Mick Jagger hails "hilarious" and "camp" 'Dancing in the Street' video ahead of 40th anniversary re-release
11 June 2025, 11:59
'Dancing in the Street' is coming back on white vinyl.
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Love it or hate it, David Bowie and Mick Jagger's cover of 'Dancing in the Street' has become an enduring hit.
The superstar duo rush-recorded their version of the Martha and the Vandellas classic in 1985 for Live Aid when it became clear that technical issues would make a live duet from Wembley Stadium and John F. Kennedy Stadium impossible.
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The song and video were completed in just 13 hours, but its legacy has lived on way past its Live Aid origins.
"We had such a laugh doing 'Dancing in the Street' with both the song recorded in the studio and the video done in one day," Mick Jagger said shortly ahead of the song's 40th anniversary.
"Remarkable how we pulled it off really. The video is hilarious to watch now. We enjoyed camping it up and trying to impersonate each other's moves, making it up as we went along."
David Bowie & Mick Jagger - Dancing In The Street (Official 4K Video)
He added: "It was the only time David and myself collaborated on anything, which is a real shame."
As Mick alluded to, the video has remained a camp classic to this day.
Internet wags have had plenty of fun with it over the years, including posting it without the audio to really highlight how daft those dance moves were, or stripping away the song and replacing it with the theme tune to sitcom Bottom.
To celebrate 40 years since the release of 'Dancing in the Street', the video has been relaunched on YouTube in glorious 4K quality, so you can enjoy every single movie in high definition.
The song itself is being re-released as a limited edition white vinyl 12-inch single on August 29, 2025. featuring all the official mixes of the track.
And the recording will continue to support good causes, with 30% of the retail price going to The Band Aid Charitable Trust.
The tracklisting of the new 12" single release is as follows:
SIDE ONE
- Dancing In The Street (Clearmountain Mix) (3.11)
- Dancing In The Street (Instrumental) (3.17)
- Dancing In The Street (Steve Thompson Mix) (4.42)
SIDE TWO
- Dancing In The Street (Edit) (3.24)
- Dancing In The Street (Dub) (4.43)
Dancing In The Street - Martha and the Vandellas - 1964 - Music Video
'Dancing in the Street' was by Marvin Gaye, William 'Mickey' Stevenson and Ivy Jo Hunter and first recorded by Martha and the Vandellas in 1964.
It reached number 4 in the UK singles charts and the Motown smash even better in the US, hitting number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
