▁& ▁Ben st ead , ▁J . ▁( eds .). ▁The ▁Natural ▁History ▁of ▁Mad agas car . ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago ▁Press . ▁▁▁ ▁Category : E u pler ids ▁Category : End em ic ▁fa una ▁of ▁Mad agas car ▁Category : T ax a ▁named ▁by ▁John ▁Edward ▁Gray <0x0A> </s> ▁" Uns quare ▁Dance " ▁is ▁a ▁musical ▁piece ▁written ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁jazz ▁composer ▁Dave ▁Br ube ck ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁and ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁( and ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁in ▁the ▁U . K .). ▁The ▁song , ▁featured ▁on ▁Br ube ck ' s ▁album ▁Time ▁Further ▁Out , ▁pe aked ▁at ▁No .   9 3 ▁on ▁the ▁U . S . ▁C ash ▁Box ▁chart ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁and ▁reached ▁No .   1 4 ▁on ▁the ▁U . K . ▁singles ▁chart ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁Time ▁signature ▁ ▁Writ ten ▁in ▁ ▁time , ▁the ▁piece ▁is ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁Br ube ck ' s ▁expl oration ▁of ▁time ▁sign atures . ▁According ▁to ▁Br ube ck , ▁it ▁was ▁written ▁during ▁a ▁single ▁trip ▁from ▁his ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁recording ▁studio ▁and ▁was ▁recorded ▁the ▁same ▁day . ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁bl ues ▁structure ▁but ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁distinct ▁country ▁and ▁western ▁feel , ▁as ▁imp lied