When We Dance (song)

"When We Dance"
cover of the German CD-single
Recorded by Sting
Released:	1994-10-17 (UK) 1994-10-18 (USA / cassette single) 1994-11-01 (USA / CD-single) 1994-11-02 (Japan)
Recorded:	August / September 1994
Length:	SONG LENGTH
Album(s):	Fields Of Gold: The Best Of Sting 1984-1994
Label(s):	A&M
Writer(s):	Sting
Producer(s):	Sting & Hugh Padgham
Studio(s):	Lake House
Released as single?	YES

"When We Dance" is a song written by Sting and recorded by Sting in 1994.

About the song

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Personnel

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Release History

Albums

When We Dance appears on the following album releases:

Cover art	Album title	Release date	Release country
	Fields Of Gold: The Best Of Sting 1984-1994	1994-11-08	Country

Singles

CD Singles

Cover art	Catalog no.	Songs	Release date	Release country
	580 861-2	"When We Dance" (edit) / "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" (soulpower radio mix) / "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" (soulpower deep dub) / "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" (soulpower radio mix)	1994-10-DD	UK
	580 847-2	"When We Dance" (edit) / "Fortress Around Your Heart" (Hugh Padgham remix) / "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" (soulpower mix) / "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" (soulpower hip hop mix)	1994-MM-DD	Germany
	AM PODM-1044	"When We Dance" / "Take Me To The Sunshine"	1994-11-02	Japan

7" Singles

Cover art	Catalog no.	A-side song/B-side song	Release date	Release country
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12" Singles

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	Catalog no.	"A-side song"/"B-side song" (add more songs as necessary)	YYYY-MM-DD	Country

Video

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	Video or dvd title	YYYY-MM-DD	Country

Awards, nominations, and certifications

Awards

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Year	Winner	Award	Category
YYYY	WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.)	AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.)	CATEGORY

Nominations

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Year	Nominee	Award	Category
YYYY	NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.)	AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.)	CATEGORY

Certifications

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Country	Certifier	Classification	Certification
COUNTRY	CERTIFIER (RIAA, IFPI...)	CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...)	CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...)

Lyrics

If he loved you like I love you, I would walk away in shame.
I'd move town, I'd change my name.
When he watches you, when he counts to buy your soul,
On your hand his golden rings like he owns a bird that sings.
When we dance, angels will run and hide their wings.
The priest has said my soul's salvation is in the balance of the angels
And underneath the wheels of passion.
I keep the faith in my fashion.
When we dance angels will run and hide their wings.
(I will love you more than life if you'll only be my wife.)
(I'm gonna love you night and day. I'm gonna try in every way.)
When we dance angels will run and hide their wings.
(I'm gonna find a place to live, give you all I've got to give.)
(I will love you more than life if you'll only be my wife.)
If I could break down these walls and shout my name at heaven's gate,
I'd take these hands and I'd destroy the dark machineries of fate.
Cathedrals are broken, heaven's no longer above,
And hell fire's a promise away I'd still be saying I'm still in love.
Still in love, still in love, still in love, still in love
He won't love you, like I love you.
He won't care for you this way.
He'll mistreat you if you stay.
Come and live with me.
We'll have children of our own.
I would love you more than life if you'll come and be my wife.
When we dance, angels will run and hide their wings.
When we dance, angels will run and hide their wings.
When we dance.
(I'm gonna love you night and day. I'm gonna try in every way.)
(I'm gonna find a place to live, give you all I've got to give.)
(I will love you more than life if you'll only be my wife.)
(I'm gonna love you night and day. I'm gonna try in every way.)

Quotations and trivia

A DAT tape from Townhouse Studios features the date September 13, 1994. The tracks on this tape are:

• WHEN WE DANCE (EDITED SINGLE MASTER 3) 4:20
• WHEN WE DANCE (ALBUM MASTER 5) 6:08
• THIS COWBOY SONG (EDITED SHORT MASTER) 5:10
• THIS COWBOY SONG (EDITED LONG MASTER) 11:42
• WE'LL BE TOGETHER (EDITED MASTER 2) 3:50
• FORTRESS (EDITED MASTER 1) 4:38

which means that recording these songs was finished by then...

Alternative and cover versions

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See also

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External links

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References

source: Japanese flyer (release date), US press flyer (release dates), UK reference CD (release date on sticker)