music (Deluxe Edition)" von Simple Minds auf Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com.