“Dancing with Myself” is a punk rock song written by singer Billy Idol and bassist Tony James, and first recorded by their band Generation X. The song was first released as a single and a 12″ in 1980 and, a few weeks after the single release, was included on the band’s last album—1981’s Kiss Me Deadly. It would become one of the group’s most well-known songs, but had limited success in its initial release.