"Dancing in the Sheets" is a song written by Bill Wolfer[1] and Dean Pitchford[2] and recorded by American R&B group Shalamar.

[3] It was featured on the chart-topping soundtrack album of the 1984 motion picture Footloose[4] and was also the first single from their Gold selling album Heartbreak,[5] featuring the new line-up of Howard Hewett,[6] Delisa Davis and Micki Free.

[8] "Dancing in the Sheets" was a top 20 hit on the Billboard charts, peaking at No.

[10] On the UK Singles Chart, the song climbed to No.

[11] An extended 12" version of the song was made available as one of four bonus tracks on the 15th Anniversary Collectors' Edition re-release of the soundtrack in 1998.