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{{short description|1982 single by Men Without Hats}}
{{Infobox Single |
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2018}}
| Name = The Safety Dance
{{Infobox song
| Cover = Men without hats-the safety dance s.jpeg
| Artist name = [[MenThe WithoutSafety Hats]]Dance
| B-sidecover = The Safety = "SecurityDance (song)"single.jpg
| fromalt Album = [[Rhythm of Youth]]=
| Releasedtype = [[1982]] (US)<br/>[[1983]] (UK)single
| artist = [[Men Without Hats]]
| Format = [[Gramophone record|7"]]<br /> 12"</br /> [[Compact Disc|CD]]
| Recorded album = 1982[[Rhythm of Youth]]
| B-side = {{unbulleted list|"Security" (UK)|"Living in China" (US)}}
| Genre = [[Pop]]
| Length released = 2:411982
| recorded =
| Label = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
| studio =
| This single = Men Without Hats<br><small>(1982/1983)</small>
| venue =
| Next single = [[Living in China]]<br><small>(1983)</small>
| genre = {{hlist|[[New wave music|New wave]]<ref>{{cite magazine|first= John |last= Politis |title= Men Without Hats – Rhythm of Youth |magazine= Voice of Youth Advocates: VOYA |publisher= [[Rowman & Littlefield|Scarecrow Press]] |volume= 6 |year= 1983 |page= 356 |quote= The single by Men Without Hats, "The Safety Dance," may be the best new wave dance song since The B-52's "Rock Lobster."}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/80s-new-wave-new-wave-dance-mw0000050508|title=80's New Wave: New Wave Dance - Album Reviews, Songs & More |last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|website=AllMusic}}</ref>|[[synth-pop]]<ref>{{cite web|first= Robin |last= Platts |title= Men Without Hats – Greatest Hats |website= [[AllMusic]] |access-date= June 18, 2014 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/greatest-hats-mw0000232005}}</ref>}}
| length = {{unbulleted list|2:47 (single/video/original album version)|4:36 ("Extended Dance Mix"/US album version)}}
| label = {{hlist|GMC|[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]}}
| writer = [[Ivan Doroschuk]]
| producer = Marc Durand
| prev_title = I Like
| prev_year = 1982
| next_title = I Got the Message
| next_year = 1983
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|nM4okRvCg2g|"The Safety Dance"}}}}
}}
 
"'''The Safety Dance'''" is a song by Canadian [[New wave music|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 ejected from a club for [[pogo (dance)|pogo dancing]].<ref>{{cite news|first= Sandra |last= Sperounes |title= Good dance tunes don't die |newspaper= [[Edmonton Journal]] |date= May 12, 2011 |url= https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/Good+dance+tunes/4769026/story.html |archive-date= August 3, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110803051845/http://www.edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/Good+dance+tunes/4769026/story.html}}</ref>
'''The Safety Dance''' was the first and biggest-selling single by the [[1980s]] [[synth pop]] group [[Men Without Hats]], written by [[Ivan Doroschuk]]. Released in the [[United States of America|USA]] in 1982 and in the [[United Kingdom]] in September 1983, the song peaked at number three on the [[Hot 100]]. In the UK the song also proved successful, reaching the top ten. The song would prove to be the only major hit for the group. Their follow-up album, ''[[Folk of the 80s (Part III)]]'', reached no higher than #127 on the [[Billboard]] album chart.
 
