Dance Monkey

"Dance Monkey" is a song by Australian singer Tones and I, released on 10 May 2019 as the second single (first in the US) from Tones and I's debut EP The Kids Are Coming. The song was produced and mixed by Konstantin Kersting. Upon release, Tones and I said the song is about the expectations that are placed on musical performers.[3]

"Dance Monkey"
Single by Tones and I
from the EP The Kids Are Coming
Released10 May 2019 (2019-05-10)
Genre
Length3:29
Label
Songwriter(s)Toni Watson
Producer(s)Konstantin Kersting
Tones and I singles chronology
"Johnny Run Away"
(2019)
"Dance Monkey"
(2019)
"Never Seen the Rain"
(2019)
Music video
"Dance Monkey" on YouTube

"Dance Monkey" topped the official singles charts in over 30 countries. It peaked within the top ten in many other countries, including the United States, at number four, where it also became the first top-five hit solely written by a woman in over eight years.[4] Upon reaching its tenth week at the top of the Australian Singles Chart, "Dance Monkey" broke the record for the most weeks at number one on the chart by an Australian act, previously held by Justice Crew's 2014 song "Que Sera".[5] With its sixteenth week at number one, in November, it broke the record for the most weeks at number one in Australia's ARIA chart history (1983–present), previously held by Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" (2017).[6] "Dance Monkey" also holds the record for the longest time at number one across Australian singles charts, with 24 weeks (including 21 consecutive weeks from August to late December 2019).[7]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, Tones and I was nominated for eight awards, winning four. Tones won ARIA Award for Best Female Artist and Breakthrough Artist while "Dance Monkey" won Best Pop Release and The Kids Are Coming EP won Best Independent Release.[8]

At the APRA Music Awards of 2020, "Dance Monkey" was nominated for Song of the Year, Most Performed Australian Work of the Year and Most Performed Pop Work of the Year, winning Song of the Year.[9][10]

In the United Kingdom, "Dance Monkey" broke the record for the most weeks spent at the top of the UK Singles Chart by a female artist when it remained at the top of the chart for an eleventh week. The previous record of ten weeks was held jointly by Whitney Houston's version of "I Will Always Love You" in 1992–1993 and "Umbrella" by Rihanna and Jay-Z in 2007.

Tones made her debut on US television on 18 November 2019 with a performance of the song on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. On 10 December 2019, Tones appeared as a guest performer again in the US on The Voice. The following week, "Dance Monkey" entered the US Billboard Hot 100 top ten for the first time at number nine, and later peaked at number four on the chart.

In May 2020, "Dance Monkey" was announced as the Grand Prize winner of the 2019 International Songwriting Competition.[11]

Lyrics

When interviewed by DJ Smallzy in July 2019 on Australian radio station Nova FM, Tones explained that Dance Monkey's lyrics are about the relationship she had with her audience when she was busking on the streets of Australia:

"I wrote this song when I was busking, and about the pressure that I felt to always be entertaining people on the street. And if they didn't like it, when they looked at their phones they could just click something else; ... we are all so used to being entertained at the click of a button."

"So when you're [busking] on the street, .. to command [your] attention, people would be like: 'again! again!' .. 'more! more!' .. or they would just leave. So if you replace [the lyric]: 'dance for me, dance for me' with 'sing for me, sing for me,' it's pretty literal," she said.[12]

Music video

The music video was produced by Visible Studios, directed by Liam Kelly and Nick Kozakis and released on 24 June 2019.[13] The video follows "Mr. Tones" (Tones and I), an elderly man who sneaks out of his home to have a dance party at a golf course with other senior citizens. As of June 27th, the video has had more than 1.1 billion views on YouTube.[13] The music video was filmed at Eynesbury Golf Club, Victoria, Australia.[14]

Commercial performance

"Dance Monkey" was the sixth highest ranked global digital single of 2019 according to IFPI, moving 11.4 million converted units.[15]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Spotify.[16]

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[121] 12× Platinum 840,000
Austria (IFPI Austria)[122] 2× Platinum 60,000*
Belgium (BEA)[123] 4× Platinum 160,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[124] 2× Diamond 320,000
Canada (Music Canada)[125] 8× Platinum 640,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[126] 3× Platinum 270,000
France (SNEP)[127] Diamond 333,333
Germany (BVMI)[128] Diamond 1,000,000
Italy (FIMI)[129] 4× Platinum 280,000
Netherlands (NVPI)[130] 2× Platinum 160,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[131] 4× Platinum 120,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[132] Diamond 100,000*
Portugal (AFP)[133] 3× Platinum 60,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[134] 4× Platinum 160,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[135] 3× Platinum 60,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[136] 3× Platinum 1,800,000
United States (RIAA)[137] 3× Platinum 3,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label Version
Australia[138] 10 May 2019 Bad Batch Original
Various[139] 18 October 2019 Stripped Back


See also

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