Electric Six - Dance Commander HD

What this video is

Released October 13, 2003 as the third UK-only single from Electric Six's debut album Fire on XL Recordings, 'Dance Commander' arrived at the apex of the post-punk/dance-punk revival that dominated UK alternative charts alongside Franz Ferdinand, The Rapture, and LCD Soundsystem. The song peaked at No. 40 on the UK Singles Chart, completing a hat-trick of Top 40 UK hits for the Detroit band following 'Danger! High…

Why it matters

A key artifact of the 2003 dance-punk crossover moment, 'Dance Commander' represents the comedic, high-energy wing of the post-punk revival — indebted to 1980s synth-funk and new wave but filtered through Detroit garage-rock absurdism. The video's rapid editing pace and theatrical performance…

The director

Ruben Samuel Fleischer (born October 31, 1974, Washington D.C.) is an American director and producer. He earned a history degree from Wesleyan University, worked as an HTML programmer, and served as a PA on Dawson's Creek before transitioning to commercials…