The song entered the Canadian top 50 on February 19, 1983,<ref>https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/RPM/80s/1983/RPM-Canada-1983-02-19.pdf</ref> peaking at No. 11 on May 14. In the meantime, "The Safety Dance" was released in the US on March 16, but did not enter the US charts until June 25. It became a bigger hit than in Canada, spending four weeks at No. 3 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in September and October 1983.<ref>{{cite book|first= Joel |last= Whitburn |author-link= Joel Whitburn |year= 2004 |title= The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits |edition= 8th |publisher= Billboard Publications}}</ref> It also reached number 1 the week of October 1, 1983 on ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]'', <ref>{{cite book|title=Cash Box Pop Hits: 1952-1996|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|author-link=Joel Whitburn|year=2014|publisher=Record Research}}</ref> as well as number 1 on the [[Dance Club Songs|''Billboard'' Dance Chart]]. "The Safety Dance" found similar success in other parts of the world, entering the UK charts in August and peaking at No. 6 in early November, and entering the New Zealand charts in November, eventually peaking at No. 2 in early 1984. The song was also a massive success in South Africa, reaching No. 1 on the Springbok charts. The song has been inducted into the [[Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite news|first= T'Cha |last= Dunlevy |title= Men Without Hats' Safety Dance, Pop Goes the World enter hall of fame |newspaper= [[The Sudbury Star]] |date= September 1, 2020 |url= https://www.thesudburystar.com/entertainment/music/men-without-hats-safety-dance-pop-goes-the-world-enter-hall-of-fame/wcm/b1dae6ea-89dd-4af6-ace3-c22abc0e2a1b}}</ref>
Though music fans have often interpreted the song as a metaphor for [[nuclear war]], a call for [[safe sex]], and even a protest against club [[slam dancing]] bans, group member Stefan Doroschuk said in an online interview that "The Safety Dance" is about nonconformism and everyone's ability to leave their friends behind and strike out on their own{{Fact|date=February 2007}}. The music video showed the band, along with [[Mike Edmonds]], orchestrating a [[morris dance]], in a scene reminiscent of ''[[The Wicker Man]]''. The music video also shows a [[maypole dance]].
 
In 2021, the band released a recording of a new version of the song, reimagined as a mid-tempo ballad, under the title "No Friends of Mine".<ref>{{cite web|first= Glenn |last= Rowley |title= Men Without Hats Reinvent 'Safety Dance' with New Single 'No Friends of Mine' |website= [[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]] |date= August 25, 2021 |access-date= May 7, 2022 |url= https://consequence.net/2021/08/men-without-hats-no-friends-of-mine-stream/}}</ref> The track is included on their 2022 [[extended play|EP]] ''Again (Part 1)''.<ref>{{cite web|title= Men Without Hats |website= Sonic Envy |accessdate= May 7, 2022 |url= https://sonicenvy.com/artists/men-without-hats/}}</ref>
== Track listing ==
=== 12" Maxi version ===
# ''The Safety Dance'' (Extended Version)
# ''I Got the Message''
# ''Antarctica''
 
===Meaning 7"of Singlethe version =song==
The writer/lead singer [[Ivan Doroschuk]] has explained that "The Safety Dance" is a protest against [[bouncer]]s prohibiting dancers from [[Pogo (dance)|pogoing]] to 1980s [[new wave music]] in clubs when [[disco]] was declining and new wave was beginning its popularity. Unlike disco dancing, which is done with partners, new wave dancing is done individually and involves holding the torso rigid while thrashing about; pogoing involves jumping up and down (the more deliberately violent evolution of pogoing is [[Moshing|slamdancing]]). Clubgoers doing the newer pogo dance were perceived as posing a danger to disco dancers on the dance floor, and so club bouncers would tell pogoers to stop or be kicked out of the club. Thus, the song is a protest and a call for freedom of expression.<ref name="Interview">{{cite interview|first= Ivan |last= Doroschuk |interviewer= Sam Tweedle |title= You Can Dance If You Want To: A Conversation with Ivan Doroschuk |website= Confessions of a Pop Culture Addict |date= November 3, 2012 |access-date= October 17, 2016 |url= http://popcultureaddict.com/menwithouthat/ |url-status= dead |archive-date= March 24, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170324015706/http://popcultureaddict.com/menwithouthat/}}</ref>
# ''The Safety Dance''
# ''Security''
 
