▁was ▁originally ▁released ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁on ▁the ▁label ▁M CA ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁Cons olid ated ▁Al lied ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁two ▁years ▁after ▁their ▁previous ▁album , ▁P ull ing ▁R abb its ▁Out ▁of ▁a ▁Hat . ▁ ▁Background ▁Music ▁That ▁You ▁Can ▁Dance ▁To ▁released ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁was ▁the ▁band ' s ▁most ▁dance ▁music ▁inspired ▁album ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 9 ' s ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁in ▁Heaven . ▁The ▁overall ▁sound ▁of ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁domin ated ▁by ▁synth es izers ▁and ▁sequ enc ers ▁like ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁album ▁but ▁it ▁differ ed ▁from ▁that ▁release ▁by ▁the ▁inclusion ▁of ▁the ▁heavily ▁dist orted ▁bass ▁guitar ▁of ▁Les lie ▁Boh em , ▁and ▁the ▁emphas is ▁on ▁disc ord ant ▁sound ▁effects . ▁" Music ▁That ▁You ▁Can ▁Dance ▁To ", ▁" F ing ert ips " ▁and ▁" The ▁Sc ene " ▁represent ▁some ▁of ▁S par ks ' ▁most ▁Hi - NR G ▁dance ▁music ▁lean ings . ▁" S ho pping ▁Mall ▁of ▁Love ", ▁" Let ' s ▁Get ▁F unk y ", ▁and ▁( on ▁the ▁original ▁US ▁edition ) ▁" Change " ▁present ▁a ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁band ' s ▁sound ▁that ▁is ▁disc ord ant ▁and ▁experimental . ▁Where as ▁" R ose bud " ▁and ▁the ▁r ere c ording ▁of ▁their ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁single ▁" Mod esty ▁Pl ays