| "Dancing Barefoot" | ||||
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| Single byPatti Smith Group | ||||
| from the albumWave | ||||
| B-side | "5-4-3-2-1" (Live) | |||
| Released | May 1979 (1979-05) | |||
| Recorded | Bearsville Studios | |||
| Length | 4:18 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Songwriters | Patti Smith,Ivan Král | |||
| Producer | Todd Rundgren | |||
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"Dancing Barefoot" is arock song written byPatti Smith andIvan Král, and released as a second single from the Patti Smith Group's 1979 albumWave.[1] According to the album sleeve, the song was dedicated to women such asAmedeo Modigliani's mistressJeanne Hébuterne.
In 1998, the song featured on the soundtrack ofWhatever, a coming of age film starringLiza Weil.[2]
In 2000, a live version was released on the benefit albumBroadcasts Vol. 8 fromKGSR in Austin, Texas.[3]
In 2010, the song ranked number 331 onRolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".[4]
In 2023, the song was used as the opening theme on the television miniseriesDaisy Jones & the Six.[5]
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