Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)
| "Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Yōko Oginome | ||||
| A-side | "Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" | |||
| B-side | "Zenmaijikake no Suiyōbi" | |||
| Released | November 21, 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Genre | Disco[1] | |||
| Label | Victor Entertainment | |||
| Songwriter(s) | A. Kate, T. Baker | |||
| Producer(s) | Kōji Makaino | |||
| Yōko Oginome singles chronology | ||||
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"Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" (ダンシング・ヒーロー (Eat You Up), Danshingu Hirō (Eat You Up)) is a song by Yōko Oginome. It is a cover of the 1985 song "Eat You Up" by British singer Angie Gold. The song was released on November 21, 1985.[2]
In 2017, the song resurfaced in popularity after a video of Tomioka Dance Club using the song as part of their dance routine went viral.
Background and release
"Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" is a cover of the 1985 song "Eat You Up" by British singer Angie Gold with translated Japanese lyrics.[1] It was first released in Japan on November 21, 1985 and became an immediate hit, propelling Yoko Oginome to fame.[1] The song won numerous awards and also allowed Oginome to perform at the 37th Kōhaku Uta Gassen in 1986.[1]
In 2017, the dance club from Tomioka High School used the song for their routine reworked with Dead or Alive's 1985 song "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" and catch phrases from comedian Nora Hirano.[3] During the dance, the students wore costumes paying homage to the 1980s.[3] Their routine first gained media interest when they won second place at Dance Stadium, a national high school dance competition, in August, with the choreography named the "bubbly dance" after the bubble economy in Japan during the 1980s.[3] When a video featuring the "bubbly dance" was uploaded onto YouTube, it gained 2.5 million likes within the first two days.[3] The dance routine renewed interest in "Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)", and Oginome praised Tomioka Dance Club.[3]
In December 2017, Oginome released a special long play titled Dancing Hero: All Eat You Up in honor of the song's 30th anniversary, containing all versions of the song she had released over the past 30 years, along with a new music video for the song.[1]
Cover versions
In 2018, Celeb Five, a South Korean group consisting of comedians Song Eun-i, Shin Bong-sun, Ahn Young-mi, Kim Young-hee, and Kim Shin-young, released a mondegreen parody of the song titled "Celeb Five (I Wanna Be a Celeb)", borrowing the bubbly dance choreography and concept from Tomioka Dance Club. The music video was directed by Shindong from Super Junior.
Track listing
1985 version
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dancing Hero (Eat You Up) (ダンシング・ヒーロー (Eat You Up), Danshingu Hirō (Eat You Up))" | Hitoshi Shinohara | A. Kyte, T. Baker | Kōji Makaino | |
| 2. | "Zenmaijikake no Suiyōbi (ぜんまいじかけの水曜日)" | Yasushi Akimoto | Kazuhiko Matsuo | Mitsuo Hagita |
2017 version
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dancing Hero (Eat You Up) (ダンシング・ヒーロー (Eat You Up), Danshingu Hirō (Eat You Up))" | Hitoshi Shinohara | A. Kyte, T. Baker | Kōji Makaino | |
| 2. | "Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" (Moderan Version) | Hitoshi Shinohara | A. Kyte, T. Baker | Kōji Makaino | |
| 3. | "Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" (Dear Pop Singer Version) | Hitoshi Shinohara | A. Kyte, T. Baker | Kiyoji Motoyama | |
| 4. | "Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" (Special English Version) | Marco Bruno | A. Kyte, T. Baker | Kōji Makaino | |
| 5. | "Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" ('70 Mirror Ball Mix) | Hitoshi Shinohara | A. Kyte, T. Baker | Paradise Groove Productions | |
| 6. | "Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" (Club Mix) | Hitoshi Shinohara | A. Kyte, T. Baker | Yukio Sugai, Koichi Kaminaga, Shungen Kataoka | |
| 7. | "Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" (Extended Euro Mix) | Hitoshi Shinohara | A. Kyte, T. Baker | Hiroyuki Yasumoto | |
| 8. | "Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" (Dancing Beat 2005 Mix) | Hitoshi Shinohara | A. Kyte, T. Baker | Sandro Olive, Dave Rodgers | |
| 9. | "Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" (Dear Pop Singer Remix Version) | Hitoshi Shinohara | A. Kyte, T. Baker | Ogla Ozzy | |
| 10. | "Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" (Instrumental) | A. Kyte, T. Baker | Kōji Makaino |
Charts
1985 version
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2017 version
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References
- ^ a b c d e "荻野目×登美丘高校バブリー共演！「ダンシング・ヒーロー」だらけの特別盤も発売". Natalie (in Japanese). 2017-10-31. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ^ "【オリコン】荻野目洋子「ダンシング・ヒーロー」初のカラオケ首位". Oricon (in Japanese). 2018-01-10. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ^ a b c d e Alyssa I. Smith (2017-10-21). "Viral dance crazes highlight a generational shift". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ^ 1968-1997 オリコン チャート・ブック (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon. 1997. p. 64. ISBN 4871310418.
- ^ "Japan Hot 100 (Week of October 2, 2017)". Billboard (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-01-29.