In 2003, on an episode of [[VH1]]'s ''True Spin'', Doroschuk responded to two common interpretations of the song. Firstly, he explained "The Safety Dance" is not a call for safe sex, and that this interpretation is "people reading into it a bit too much". Secondly, he explained that it is not an anti-nuclear protest song ''per se'' despite the nuclear imagery at the end of the video. Doroschuk stated that "it wasn't a question of ''just'' being anti-nuclear, it was a question of being [[anti-establishment]]."<ref>{{cite web|author= Karec |title= True Meaning of the Safety Dance |publisher= [[Veoh]] |url= http://www.veoh.com/watch/v16725574hRwbx5sZ}}</ref>
== Trivia ==
*The idea that the song was the band's reaction to the ban that many clubs placed on [[Pogo (dance)|pogoing]] in [[Mosh|mosh pits]] - very popular in the [[punk subculture]] of the day - is erroneous. This is confirmed by Stefan Doroschuk (see above). This misconception was repeated on the recent Channel 4 TV programme, ''50 Greatest One Hit Wonders'', broadcast in the UK, during May 2006.
*A parody of the song called "[[The Sulu Dance]]" was popularized on the [[Howard Stern]] radio show. The song was created by [[Kidd Chris]] and is based on the ''[[Star Trek]]'' character [[Hikaru Sulu|Mr. Sulu]], played by [[George Takei]].
*The song was parodied on ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]'' in a skit about fictional channels. One was the "Men Without Hats Conversation Channel" featuring a man singing "You can (make toast,get divorced,etc.) if you want to..." in various conversations and getting punched in the face when he sings "You can bring the check if you want to..." to a waiter.
*In 1984, [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] recorded a parody of the song called "The Brady Bunch."
*In the TV series ''[[Futurama]]'', episode "[[Future Stock]]", a 1980s [[Wall Street]] power businessman is brought into the 31st century. He and Fry reminisce about "The Safety Dance", which prompts Fry to quip "Y'know, that dance wasn't as safe as they said it was."
*The song was also featured in the movie ''[[Bio-Dome]]'' (1996) with [[Pauly Shore]] as an unsuccessful torture method intended to remove the protagonists from the Biodome.
*The song was featured in the ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]'' season 5 episode "[[My Day at the Races]]", when Carla asks Turk about the possibility of their future son wanting to dance instead of playing football. He responds, "He can dance if he wants to. He can leave his friends behind. Cause his friends don't dance and if they don't dance, well, they're no friends of mine!"
*[[Homer Simpson]] unsuccessfully tried to sing the song on ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Bye Bye Nerdie]]", singing "You can dance, you can dance, everybody look at your pants!"
*In the [[South Park]] episode [[Asspen]] features a club mix of the Safety Dance that Butters dances to, prompting Cartman to respond, "Butters, I hate you with every inch of my body."
*In the TV series ''[[Beavis and Butthead]]'', episode "[[Cow Tipping (Beavis and Butt-Head Episode)|Cow Tipping]]", the song is featured in one of the music-video segments, much to the disgust of the title characters.
*The little person in the song's music video is actor [[Mike Edmonds]] (''[[Return of the Jedi]]'', ''[[Time Bandits]]'', ''[[Flash Gordon (film)|Flash Gordon]]'').
*It shows up on ''[[Skippy's list]]'' "202. Despite the confusing similarity in the names, the "Safety Dance" and the "Safety Briefing" are never to be combined."
*"Safety Dance" was rated #83 in [[VH1]]'s [[100 Greatest One-hit Wonders]].
*In an episode of ''[[That '70s Show]]'', an angel takes ''[[Eric Forman]]'' into a glimpse of the future (the 80s), where he hears the song playing in the room. Eric asks "What the hell was that?!" to which the angel replies "Oh you'll find out."
 
