"Dance with Me" is the first of five singles from Alphaville

Alphaville (band)

Alphaville is a German synthpop group which gained popularity in the 1980s. The founding members were Marian Gold , Bernhard Lloyd , and Frank Mertens Alphaville is a German synthpop group which gained popularity in the 1980s. The founding members were Marian Gold (real name Hartwig Schierbaum,...

's second album, Afternoons in Utopia

Afternoons In Utopia

Afternoons in Utopia is the second album released by Alphaville in 1986, by Warner Music. The album was recorded between September 1985 and May 1986, and Alphaville employed no less than 27 guest musicians and singers to record the songs...

. It was released in March 1986, ahead of the album.

Reviews

Reviews of the song are generally positive, with one reviewer acknowledging that it was a "conventional" choice for a single, while at the same time admitting it benefitted "from some great U2-inspired guitar."

Track listings

7" single

1. "Dance with Me (Single version)" — 4:08
2. "The Nelson Highrise Sector 2: The Mirror" — 3:42

12" single

1. "Dance with Me (Empire remix)" — 8:18
2. "The Nelson Highrise Sector 2: The Mirror" — 3:42

• The B-side's official name on the US 12" single is: "The Nelson Highrise Sector 2: The Mirror incl. The Other Side of U / Airlines / T.O.S.O.U. (Reprise)" and is often referred to as "The Other Side of U" or "The Mirror"
• The B-side was remixed on 1999's Dreamscapes
  Dreamscapes
  Dreamscapes is a limited edition eight-CD set of rare Alphaville recordings, released in 1999. It features 124 tracks with a total playing time of around 9.5 hours...
  
  release

Charts

The single's best chart position was #4 on the Norwegian and South African charts in 1986. In America, it reached #22 on Billboard's Dance/Club Play charts on August 23, 1986.

Other releases

Versions of this song have appeared on a variety of other Alphaville releases, including:

1. Dreamscapes
   Dreamscapes
   Dreamscapes is a limited edition eight-CD set of rare Alphaville recordings, released in 1999. It features 124 tracks with a total playing time of around 9.5 hours...
   
   (remixes and live)
2. Forever Pop
   Forever Pop
   Forever Pop is a collection of new remixes of older Alphaville songs and singles. The people responsible for some of the remixes include notables such as Paul Van Dyk, Mark Plati, and De-Phazz.-Reviews:...
   
   (remix)
3. Little America
   Little America (Alphaville DVD)
   Little America a DVD of Alphaville's 17 July 1999 concert in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.The DVD also contains the otherwise unreleased video for the single "Soul Messiah", plus other bonus material.-Track listing:# "Dream Machine "...
   
   (live)
4. Dance with Me 2001 (see below)
5. First Harvest 1984–92 (single)
6. Alphaville: The Singles Collection
   Alphaville: The Singles Collection
   Alphaville: The Singles Collection is Alphaville's first "best of" compilation, consisting of remixes of singles from their first two albums, Forever Young and Afternoons in Utopia. It was released in 1988.-Reviews:...
   
   (remix & single)

The Nelson Highrise Sectors

This single contains the second of four songs that Alphaville have designated a "Nelson Highrise Sector"

• The Nelson Highrise Sector 1 is "The Elevator", the B-side to 1984's single, "Sounds Like a Melody
  Sounds Like a Melody
  "Sounds Like a Melody" is a song by West German rock/synthpop group Alphaville, from the group's debut album Forever Young. The single was released on May 14, 1984.In Sweden, the song topped the very first Tracks ever on September 8, 1984....
  
  "
• The Nelson Highrise Sector 3 is "The Garage", the B-side to 1986's singles, "Jerusalem
  Jerusalem (Alphaville song)
  Jerusalem is third single from Alphaville's album Afternoons in Utopia. It is their seventh single overall. It was released only in Germany in November 1986.-Song development:...
  
  " and "Sensations"
• The Nelson Highrise Sector 4 is "The Scum of the Earth", from 2003's CrazyShow
  CrazyShow
  CrazyShow is a limited-edition four-CD album by Alphaville, composed of new material as wellas rare and remixed tracks, and three cover versions...
  
  

Dance with Me 2001=
In 2001, to precede the release of their remix album Forever Pop

Forever Pop

Forever Pop is a collection of new remixes of older Alphaville songs and singles. The people responsible for some of the remixes include notables such as Paul Van Dyk, Mark Plati, and De-Phazz.-Reviews:...

, Alphaville released "Dance with Me 2001" as a promotional-only single. This CD contained 3 unique remixes of the song, all remixed by Paul van Dyk

Paul van Dyk

Matthias Paul, better known by his stage name Paul van Dyk is a German Grammy Award-winning Electronic Dance Music DJ, musician and record producer...

.

Track listings

CD single

1. "Dance with Me 2001 (Paul van Dyk Short Cut)" — 4:19
2. "Dance with Me 2001 (Paul van Dyk Long Run)" — 7:28
3. "Dance with Me 2001 (Paul van Dyk Long Instrumental)" — 7:26

• The "short cut" version is in fact about 20 seconds longer than the version that appears on the album Forever Pop
• Some copies of the single mis-printed the single's name on the cover as "Dance wit Me"
• The "long run" remix later appeared on the Retro Remixed Rare & Extended compilation in 2004