Dance Monkey
Dance Monkey | |
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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 |
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Chart placements | ||
Australia (ARIA) | 1 (... Where.) | ... |
Germany (GfK) | 1 (... Where.) | ... |
Austria (Ö3) | 1 (... Where.) | ... |
Switzerland (IFPI) | 1 (... Where.) | ... |
United States (Billboard) | 4th (36 weeks) | 36 |
United Kingdom (OCC) | 1 (... Where.) | ... |
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 |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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Australia (ARIA) | 12 × platinum | 840,000 |
Belgium (BEA) | 2 × platinum | 80,000 |
Brazil (PMB) | 3 × platinum | 120,000 |
Denmark (IFPI) | 2 × platinum | 180,000 |
Germany (BVMI) | diamond | 1,000,000 |
France (SNEP) | diamond | 333,333 |
Italy (FIMI) | 3 × platinum | 150,000 |
Canada (MC) | 5 × platinum | 400,000 |
New Zealand (RMNZ) | 3 × platinum | 90,000 |
Netherlands (NVPI) | 2 × platinum | 80,000 |
Austria (IFPI) | 2 × platinum | 60,000 |
Poland (ZPAV) | diamond | 100,000 |
Portugal (AFP) | gold | 10,000 |
Switzerland (IFPI) | 3 × platinum | 60,000 |
Spain (Promusicae) | 4 × platinum | 180,000 |
United States (RIAA) | platinum | 1,000,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI) | 2 × platinum | 1,200,000 |
All in all |
1 × gold 44 × platinum 3 × 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
- ↑ TONES AND I BREAKS ARIA CHARTS AUSTRALIAN RECORD , accessed March 30, 2020.
- ↑ https://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/2019/tones-and-i-breaks-singles-chart-record
- ↑ Music video for "Dance Monkey" on YouTube
- ↑ Tones and I - Dance Monkey Chart Placement Australia. Hung Medien, accessed November 20, 2019 .
- ^ Tones and I - Dance Monkey Chart Placement Germany. GfK Entertainment , accessed on November 20, 2019 .
- ^ Tones and I - Dance Monkey Chart placement Austria. In: Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien, accessed November 20, 2019 .
- ^ Tones and I - Dance Monkey Chart Placement Switzerland. In: Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien, accessed November 20, 2019 .
- ↑ Tones and I - Dance Monkey Chart Placement United States. Billboard , accessed February 24, 2020 .
- ^ Tones and I - Dance Monkey Charthistory United Kingdom. Official Charts Company , accessed November 20, 2019 .
- ↑ bad guy by Billie Eilish Named Biggest Global Single of 2019. ifpi.org, March 10, 2020, accessed on March 11, 2020 .
- ↑ Dance Monkey (metal cover by Leo Moracchioli feat. Rabea & Hannah). Accessed June 17, 2020 (English).