I'M IN THE MOOD FOR DANCING

I'M IN THE MOOD FOR DANCING

Song Information

SHARON Version

 
I'M IN THE MOOD FOR DANCING's banner.

Artist: SHARON
Composition/Lyrics: Findon / Myers / Puzey
Producer: Ventura
Album: Dancemania HAPPY PARADISE 2 (2001)
BPM: 150
Length: 1:31
First Music Game Appearance: DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution 6thMIX-
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

jubeat Version

 
I'M IN THE MOOD FOR DANCING's jacket.

Composition/Lyrics: Findon / Myers / Puzey
Original Artist: THE NOLANS
Album: I'M IN THE MOOD FOR DANCING (1979)
BPM: 105
Length: 1:45
First Music Game Appearance: jubeat
Other Music Game Appearances:

Lyrics

The lines marked with an asterisk (*) are only present on the jubeat cover version of I'M IN THE MOOD FOR DANCING. Lines marked with ※ are only present on the SHARON version of the song.

Ooh, ooh
Yeah, yeah

I'm in the mood for dancing, romancing
Ooh I'm giving it all tonight
I'm in the mood for chancing
I feel like dancing
Ooh so come on and hold me tight

Dancing, (dancing) I'm in the mood, babe
So let the music play
Ooh I'm dancing, (dancing) I'm in the groove, babe
So get on up and let your body sway (body sway)

I'm in the mood for dancing, romancing
You know I shan't ever stop tonight
*  I'm in the mood for chancing
   I feel like dancing
   Ooh from head to my toes
   Take me again
   And heaven who knows
   Just where it will end

   So dance, yeah let's dance, come on and dance
   Dance, yeah let's dance, come on and dance

※ I'm in the mood, I'm in the mood
   I'm in the mood to dance
   Yeah let's dance, come on and dance

   I'm in the mood so baby dance
   Yeah let's dance, c'mon and dance
   I'm in the mood to take a chance
   Yeah let's dance, c'mon and dance
   Get on your feet now baby, dance

   Yeah let's dance, c'mon and dance

Song Connections / Remixes

  • The DanceDanceRevolution series uses a Eurobeat remix of I'M IN THE MOOD FOR DANCING by SHARON, while the jubeat series uses a standard cover version of the song.
  • The full, unmixed version of I'M IN THE MOOD FOR DANCING appears in the Dancemania HAPPY PARADISE 2 Promo #1 vinyl.

Trivia

  • I'M IN THE MOOD FOR DANCING is THE NOLANS' most commercially successful single. This is also the only song from Ireland to reach #1 on Japan's Oricon charts.
  • I'M IN THE MOOD FOR DANCING is THE NOLANS' eleventh single. The song later appeared on their second album, Nolan Sisters, in November 1979.
  • I'M IN THE MOOD FOR DANCING received a new BEGINNER chart in DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME.
  • SHARON is a vocalist from Melbourne, Australia.

Song Production Information

Untranslated.

Difficulty & Notecounts

DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2.
jubeat to clan difficulty rated from 1 to 10. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd and jubeat@Wiki.)

DanceDanceRevolution

Game Single Double
Beginner Basic Difficult Expert Challenge Basic Difficult Expert Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows 100 / 0 139 / 4 218 / 19 295 / 9 - / - / - 124 / 4 218 / 6 309 / 10 - / - / -
DDRMAX - N/A N/A N/A - N/A N/A N/A -
DDRMAX2 location test - 3 4 7 - 3 6 7 -
DDRMAX2 - 3 ↑5 ↑8 - 3 ↓4 7 -
DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME 1 3 5 8 - 3 4 7 -
DDRMAX CS JP - N/A N/A N/A - N/A N/A N/A -

jubeat

Game Level
Basic Advanced Extreme
Notecounts 188 342 524
jubeat 2 5 7
UBeat 2 5 7
jubeat ripples→knit APPEND 2 ↓4 ↓6
jubeat plus 2 4 6