Strange Kinda Dance

Origin
“Strange Kinda Dance” was one of the earliest tracks recorded for *Happiness Not Included album in 2020, in the midst of COVID pandemic and quarantine lockdowns. The lyrics of the song can be interpreted as lovers avoiding each other either because of their difficult relationship or temperament, with influence from physical distancing and other methods to prevent infection.

Record and release
Like with the rest songs of that period artists recorded it separately: Dave Ball worked on music with co-producer Riccardo Mulhall at his (Rick's) studio, and Marc Almond worked on vocals with producer Jonny Solway at Dean Street Studios. Production is also credited to Philip Larsen.

“Strange Kinda Dance” wasn't included in the final album track list, but later was decided to be released on limited one-track CD single as replacement for signed prints from *Happiness Not Included pre-order bundles, because Dave Ball wasn't able to sign them for months due to back injury. It was released under Soft Cell's own A Big Frock Rekord label with six bonus postcards on 7th November, 2022.

Personnel

 * Written-By (lyrics), vocals – Marc Almond
 * Written-By (music) – David Ball, Ricardo Mulhall
 * Production – Soft Cell, Philip Larsen
 * Production (vocals) – Jonny Solway
 * Mixing – Philip Larsen
 * Mastering – Barry Grint