"Dancing Barefoot" is a rock song written by Patti Smith and Ivan Král, and released as a second single from the Patti Smith Group's 1979 album Wave.

[1] According to the album sleeve, the song was dedicated to women such as Amedeo Modigliani's mistress Jeanne Hébuterne.

In 1998, the song featured on the soundtrack of Whatever, a coming of age film starring Liza Weil.

[2] In 2000, a live version was released on the benefit album Broadcasts Vol.

[4] In 2023, the song was used as the opening theme on the television miniseries Daisy Jones & the Six.