==ExternalMusic linkvideo==
The music video for the song (which uses the shorter single version), directed by [[Tim Pope]],<ref>{{cite web|first= Jim |last= Hynes |website= Menwithouthats.com |title= Past Interviews |access-date= July 22, 2013 |url= http://www.menwithouthats.com/interviews.html}}</ref> is notable for its [[British folk revival]] imagery, featuring [[Morris dance]]rs, [[Mummers play|Mummers]], [[Punch and Judy]] and a [[maypole]]. It was filmed in the village of [[West Kington]] in Wiltshire, England.<ref>{{cite web|title= Safety Dance was filmed in West Kington, Wiltshire, Near Bath, England. |publisher= [[Facebook]] |date= January 16, 2011 |access-date= November 26, 2015 |url= https://www.facebook.com/menwithouthats/posts/185924954770776}}</ref> [[Ivan Doroschuk]] is the only member of the band actually to perform in the video. Doroschuk, and others in the video, can be seen repeatedly forming an "S" sign by jerking both arms into a stiff pose, one arm in an upward curve and the other in a downward curve, apparently referring to the first letter in "safety". The Morris dancers seen in the video were the Chippenham Town Morris Men.<ref>{{cite web|title= Chippenham Town Morris Men Odd Bookings |website= Chippenhammorris.com |access-date= September 13, 2021 |url= http://www.chippenhammorris.com/oddbooks.htm}}</ref> The little person actor is [[Mike Edmonds]],<ref>{{cite news|title= Mini Jester in "The Safety Dance": 'Memba Him? |work= [[TMZ]] |date= August 11, 2013 |access-date= November 26, 2015 |url= http://www.tmz.com/2013/08/11/mike-edmonds-safety-dance-little-person-now-photos/}}</ref> whose T-shirt in the video shows the ''[[Rhythm of Youth]]'' album cover. The identity of the blonde-haired woman by the name of Jenny seen dancing in the video remained unknown until 2013 when she was identified as [[Louise Court]],<ref>{{cite news|first= Kevin |last= Wuench |title= Can you name the THIRD biggest hit for Men Without Hats? Here it is |newspaper= [[Tampa Bay Times]] |date= January 15, 2015 |access-date= November 26, 2015 |url= http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/80s/can-you-name-the-third-biggest-hit-for-men-without-hats-here-it-is/2213581 |url-status= dead |archive-date= December 8, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151208092653/http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/80s/can-you-name-the-third-biggest-hit-for-men-without-hats-here-it-is/2213581}}</ref> a journalist who was editor-in-chief at ''Cosmopolitan'' and became a director at Hearst Magazines UK in 2015.<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Tony |last= Connelly |title= Farrah Storr becomes new Cosmopolitan editor as Hearst Magazines UK makes changes to senior editorial team |magazine= The Drum |date= July 2, 2015 |access-date= March 24, 2016 |url= http://www.thedrum.com/news/2015/07/02/farrah-storr-becomes-new-cosmopolitan-editor-hearst-magazines-uk-makes-changes}}</ref>
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8iw27FV0h0 "The Safety Dance" music video on Youtube]
 
