Save the Last Dance for Me is a 1960 pop soul song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman and first recorded by The Drifters with Ben E. King on lead vocals. It was released in August 1960 as the single and the title track of the album Save the Last Dance for Me, produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. The lyric tells a lover she can dance with others during the night but to save the last dance for him, a concept Pomus says came from his wedding day. The Drifters’ version spent three weeks at No 1 on the US charts and reached No 2 in the UK. Since then it has been covered by artists including Dolly Parton in 1983, The DeFranco Family in 1974, Buck Owens in 1962, and Michael Bublé in 2006, spanning styles from country pop to contemporary pop. The song blends pop and soul and runs about 2 minutes and 34 seconds.
