<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Not Counting You" (1990) </Td> <Td> "The Dance" (1990) </Td> <Td> "Friends in Low Places" (1990) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Not Counting You" (1990) </Td> <Td> "The Dance" (1990) </Td> <Td> "Friends in Low Places" (1990) </Td> </Tr> <P> "The Dance" is a song written and composed by Tony Arata, and recorded by American country music singer Garth Brooks as the tenth and final track from his self - titled debut album, from which it was also released as the album's fourth and final single in April 1990 . It is considered by many to be Brooks' signature song . In a 2015 interview with Patrick Kielty of BBC Radio 2, Brooks credits the back to back success of both "The Dance" and its follow up "Friends in Low Places" for his phenomenal success . </P> <P> At the opening of the music video, Brooks explains that the song is written with a double meaning - both as a love song about the end of a passionate relationship, and a story of someone dying because of something he believes in, after a moment of glory . </P>

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