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"Dancing in Circles" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group Love and Theft. Co-written by band member Stephen Barker Liles with Robert Ellis Orrall and Roger Springer, it is the second single released from the band's debut album, World Wide Open.
Content
"Dancing in Circles" is a mid-tempo song mostly accompanied by mandolin, with fiddle fills. Featuring Stephen Barker Liles on lead vocals, the song's narrator wants people to get along, and "share this world together" as sisters and brothers, instead of "dancing in circles" (i.e. fighting and war):
- Why do we go dancing in circles
- When we know it never ends
- We come so close to loving each other and then
- We go dancing in circles again
Reception
Dan Milliken of Country Universe gave the song a B- rating. He called the song "a Contemporary Christian-styled waltz with a few nice thoughts for humankind."[1] "Dancing in Circles" was also described favorably by Roughstock critic Matt Bjorke, who said that "the song fits in well for both the softer fall/winter vibe at country radio while also featuring a message that is universal and questions why humanity does the things that we do to each other."[2]
Chart performance
"Dancing in Circles" debuted at #59 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated December 12, 2009,[3] and reached a peak of #25 in March 2010.
| Chart (2009-2010) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs | 25 |
References
- ^ Milliken, Dan (2010-01-04). "Love and Theft - "Dancing in Circles"". Country Universe. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt. "Love and Theft - "Dancing in Circles"". Roughstock. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
- ^ Morris, Edward (2009-12-05). "Taylor Swift's Fearless Returns to No. 1". CMT.com. Retrieved 2010-02-13.