Dance Band on the Titanic (song)

"Dance Band on the Titanic"
"Dance Band on the Titanic"
Single by Harry Chapin
from the album Dance Band on the Titanic
B-side	"I Wonder What Happened to Him"
Released	1977
Recorded	1977
Genre	Pop/rock
Length	4:35
Label	Elektra Records
Songwriter(s)	Harry Chapin
Producer(s)	Steve Chapin
Harry Chapin singles chronology
Singles from Dance Band on the Titanic
	"Dance Band on the Titanic"; Released: 1977;

"Dance Band on the Titanic" is a song written and performed by Harry Chapin. The song was included on the album of the same name in 1977. Released as a single, the song became a hit on the Australian Charts. It has been included on numerous posthumous compilation albums.

Background

When describing the song, Chapin says that the entertainment industry acts like the Titanic's actual band; creating diversions so no one focuses on the iceberg.^[1]

Record World said that the song "incorporates bits of music hall, jazz and boogie-woogie, all underlying a bizarre tale of a famous sinking, icebergs and all."^[2]

Chart performance

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Australia ^[3]	87

Other uses

It was included on the Lies and Legends cast recording in 1984.

References

^ "Dance Band on the Titanic live 1977". YouTube.
^ "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. August 27, 1977. p. 30. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
^ "Top 100 Singles of 1977".

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[1] "Dance Band on the Titanic live 1977". YouTube.

[rw-2] "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. August 27, 1977. p. 30. Retrieved 2023-02-16.

[3] "Top 100 Singles of 1977".

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Studio albums	Heads & Tales Sniper and Other Love Songs Short Stories Verities & Balderdash Portrait Gallery On the Road to Kingdom Come Dance Band on the Titanic Living Room Suite Sequel
Live albums	Greatest Stories Live Legends of the Lost and Found
Posthumously produced	Harry Chapin Tribute The Last Protest Singer The Bottom Line Encore Collection
Compilations	Remember When the Music The Gold Medal Collection Story of a Life Onwards and Upwards
DVDs	Rockpalast Live Remember When: The Anthology
Singles	"Taxi" "Could You Put Your Light On, Please" "Sunday Morning Sunshine" "A Better Place to Be" "W.O.L.D." "Cat's in the Cradle" "I Wanna Learn a Love Song" "What Made America Famous?" "Dreams Go By" " A Better Place to Be (Live)" "Dance Band on the Titanic" "Flowers Are Red" "Sequel" "Remember When the Music" "Story of a Life"
Other songs	"30,000 Pounds of Bananas" "Corey's Coming" "Circle" "Halfway to Heaven" "The Mayor of Candor Lied" "Mr. Tanner" "Six String Orchestra" "Sniper"
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