For the album by Chris Leslie, see Dancing Days (album). For the album by Zelda, see Zelda (band). For the 1926 film, see Dancing Days (film).
"Dancing Days"
Netherlands single picture sleeve
Single by Led Zeppelin
from the album Houses of the Holy
A-side
"Over the Hills and Far Away"
Released
24 May 1973 (1973-05-24) (US)
Recorded
1972
Studio
Stargroves, East Woodhay, England
Genre
Hard rock[1]
boogie rock[2]
Length
3:40
Label
Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
Jimmy Page
Robert Plant
Producer(s)
Jimmy Page
Led Zeppelin singles chronology
"Rock and Roll" (1972)
"Dancing Days" (1973)
"D'yer Mak'er" (1973)
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"Dancing Days" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin. It appears on their 1973 album, Houses of the Holy, and was released as a single in the US. It was recorded at Stargroves, England in 1972. It was inspired by an Indian tune that Jimmy Page and Robert Plant heard while traveling in Bombay. This was the first track from the album to be offered for radio play by Atlantic Records. It was premiered on 24 March 1973 on the BBC Radio One Rosko lunch time show.[3]
^
Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Houses of the Holy – Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
^Rolling Stone Staff (June 25, 2022). "The Best Summer Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 10, 2023. ...[the band] went out on the lawn and danced to it — a testament to its searing boogie power.
^Dave Lewis (1994), The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.
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