== References Charts==
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* [http://www.menwithouthats.com Men Without Hats - Official Site]
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===Weekly charts===
[[Category:Men Without Hats songs|Safety Dance, The]]
{|class="wikitable sortable"
[[Category:Canadian songs|Safety Dance, The]]
!Chart (1983)
[[Category:Songs parodied by "Weird Al" Yankovic|Safety Dance, The]]
!Peak<br>position
[[Category:Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one singles|Safety Dance, The]]
|-
[[Category:One-hit wonders]]
|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref>{{cite web|title= Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989 |publisher= Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien |access-date= July 22, 2013 |url= http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=21533&pages=}}</ref>
|align="center"|5
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{{singlechart|Austria|7|artist=Men Without Hats|song=The Safety Dance|access-date=July 22, 2013}}
|-
{{singlechart|Flanders|10|artist=Men Without Hats|song=The Safety Dance|access-date=July 22, 2013}}
|-
{{singlechart|Canadatopsingles|11|chartid=6269|access-date=June 2, 2013}}
|-
|Denmark ([[Hitlisten]])<ref>Danish Charts Archive. 25 November 1983.</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|France ([[Institut français d'opinion publique|IFOP]])<ref>{{cite web|title= InfoDisc : Tous les Titres par Artiste |website= InfoDisc |access-date= June 21, 2013 |url= http://www.infodisc.fr/Bilan_M.php |id= Select "Men Without Hats" from the artist drop-down menu |language= fr}}</ref>
|align="center"|64
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{{singlechart|Ireland2|3|song=The Safety Dance|access-date=July 22, 2013}}
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{{singlechart|Dutch40|29|year=1983|week=38|access-date=July 22, 2013}}
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{{singlechart|Dutch100|23|artist=Men Without Hats|song=The Safety Dance|access-date=July 22, 2013}}
|-
{{singlechart|New Zealand|2|artist=Men Without Hats|song=The Safety Dance|access-date=July 22, 2013}}
|-
{{singlechart|Norway|3|artist=Men Without Hats|song=The Safety Dance|access-date=July 22, 2013}}
|-
|Portugal ([[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|AFP]])<ref>Portuguese Charts Archive 1983.</ref>
|align="center"|1
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|South Africa ([[Springbok Radio]])<ref>{{cite web|title= South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (M) |website= Rock.co.za |access-date= July 22, 2013 |url= http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(M).html}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
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{{singlechart|Sweden|3|artist=Men Without Hats|song=The Safety Dance|access-date=July 22, 2013}}
|-
{{singlechart|Switzerland|4|artist=Men Without Hats|song=The Safety Dance|access-date=July 22, 2013}}
|-
{{singlechart|UK|6|date=19831105|access-date=July 22, 2013}}
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|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name="awards">{{cite web|title= Rhythm of Youth – Awards |publisher= [[AllMusic]] |access-date= June 2, 2013 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/rhythm-of-youth-mw0000313313/awards}}</ref>
|align="center"|3
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|US ''Billboard'' [[Dance Club Songs|Hot Dance Club Play]]<ref name="awards"/>
|align="center"|1
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|US ''Billboard'' [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Top Tracks]]<ref name="awards"/>
|align="center"|21
|-
|US ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]''<ref>{{cite magazine|title= CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending OCTOBER 1, 1983 |magazine= [[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]] |url= http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19831001.html |archive-date= September 13, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120913113030/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19831001.html}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
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{{singlechart|West Germany|2|artist=Men Without Hats|song=The Safety Dance|songid=990|access-date=March 20, 2019}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1983)
!Position
|-
|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name="aus83">{{cite web |url=https://i.imgur.com/860ttad.jpg |title=Kent Music Report – National Top 100 Singles for 1983 |publisher=[[Kent Music Report]] |via=Imgur.com |access-date=January 22, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts – 1980s |publisher= Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien |access-date= June 18, 2014 |url= http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=40275}}</ref>
|align="center"|23
|-
|Canada Top Singles (''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title= The Top Singles of 1983 |volume= 39 |issue= 17 |date= December 24, 1983 |magazine= [[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |publisher= [[Library and Archives Canada]] |access-date= June 18, 2014 |url= http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6699&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6699.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6699}}</ref>
|align="center"|77
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|South Africa ([[Springbok Radio]])<ref>{{cite web|title= Top 20 Hit Singles of 1983 |website= Rock.co.za |access-date= June 18, 2014 |url= http://www.rock.co.za/files/sahits_1983.html}}</ref>
|align="center"|11
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|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite web|title= Top 100 Hits for 1983 |website= The Longbored Surfer |access-date= June 18, 2014 |url= http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1983}}</ref>
|align="center"|35
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|US ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]''<ref>{{cite magazine|title= The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1983 |magazine= [[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]] |url= http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/1983YESP.html |archive-date= September 11, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120911042042/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/1983YESP.html}}</ref>
|align="center"|15
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|West Germany (Official German Charts)<ref>{{cite web|title= Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts: 1983 |website= Offiziellecharts.de |publisher= GfK Entertainment charts |url= https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1983 |archive-date= 9 May 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150509000529/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1983 |language= de}}</ref>
|align="center"|20
|}
 
