<Table> <Tr> <Td> "I Like" (1982) </Td> <Td> "The Safety Dance" (1983) </Td> <Td> "I Got the Message" (1983) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "I Like" (1982) </Td> <Td> "The Safety Dance" (1983) </Td> <Td> "I Got the Message" (1983) </Td> </Tr> <P> "The Safety Dance" is a song by Canadian new wave / synth - pop band Men Without Hats, released in Canada in 1983 as the second single from Rhythm of Youth . The song was written by lead singer Ivan Doroschuk after he had been kicked out of a club for pogo dancing . </P> <P> The song entered the Canadian top 50 in February 1983, peaking at number 11 on May 14 . In the meantime, "The Safety Dance" was released in the US on March 16, but did not enter the US charts for a few months . When it finally did, the record became a bigger hit than it had been in Canada, spending four weeks at its peak position of number 3 in September and October 1983, and staying on the Billboard Hot 100 for 24 weeks . It also reached number 1 on Cash Box, as well as number 1 on the Billboard Dance Chart . "The Safety Dance" found similar success in other parts of the world, entering the UK charts in August and peaking at number 6 in early November, and entering the New Zealand charts in November, eventually peaking at number 2 in early 1984 . </P>

Who sings we can dance if we want to