You Can Make Me Dance Sing...Single:1974

A Longest-Titled Faces Swan Song

Released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK on November 22, 1974, on Warner Bros. Records (catalogue: K 16494 / WB 6385), Faces / Rod Stewart’s “You Can Make Me Dance, Sing Or Anything (Even Take The Dog For A Walk, Mend A Fuse, Fold Away The Ironing Board, Or Any Other Domestic Short Comings)” — the band’s final official single — holds the record for the longest song title to chart in the UK. Backed with “As Long As You Tell Him,” this upbeat funk-rock anthem, written by McLagan/Jones/Stewart/Wood/Yamauchi (A) and Stewart/Wood (B), peaked at No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart for 9 weeks. Issued in push-out centre, solid centre, styrene, and promo variants, with worldwide releases 1974–1975, it’s the last hurrah of the classic Faces line-up.

Single Overview

Release Details

Label: Warner Bros. Records.

Formats: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single (solid/push-out centre, styrene, promo).

Full Track Listing

Side A

You Can Make Me Dance, Sing Or Anything (Even Take The Dog For A Walk, Mend A Fuse, Fold Away The Ironing Board, Or Any Other Domestic Short Comings) (5:10) – Written-By: McLagan, Jones, Stewart, Wood, Yamauchi

Side B

As Long As You Tell Him (4:20) – Written-By: Stewart, Wood

Reissues & Global Variants

- 7", 45 RPM, Single – Warner Bros. K 16494 / WB 6385 – UK – 1974

- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Push-out centre – Warner Bros. K 16494 / WB 6385 – UK – 1974

- 7", Single, Styrene – Warner Bros. K 16494 – UK – 1974

- 7", 45 RPM, Single – Warner Bros. K 16494 – France – 1974

- 7", 45 RPM, Single – Warner Bros. K 16494 – Germany – 1974

- 7", 45 RPM, Single – Warner Bros. K 16494 – New Zealand – 1974

- 7", 45 RPM, Single – Warner Bros. K 16494 – USA – 1974

- 7", 45 RPM, Single – Warner Bros. K 16494 – Argentina – 1975

- 7", 45 RPM, Single – Music Hall K 16494 – Argentina – 1975

- 7", 45 RPM, Single – Warner Bros. K 16494 – Australia – 1975

- 7", 45 RPM, Single – Warner Bros. K 16494 – Japan – 1975

- 7", 45 RPM, Single – Warner Bros. K 16494 – Portugal – 1975

- 7", 45 RPM, Single – Warner Bros. K 16494 – Spain – 1975

- 7", 45 RPM, Single – Warner Bros. K 16494 – USA – 1975 (multiple variants)

Production and Context

Produced by Faces. Recorded in Munich. Last single before the group’s breakup. Longest song title ever to chart in the UK.

Official UK Singles Chart Data

Peak position: 12

9 weeks – 07/12/1974 to 01/02/1975

28 → 23 → 12 → 12 → 16 → 14 → 21 → 24 → 41

Singles Released and Chart Performance

- UK Official Singles Chart: 12 (9 weeks) – entry 7 Dec 1974

Legacy and Collectibility

“You Can Make Me Dance, Sing Or Anything...” is Faces’ final funky farewell — longest-titled UK chart hit. Verify catalogue K 16494.

Streams on Spotify preserve the raucous joy. This single is a must-have for Faces/Rod Stewart collectors.

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Sources

Information is drawn from my personal knowledge and supplemented by web sources, including Discogs, 45cat, AllMusic, Rate Your Music, Wikipedia, BBC Official Charts Company, Billboard Chart History and YouTube