Dance Monkey

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Dance Monkey
Tones and I
publication May 10, 2019
length 3:29
Genre (s) Electronic pop music
Author (s) Toni Watson
Producer (s) Konstantin Kersting
Label Bad batch, Elektra
album The kids are coming

Dance Monkey is a pop song by the tone and I . It was released on May 10, 2019 as the second single from the EP The Kids Are Coming . The song developed into an international hit and reached the top position in many countries. In Australia, for example, he not only broke the record for the most number-one weeks by a local artist at ten weeks, but ultimately also the record for the single with the most number-one weeks ever at 16 weeks.

Music video

The accompanying music video, which was released on June 24, 2019, shows, among other things, seniors playing golf and dancing. It has been accessed over 1 billion times (as of May 20, 2020). It was produced by Visible Studios and directed by Liam Kelly and Nick Kozakis.

Commercial win

Chart placements

Charts Top ranking Weeks
Chart placements
Australia (ARIA) Australia (ARIA) 1 (...Template: chart placements / maintenance / preliminary Where.) ...Template: chart placements / maintenance / preliminary
Germany (GfK) Germany (GfK) 1 (...Template: chart placements / maintenance / preliminary Where.) ...Template: chart placements / maintenance / preliminary
Austria (Ö3) Austria (Ö3) 1 (...Template: chart placements / maintenance / preliminary Where.) ...Template: chart placements / maintenance / preliminary
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) 1 (...Template: chart placements / maintenance / preliminary Where.) ...Template: chart placements / maintenance / preliminary
United States (Billboard) United States (Billboard) 4th (36 weeks) 36
United Kingdom (OCC) United Kingdom (OCC) 1 (...Template: chart placements / maintenance / preliminary Where.) ...Template: chart placements / maintenance / preliminary

Awards for music sales

The single received, among other things, a diamond record in Germany for over a million units sold, making it one of the country's best-selling singles . In their native Australia, Tones and I even got eleven platinum records. Overall, got Dance Monkey awarded a Goldene-, 44 platinum and three Diamond records for more than 5.8 million copies sold worldwide. According to IFPI , the single sold more than 11.4 million times worldwide and was one of the top 10 best-selling singles of 2019.

Country / Region Award Sales
Awards for music sales
(country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA) Australia (ARIA) Platinum record icon.svg 12 × platinum 840,000
Belgium (BEA) Belgium (BEA) Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum 80,000
Brazil (PMB) Brazil (PMB) Platinum record icon.svg 3 × platinum 120,000
Denmark (IFPI) Denmark (IFPI) Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum 180,000
Germany (BVMI) Germany (BVMI) Diamond record icon.svg diamond 1,000,000
France (SNEP) France (SNEP) Diamond record icon.svg diamond 333,333
Italy (FIMI) Italy (FIMI) Platinum record icon.svg 3 × platinum 150,000
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) Platinum record icon.svg 5 × platinum 400,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) New Zealand (RMNZ) Platinum record icon.svg 3 × platinum 90,000
Netherlands (NVPI) Netherlands (NVPI) Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum 80,000
Austria (IFPI) Austria (IFPI) Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum 60,000
Poland (ZPAV) Poland (ZPAV) Diamond record icon.svg diamond 100,000
Portugal (AFP) Portugal (AFP) Gold record icon.svg gold 10,000
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) Platinum record icon.svg 3 × platinum 60,000
Spain (Promusicae) Spain (Promusicae) Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum 180,000
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum 1,200,000
All in all Gold record icon.svg1 × gold
Platinum record icon.svg44 × platinum
Diamond record icon.svg3 × diamond
 5,863,333

Main article: Tones and I # Awards for music sales

Cover versions

A successful cover comes from the Norwegian multi-instrumentalist Leo Moracchioli. Together with guitarist Rabea Massaad and British singer Hannah Boulton, her metal cover of Dance Monkey has over 17 million views on YouTube (as of June 2020).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ TONES AND I BREAKS ARIA CHARTS AUSTRALIAN RECORD , accessed March 30, 2020.
  2. ↑ https://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/2019/tones-and-i-breaks-singles-chart-record
  3. ↑ Music video for "Dance Monkey" on YouTube
  4. ↑ Tones and I - Dance Monkey Chart Placement Australia. Hung Medien, accessed November 20, 2019 .
  5. ^ Tones and I - Dance Monkey Chart Placement Germany. GfK Entertainment , accessed on November 20, 2019 .
  6. ^ Tones and I - Dance Monkey Chart placement Austria. In: Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien, accessed November 20, 2019 .
  7. ^ Tones and I - Dance Monkey Chart Placement Switzerland. In: Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien, accessed November 20, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Tones and I - Dance Monkey Chart Placement United States. Billboard , accessed February 24, 2020 .
  9. ^ Tones and I - Dance Monkey Charthistory United Kingdom. Official Charts Company , accessed November 20, 2019 .
  10. ↑ bad guy by Billie Eilish Named Biggest Global Single of 2019. ifpi.org, March 10, 2020, accessed on March 11, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Dance Monkey (metal cover by Leo Moracchioli feat. Rabea & Hannah). Accessed June 17, 2020 (English).