The Safety Dance

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The Safety Dance by Men Without Hats

About The Safety Dance

"The Safety Dance" is a song by Canadian new wave/synth-pop band Men Without Hats, released in Canada in 1982 as the second single from Rhythm of Youth. The song was written by lead singer Ivan Doroschuk after he had been kicked out of a club for pogo dancing. The writer/lead singer, Ivan Doroschuk, has explained that "The Safety Dance" is a protest against bouncers prohibiting dancers from pogoing to 1980s new wave music in clubs when disco was dying and new wave was up and coming. .

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About this song

Credited to
Men Without Hats
Album
Greatest · Track 1 of 12 · Opens the album
Released
February 11, 2013
Duration
2:44
On Last.fm
505,018 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: Greatest