 On commercial sale in October 1980 as a pre-release single from the new band's forthcoming long-player "Kiss Me Deadly" (1981), 'Dancing with Myself' was a retail failure, reaching only #62 in the UK Singles Chart.In late 1981 Idol, now a solo artist after Gen X had broken up, had Forsey remix the record for its release as a single in the United States, fading down the guitar(s) and bass tracks from their dominance in the 1980 U.K. release and accentuating the vocal and percussion tracks to produce a more rhythmic sound for the American commercial market.It became his first hit single in the United States and launched his career there, two versions being issued