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Patti Smith

Dancing Barefoot

1979 · via Simple Minds

Patti Smith’s recording of “Dancing Barefoot” came out in 1979, the earliest year on file; Patti Smith Group’s came out the same year. Patti Smith shares the writing credit with Ivan Král. Also recorded by The Mission (released 1986), U2 (released 1989) and Simple Minds (released 2001), among 57 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

Patti Smith – Dancing Barefoot
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Patti Smith cut it first in 1979 and wrote it with her guitarist Ivan Král, so Simple Minds were in good company when they lined up behind U2 and The Mission. Start with hers; it explains why everyone else wanted a turn.

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Credited writers: Ivan Král and Patti Smith.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1979, the same year as Patti Smith Group.

Other recordings on file · first release year

57 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

First pulled by @ga-3418 · No. 0364, Oct 19, 2026.

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Simple Minds put their stamp on "Dancing Barefoot," a song U2 and The Mission also took on. Who made the first recording of it?Patti Smith
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