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"Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)"
Single by Yōko Oginome
from the album The Best
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Zenmaijikake no Suiyōbi"
ReleasedNovember 21, 1985 (1985-11-21)
Recorded1985
Genre
LabelVictor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Kōji Makaino
Yōko Oginome singles chronology
"Kokoro no Mama ni (I'm Just a Lady)"
(1985) 		"Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)"
(1985) 		"Flamingo in Paradise"
(1986)
Music video
Dancing Hero (Eat You Up) [Dear Pop Singer Ver.] on YouTube

"Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" (ダンシング・ヒーロー (Eat You Up), Danshingu Hīrō (Īto Yū Appu)) is the seventh single by Japanese singer Yōko Oginome, released on November 21, 1985 by Victor Entertainment. It is a Japanese-language cover of the 1985 song "Eat You Up" by British singer Angie Gold.[2]

Background and release

"Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" is a cover of the 1985 song "Eat You Up" by British singer Angie Gold with Japanese lyrics by Hitoshi Shinohara.[1] It was first released in Japan on November 21, 1985 and peaked at No. 5 on Oricon's singles chart, making it Oginome's first top-5 single.[1] The song won numerous awards and also allowed Oginome to perform at the 37th Kōhaku Uta Gassen in 1986.[1]

Oginome also recorded an English version of "Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)", with new lyrics by Marco Bruno. This version was first included in her 1986 album Raspberry Wind.

The song resurfaced to public attention in 2017, where the dance club from Tomioka High School in Sakai, Osaka 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 economic bubble 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]

Track listing

1985 single

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" (Danshingu Hīrō (Īto Yū Appu) (ダンシング・ヒーロー (Eat You Up)))Hitoshi Shinohara
Kōji Makaino 
2."Zenmaijikake no Suiyōbi" ((ぜんまいじかけの水曜日, "Mainspring Wednesday"))Yasushi AkimotoKazuhiko MatsuoMitsuo Hagita 
2013 bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
3."Dancing Hero (Eat You Up) (Original Karaoke)" (Danshingu Hīrō (Īto Yū Appu) (Orijinaru Karaoke) (ダンシング・ヒーロー (Eat You Up) (オリジナル・カラオケ))) 
4."Zenmaijikake no Suiyōbi (Original Karaoke)" ((ぜんまいじかけの水曜日 (オリジナル・カラオケ), "Mainspring Wednesday (Original Karaoke)")) 

Dancing Hero: All Eat You Up

All lyrics are written by Hitoshi Shinohara, except where indicated; all music is composed by Angelina Kyte and Anthony Baker.

No.TitleLyricsArrangementLength
1."Dancing Hero (Eat You Up) (ダンシング・ヒーロー (Eat You Up), Danshingu Hīrō (Īto Yū Appu))" Kōji Makaino3:47
2."Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" (Modern Version) Makaino4:04
3."Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" (Dear Pop Singer Version) Kiyoji Motoyama3:49
4."Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" (Special English Version)Marco BrunoMakaino3:47
5."Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" ('70 Mirror Ball Mix) Paradise Groove Productions5:08
6."Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" (Club Mix) 
  • Yukio Sugai
  • Koichi Kaminaga
  • Shungen Kataoka
5:52
7."Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" (Euro Mix) Hiroyuki Yasumoto3:34
8."Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" (Extended Euro Mix) Yasumoto4:43
9."Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" (Dancing Beat 2005 Mix) 
4:50
10."Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" (Dear Pop Singer Remix Version) Ogla Ozzy3:42
11."Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" (Instrumental) Makaino3:47

Charts

Cover versions

References

  1. ^ 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.mu (in Japanese). October 31, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  2. ^ "【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). January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e Alyssa I. Smith (October 21, 2017). "Viral dance crazes highlight a generational shift". The Japan Times. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  4. ^ a b 1968-1997 オリコン チャート・ブック (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon. 1997. p. 64. ISBN 4871310418.
  5. ^ a b "Billboard Japan Hot 100 (Week of October 2, 2017)". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  6. ^ "Billboard Japan Download Songs (Week of January 1, 2018)". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  7. ^ "Billboard Japan Streaming Songs (Week of January 1, 2018)". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  8. ^ Yiu-Wai Chu (January 1, 2017). Hong Kong Cantopop: A Concise History. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 86–. ISBN 978-988-8390-58-8.
  9. ^ "88年最受欢迎DISCO大奖-跳舞街". Tudou. Alibaba Group. July 29, 2008. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  10. ^ Lee Ga-young (January 27, 2018). "잘나가는 '셀럽파이브', 평창 공연 불참하는 이유". 중앙일보 (in Korean). Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  11. ^ Lee Ho-young (January 18, 2018). "[ST이슈] 셀럽파이브, 개그우먼 5인…'걸그룹 판' 벌린 사연". ST이슈 (in Korean). Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  12. ^ Choi, Na-yeong (January 24, 2018). "셀럽파이브가 음원을 발표한다[공식입장]". 허프포스트코리아 (in Korean). Retrieved February 8, 2019.
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