Now I Can Dance

"Now I Can Dance"
Single by Tina Arena
from the album In Deep
Released	April 1998
Format	CD, maxi single
Genre	Pop
Length	4:06
Label	Columbia
Writer(s)	Tina Arena, David Tyson
Producer(s)	David Tyson
Tina Arena singles chronology
"If I Didn't Love You" (1997) "Now I Can Dance" (1998) "Whistle Down the Wind" (1998)

"Now I Can Dance" is a song written by Tina Arena and David Tyson. It was the third single taken from Arena's third studio album In Deep (1997). It was written by Arena while living in L.A. and is a love letter from her to her family, as she explained in her biography. The song was successful in her native Australia, reaching #13 on the ARIA Singles Chart.

Now I Can Dance is also the title of Tina Arena's memoir released in October 2013.^[1]

Track listing

"Now I Can Dance" was released as a maxi single.^[2]

1. "Now I Can Dance" (single edit) – 4:06
2. "Now I Can Dance" (Urban Radio Mix) – 4:34
3. "Now I Can Dance" (Pee Wee's 7" Dance Mix) – 4:28
4. "Now I Can Dance" (Paul's Bumpy Train Ride Mix) – 9:47
5. "Now I Can Dance" (The Endorphin Mix) – 5:23

Music video

The video is set against a white backdrop with Arena auditioning various people for an unspecified role. The singer Charo makes a cameo in the video, playing a guitar solo.

Charts

"Now I Can Dance" debuted in Australia at #42, before reaching its peak of #13 on 31 May 1998.

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart[3]	13

End-of-year chart (1998)	Position
Australian Singles Chart[4]	92

Book description

Now I Can Dance

Author	Tina Arena
Country	Australia
Language	English
Subject	Tina Arena
Genre	Non-fiction, memoir
Publisher	Harper Collins Publishing
Publication date	14 October 2013
Media type	Hardcover, paperback, digital eBook
Pages	336 pages
ISBN	9780732297565

"An honest, gritty, funny, frank and totally revealing autobiography from much loved songstress Tina Arena, who is about to celebrate a phenomenally successful 40 years as a singer/songwriter."^[5]

"Tina has amassed a cache of amazing stories. The artist who gave us 'Chains', 'Sorrento Moon' and "Symphony of Life' has sold eight million albums, won a swag of awards, encountered extraordinary people, fallen in and out of love, and experienced incredible highs and lows."^[6]

Arena says, "I don't know what I would do if I couldn't write and sing. It makes me who I am, regardless of where I happen to be or what language I'm speaking. It has done since I wrote my first song and sang it to myself in the shower. It's as natural for me as breathing."^[7]

References

1. "Now I Can Dance by Tina Arena on iBooks". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
2. "Tina Arena - Now I Can Dance (CD) at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
3. Steffen Hung. "Tina Arena - Now I Can Dance". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
4. "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 1998". aria.com.au. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
5. Commercial Development Unit. "Now I Can Dance | Books | ABC Shop". shop.abc.net.au. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
6. "Search Results - Harper Collins Australia". harpercollins.com.au. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
7. "Josie's Juice: Tina Arena: 'Now I Can Dance' - Book Review". josiesjuice.blogspot.com.au. Retrieved 2016-07-12.