"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.[3]
"Dance Monkey" topped the official singles charts in over 38 countries and peaked within the top ten of many others, including the United States. The song broke the record for the most weeks at number one on the Australian singles chart at 24 non-consecutive weeks.[4] It also broke the record for the most weeks spent at the top of the UK Singles Chart by a female artist with 11 weeks at the top. When it hit number four in the US, it became the first top-five hit solely written by a woman in over eight years.[5] On Spotify, as of March 2024, the song is the most streamed by a female artist and the eighth-most overall, with over 3 billion streams.[6] The song is was also the first song by a female artist to reach 3 billion streams.[6]
The song has received a number of awards. It won Best Pop Release at the ARIA Music Awards of 2019,[7] Song of the Year at the APRA Music Awards of 2020[8] and Independent Song of the Year at the AIR Awards of 2020.[9] It was also the Grand Prize winner of the 2019 International Songwriting Competition.[10]
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^Cirisano, Tatiana (29 October 2019). "As Lewis Capaldi Reaches Hot 100 Summit, SiriusXM & Pandora Are Testing Their Hit-Making Power". Billboard. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
^"Konstantin Kersting | Native Tongue". Archived from the original on 15 February 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
^Brandle, Lars (6 January 2020). "Tones And I's 'Dance Monkey' Swings Back to No. 1 in Australia". Billboard.
^Trust, Gary (10 February 2020). "Roddy Ricch's 'The Box' Rules Billboard Hot 100 For Fifth Week, Tones and I's 'Dance Monkey' Swings Into Top Five". Billboard. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
^ ab"Tones and I shares new single 'I Get High'". Music-News.com. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
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