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March 2015 A misconception about "Disco Duck" is that the voice of the duck was provided by , the original voice of in many cartoons, but on several occasions the Disney Company maintained that Nash never contributed to the record.

When the music stops, he sits down, but when he decides to get up and dance again, he finds that everyone in the room is now doing his dance.

"Disco Duck" was initially released in the south by 's Fretone label, but it was later released by for national and international distribution.

According to Dees, it took one day to write the song, but three months to convince anyone to perform it.

This appearance was never seen in the Memphis area due to then-ABC affiliate pre-empting Bandstand for wrestling [ ] at the time and for the aforementioned Memphis radio avoidance reasons.

On the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, it peaked at number one on October 16, 1976, for one week, held the number-two spot for the following four weeks and remained in the Top 10 for a total of 10 weeks.

But when Dees appeared on and went on a live tour along the East Coast, he hired a band, backing singers and a commercial artist, Michael Chesney, to perform the duck vocals, and they did everything live.

After a brief mandatory hiatus, Dees was hired by Memphis radio station , which was WMPS's primary competitor, who allowed him to play the song any time he wanted.

Combining disco styles with a -esque voice as the main plot point, the story within "Disco Duck" centers on a man at a dance party who is overcome by the urge to get up and "get down" in a duck-like manner.

It was also featured in a deleted scene added to the PG-rated version.