David Bowie: "Let's Dance" Single (1983)

David Bowie’s "Let's Dance" backed with "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)", was released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK by EMI America (catalog number EA 152) on March 14, 1983.

Co-produced by Nile Rodgers of Chic, the song was recorded in late 1982 at New York City's Power Station. With the help of engineer Bob Clearmountain, Rodgers converted the track from its folk rock roots into a dance tune using studio effects and new musicians with whom Bowie had not previously collaborated. Bowie brought in then-unknown Texas guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan, who contributed a blues touch.

Released as the lead single from the album in both full-length and edited versions, "Let's Dance" became the best-selling single of Bowie's career, reaching number one in several countries, including the UK and the US. The music video for the song, shot in Australia, offered commentary on the treatment of Aboriginal Australians, using the red shoes mentioned in a line to symbolize their mistreatment