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{{infobox song
| name          = Dance Commander
| cover         = Electric Six - Dance Commander cover art.jpg
| alt           = 
| type          = single
| artist        = [[Electric Six]]
| album         = [[Fire (Electric Six album)|Fire]]
| B-side        = {{hlist|"I Am Detroit"|Remixes}}
| released      = {{Start date|2003|10|13}}
| recorded      = 2001
| studio        = 
| venue         = 
| genre         = *[[Hard rock]] 
*[[glam rock]]
| length        = {{ubl|{{Duration|m=2|s=37}} {{small|(album version)}}|{{Duration|m=2|s=41}} {{small|(radio edit)}}}}
| label         = [[XL Recordings|XL]]
| writer        = [[Tyler Spencer]]
| producer      = {{hlist|Stuart Bradbury|[[Damien Mendis]]}}
| prev_title    = [[Gay Bar (song)|Gay Bar]]
| prev_year     = 2003
| next_title    = [[Señor Smoke|Vibrator]]
| next_year     = 2004
}}
"'''Dance Commander'''" is a song by American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Electric Six]]. It was released as the third single from their debut studio album ''[[Fire (Electric Six album)|Fire]]'' on October 13, 2003, but only in the United Kingdom. The song peaked at number 40 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].

==Music video==
The song's music video, directed by [[Ruben Fleischer|Reuben Fleischer]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.videostatic.com/content/mv-movie-ruben-fleischer-zombieland|title=From MV to Movie: Ruben Fleischer + Zombieland|last=Gottlieb|first=Steven|work=VideoStatic|date=October 5, 2009|access-date=July 15, 2022}}</ref> features a slightly different mix of the song. It received significant airplay on [[MTV]]. The video features scenes of the band's frontman [[Tyler Spencer|Dick Valentine]] dancing erratically around a house.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P8frmCmkTE  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/5P8frmCmkTE |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live| title=Electric Six - Dance Commander | publisher=[[YouTube]] | date=February 12, 2009 | accessdate=September 30, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Track listing==
===12" vinyl===
* [[XL Recordings|XL]] — XLT 170<ref name="Vinyl listing">{{cite web | url=http://www.discogs.com/Electric-Six-Dance-Commander/release/226262 | title=Electric Six - Dance Commander (Vinyl) | publisher=[[Discogs]] | accessdate=September 30, 2015}}</ref>
{{Track listing
| headline        = Side A
| title1          = Dance Commander
| note1           = [[Benny Benassi]] Satisfaction Remix
| length1         = 5:48
}}
{{Track listing
| headline        = Side B
| title1          = Dance Commander
| note1           = [[Soulchild]] Extended Night Mix
| length1         = 7:05
}}

===CD1===
* XL — XLS 170 CD<ref name="CD1 listing">{{cite web | url=http://www.discogs.com/Electric-Six-Dance-Commander/release/634209 | title=Electric Six - Dance Commander (CD) | publisher=[[Discogs]] | accessdate=September 30, 2015}}</ref>
{{Track listing
| headline        = Side A
| title1          = Dance Commander
| note1           = Radio edit
| length1         = 2:41
| title2          = I Am Detroit
| length2         = 3:17
| title3          = Dance Commander
| note3           = Soulchild Extended Night Mix
| length3         = 7:05
}}

===CD2===
* XL — XLS 170 CD2<ref name="CD2 listing">{{cite web | url=http://www.discogs.com/Electric-Six-Dance-Commander/release/2644129 | title=Electric Six - Dance Commander (CD) | publisher=[[Discogs]] | accessdate=September 30, 2015}}</ref>
{{Track listing
| headline        = Side A
| title1          = Dance Commander
| note1           = Benny Benassi Satisfaction Remix
| length1         = 5:48
| title2          = Dance Commander
| note2           = [[Norman Cook|Fatboy Slim]] Dub Mix
| length2         = 5:53
| title3          = Dance Commander
| length3         = 2:37
}}

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Chart (2003)
! Peak<br/>position
|-
{{singlechart|UK|40|artist=Electric Six|date=2003-10-25 |rowheader=true|accessdate=September 30, 2015 |refname=uk-singles}}
|-
{{single chart|UKindie|5|date=20031019|rowheader=true|access-date=October 14, 2024}}
|}

==Legacy==
* The band performed the song on their first live album "[[Absolute Pleasure]]".
* The band performed the song in their live concert movie "Absolute Treasure".

==Release history==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date
! scope="col"| Label
! scope="col"| Format
! scope="col"| Catalogue no.
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3"| United Kingdom
| rowspan="3"| October 13, 2003
| rowspan="3"| [[XL Recordings|XL]]
| [[Gramophone record|12"]]
| XLT 170<ref name="Vinyl listing"/>
|-
| [[CD single|CD1]]
| XLS 170 CD<ref name="CD1 listing"/>
|- 
| CD2
| XLS 170 CD2<ref name="CD2 listing"/>
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Electric Six}}
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[[Category:2003 singles]]
[[Category:2003 songs]]
[[Category:Electric Six songs]]
[[Category:Music videos directed by Ruben Fleischer]]


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