Dance Off
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| Single by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Idris Elba and Anderson .Paak | ||||||||||||||||||||
| from the album This Unruly Mess I've Made | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Released | February 25, 2016[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Format | Digital download | |||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | July 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 3:49 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Macklemore LLC | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Producer(s) | Ryan Lewis | |||||||||||||||||||
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"Dance Off" is a song by American hip hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Idris Elba and Anderson .Paak. The song was officially released on February 25, 2016 as the second single from their second studio album This Unruly Mess I've Made (2016).
Contents
Background and release
Following the large success of the duo's debut album The Heist (2012), Macklemore revealed on January 15, 2016 with an Instagram post the This Unruly Mess I've Made release.[2] "Dance Off" was released as second single of the album on February 25, 2016, succeeding "Downtown".[2]
Music Video
The song's music video was uploaded to Ryan Lewis's YouTube channel on May 17, 2016. It was directed by Lewis & Jason Koenig. [3]
Critical reception
The song received positive reviews from music critics. Killian Young was positive and said that "Dance Off" is one of the purest songs of hip hop culture today, with traditional elements of the genre as rapping, DJing, tagging, breakdancing and piano groove.[4] David Turner of MTV said that "Dance Off" sounds like rolling into the morgue by the 27th second, when the song says "I grab my ankle and pull it up / And do that thing where I move my butt".[5] Spencer Kornhaber of The Atlantic commented that the song sounds like the director Vincent Price in "Thriller" (of Michael Jackson), and said that Macklemore "frets about the adequacy of what’s between his legs. In his world, music does not help you transcend your insecurities—it heightens them.".[6]
Chart performance
In Australia, "Dance Off" entered the Australian Singles Chart at number twenty one on March 7, 2016.[7]
Track listing
| Digital download[1] | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Dance Off" (featuring Idris Elba and Anderson .Paak) | 3:49 |
Charts
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[8] | 7 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[9] | 17 |
| France (SNEP)[10] | 137 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[11] | 59 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] | 29 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| Australia (ARIA)[13] | Gold | 35,000 |
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*sales figures based on certification alone |
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Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format |
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| Australia | February 25, 2016[7][14][15] | Macklemore LLC | Digital download |
References
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- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9LAzNMn8Ow
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- ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Anderson .Paak, Idris Elba – Dance Off". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Anderson .Paak, Idris Elba – Dance Off" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Anderson .Paak, Idris Elba – Dance Off" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Chart Track: Week 16, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
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