Lost Souls - Dancing With Myself (Generation X Psychobilly Cover)

Available on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/chasin-a-dream/id406123420 From '' Chasin' A Dream '' Label: Nervous Records -- NERD 054 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: UK Released: 1990 Tracklist A1 Chasin' A Dream A2 All Day And All Of The Night A3 Prisoner (Of Love) A4 Dancing With Myself A5 Still Feel The Pain A6 Only One For Me A7 Dead Stay Dead B1 Devil In Disguise B2 Surf Bitch B3 She's Gone B4 Skid Row B5 Never Gonna Stop B6 Death Bone Alley B7 Lost Souls Vocals, Guitar -- Neal Hattersley Bass -- Mark Broome Drums -- Ian Lydell Engineer, Producer -- Mickey Mutant Recorded at Madhouse Studios, Luton. ------------------------ "Dancing with Myself" is a song by the band Generation X (also known as Gen X). The song was first released as a single and a 12" in 1980 and, a few weeks after the single release, was included on the band's last album - 1981's Kiss Me Deadly. It would become the group's most well-known song, but did not enjoy much success upon its initial release. In 1981, Billy Idol remixed and re-released "Dancing with Myself" as a solo single, toning down its crunchy guitar sound and giving the song an overall brighter, poppier finish. Two versions were issued - the 3:20 single version (which was later included on Idol's 11 of the Best compilation), and the 4:50 extended version that appeared on Idol's Don't Stop EP. Idol plays "Dancing with Myself" at most of his concerts, always introducing the song as having been originally written and recorded by Generation X. Since its release, the song has become something of a sports anthem. Background The music video was directed by Tobe Hooper (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Poltergeist). Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones recorded the song with Billy. After recording the song, Steve had a seizure due to drug usage. Steve was rolled out of the studio on a stretcher. In other media It is featured in 1987 film Can't Buy Me Love. It is featured in 2007 film Flushed Away. It is featured in 2008 advertisement for the French health insurance company La Mutuelle Générale. Cover version by The Donnas is featured in 2004 film Mean Girls. It is featured in 1998 film Gia,starring Angelina Jolie. It is sung by Gonzo in an episode of Muppets Tonight. It is featured in TV show Gossip Girl. It is featured in 2009 music video game Guitar Hero 5. It is featured in TV show "Castle",in episode "Famous Last Words". Artie from TV show Glee sings the Nouvelle Vague version of the song in the ninth episode,"Wheels". It is featured in 69th episode of Season 3 of Everybody Hates Chris. It is closing song of an Ugly Betty episode ("Plus None", Episode 5 of Season 4). It is featured in 2009 movie,The Men Who Stare at Goats. *Nouvelle Vague version was used as the theme song for the first season of LA Ink. It is heard in the background of the King of the Hill episode "Just Another Manic Kahn-Day" (aired 5/6/10). It is featured in TV show "Chuck",in episode "Chuck versus the Beard." Episode of Beavis & Butt-Head shows the duo critiquing the music video for Dancing with Myself,comparing it to masturbation ("Playing with myself"). Cover versions De Kreuners (1984) as "Ik dans wel met mezelf" Kids Incorporated (1989) Blink-182 (10 March 1997) 30 Foot Fall (2000) The Donnas (21 September 2004) Nouvelle Vague (10 July 2006) The Boomtang Boys Dag Vag as "Dansar med mig själv" Eläkeläiset as "Humppaan itsekseni" Green Day (Played live on 2000, 2005 & 2009 tours) Lisa Mitchell (Australian Idol 2006) Al Gonzales, New York based bagpiper, (www.theroyalpiper.com) with The Shots (2008) The Flukes (2007) Laura Bell Bundy (Recorded a country version for her CD "Longing For A Place Already Gone" released in 2007) Kevin Michael McHale as Artie Abrams on Fox's Glee (2009) ------------------------ Generation X (also known as Gen X) were a British punk rock band, formed on 21 November 1976 by Billy Idol, Tony James and John Towe.