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.

"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 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. 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. On Spotify, as of September 2023, the song was the most streamed by a female artist and the third-most overall, with over 2.9 billion streams.

The song has received a number of awards. It won Best Pop Release at the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, Song of the Year at the APRA Music Awards of 2020 and Independent Song of the Year at the AIR Awards of 2020. It was also the Grand Prize winner of the 2019 International Songwriting Competition.

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