===All-time charts===
{|class="wikitable"
!Chart (1964–1996)
!Position
|-
|Canada Top 100 [[Canadian Content|Cancon]] Tracks (''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Top 100 Cancon Tracks 1964–1996 |volume= 63 |issue= 19 |date= June 24, 1996 |magazine= [[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |publisher= [[Library and Archives Canada]] |access-date= June 21, 2013 |url= http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.3014a&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.3014a.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.3014a}}</ref>
|align="center"|26
|}
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==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|artist=Men Without Hats|title=Safety Dance|award=Gold|relyear=1983|certyear=1983}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Men Without Hats|title=The Safety Dance|award=Gold|relyear=2010|certyear=2023|id=18899-1172-1|access-date=April 21, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true}}
 
==In popular culture==
In 1984, [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] released a [[Parody music|parody]] of "The Safety Dance" titled "The Brady Bunch" on his album ''[["Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D|In 3-D]]'', about ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'' TV series.<ref>{{cite book|first= Ray |last= Schuck |year= 2012 |title= Do You Believe in Rock and Roll? |publisher= [[McFarland & Company|McFarland]] |page= 166 |isbn= 9780786471058 |access-date= January 25, 2018 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=l8UynHJQtEAC&q=%22brady+bunch%22&pg=PA166}}</ref>
 
In 1996, [[Status Quo (band)|Status Quo]] released a [[Cover version|cover]] of the song featuring [[Tessa Niles]] on their album [[Don't Stop (Status Quo album)|''Don't Stop'']].
 
The song is performed in "[[Dream On (Glee)|Dream On]]", an episode of the TV series ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]''. In the episode, wheelchair user [[Artie Abrams]] ([[Kevin McHale (actor)|Kevin McHale]]) fantasizes about being able to dance and lead a [[flash mob]] performance of the song in a shopping mall.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=March 18, 2014 |title='Glee': 25 Best Performances |url=http://www.ew.com/gallery/glee-25-best-performances/614954_15-song-safety-dance-episode-19-dream-may-18-2010 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=October 17, 2016}}</ref> Ivan Doroschuk credited this version with "reaching a whole other section of people" to appreciate the song.<ref name="Interview" />
 
Saturday Night Safety Dance is a 1980s-themed program on [[Sirius XM Satellite Radio|Sirius XM]]'s [[1st Wave (Sirius XM)|1st Wave]] channel.<ref>{{cite web |author=queenseyes |date=August 14, 2019 |title=Saturday Night Safety Dance w/ DJ Bueller of Sirius XM |url=https://www.buffalorising.com/2019/08/saturday-night-safety-dance-w-dj-bueller-of-sirius-xm/ |access-date=October 12, 2019 |website=[[Buffalo Rising]]}}</ref>
 
In 2021, [[Angel Olsen]] released a cover of the song on her [[Extended play|EP]] of 1980s covers ''Aisles''.<ref>{{cite web|first= Evan |last= Minsker |title= Angel Olsen Covers Men Without Hats' "Safety Dance": Listen |website= [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date= July 29, 2021 |access-date= August 22, 2021 |url= https://pitchfork.com/news/angel-olsen-covers-men-without-hats-safety-dance-listen/}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1983|List of ''Cash Box'' Top 100 number-one singles of 1983]]
*[[List of number-one dance singles of 1983 (U.S.)]]
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
 
==External links==
*{{YouTube|AjPau5QYtYs|Official music video}}
* "[http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/category/music_alternative/watch/v16725574hRwbx5sZ Ivan Doroschuk explains meaning behind song]" (video) at [[Veoh]]
 
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