Private Dancer (Tina Turner song)

original song written and composed by Mark Knopfler; first released by Tina Turner

"Private Dancer" is a 1984 song by Tina Turner and is the third single from her fifth studio album Private Dancer. It went to number 4 in the Netherlands, number 5 in Belgium and New Zealand, number 6 in Spain, number 7 in the United States, number 11 in Canada and Finland, number 14 in Ireland, number 20 in Germany, number 21 in Australia and number 26 in the United Kingdom.

"Private Dancer"
Single by Tina Turner
from the album Private Dancer
B-side
  • "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby"
  • "Nutbush City Limits" (Live)
ReleasedNovember 1984 (UK)[1]
Recorded1983
Genre
Length7:11
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Mark Knopfler
Producer(s)John Carter
Tina Turner singles chronology
"Better Be Good to Me"
(1984)
"Private Dancer"
(1984)
"I Can't Stand the Rain"
(1985)
Music video
"Private Dancer" on YouTube

Versions and mixes

change
  • 7-inch edit – 3:54
  • Album version – 7:11
  • The album version was remastered in 2015. The song remained the same length and is titled "Private Dance – 2015 Remaster."

References

change
  1. Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 847. ISBN 9780862415419.