[1][2][3][4] The song topped the Billboard Disco chart and remained on that spot for six weeks.
[6] The song was part of the playlist at New York City disco Paradise Garage, in an extended mix by DJ Larry Levan.
“They would play that song three times in a row sometimes, and it was already an eight-minute song," Soccio told Wax Poetics in a 2013 career retrospective interview.
During Pride Month 2022, "Dancer" was selected by Jezebel as #22 in their list of "69 of the Best Disco Songs of All Time.
"[11] The song was featured as background music in the club scene of the 1979 film "Suhaag".