Dance wiv Me
"Dance wiv Me" | ||||
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from the album Tongue n' Cheek and Ready for the Weekend | ||||
Released | 30 June 2008 | |||
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Producer(s) | Calvin Harris | |||
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"Dance wiv Me" is a single by British rapper
"Dance wiv Me" mixes Rascal's usual
British rock group Keane mashed-up this song with "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen at Radio 1 Live Lounge as "Another One Bites the Dizzee".[4]
Writing and recording
In December 2007, Calvin Harris announced a new record with Dizzee Rascal.
"Dizzee texted me, saying he'd done this a cappella over someone else's music, but his verse was too good for their music, so could he do it with me instead? So I spent a long time on it, to make sure it lived up to his expectations. I sent him the track, and he called me at 2 in the morning to say it was amazing, so I knew it was good." – Calvin Harris on the press release for Ready for the Weekend.[9]
The song's lyrics were written and recorded by Rascal with extra vocals recorded by Chrome. Harris produced the music separately from Rascal and Chrome and later sent the track to Rascal's studio for completion.
"Me and Calvin met and we exchanged numbers. We never actually met once to actually make the tune, we did it back and forth over the phone. It was good, we were just like over the phone, 'What about changing that hook a bit?' Chrome was the only one that came in the studio but it was good working with him because we've done a few things in the past." – Dizzee Rascal in an interview with Newsnight.
Release and reception
"Dance wiv Me" represented a change for Rascal from his
"Experimenting with dance music is a good way for British rappers to get on the radio and into the charts. Some people might see this as me selling out but no way. Every track I write I try to make different from the last and as my profile has risen with all the festivals and live shows I've done, I've wanted to experiment more." – Dizzee Rascal in the
Chart performance
On its first week of release, "Dance wiv Me" reached number one on the
Music video
The music video for "Dance wiv Me" depicts Dizzee Rascal and Chrome in a night club with Calvin Harris as the bar man.
Track listings
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Charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[30] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[31] | 3× Platinum | 1,800,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Dizzee Rascal ft. Calvin Harris - Dance wiv Me Archived 29 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine. iTunes.
- ^ Dance Wiv Me Songfacts. www.songfacts.com.
- ^ Paine, Andre (22 May 2009). Dizzee Rascal Driving U.K. 'Bonkers'. Billboard. Accessed 27 June 2009.
- ^ Whiley, Jo. "Live Lounge – Keane". BBC Radio 1.
- ^ Lyons, Beverley (28 December 2007). "Calvin Harris Records With Dizzee Rascal". Daily Record. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ Dadds, Kimberley (28 December 2007). "Harris to collaborate with Dizzee Rascal". Digital Spy. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding have shared a clip of their new collab".
- ^ Cragg, Michael (28 July 2022). "Calvin Harris's 20 greatest songs – ranked!" – via The Guardian.
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- ^ a b "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2MiyZx8MTY
- ^ https://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/topic-285462-gina-rio-was-in-a-music-video_big-brother-14-summer-2013.htm
- ^ "Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris and Chrome – Dance wiv Me". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ^ "The ARIA Report – ARIA Club Tracks – Week Commencing 27th October 2008" (PDF). ARIA. 27 October 2008. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Issue 984" ARIA Top 50 Dance Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris and Chrome – Dance wiv Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 200835 into search. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Hits of the World – Euro Singles Sales" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 120, no. 31. 2 August 2008. p. 50. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris and Chrome – Dance wiv Me" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Dance wiv Me". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "ARIA End of Year Singles Chart 2008". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 50 Dance Singles 2008". ARIA. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 50 Club Tracks 2008". ARIA. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Year End Charts: European Hot 100 Singles". Billboard. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 50 Dance Singles 2009". ARIA. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- DJ Nihal29 December 2009
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "British single certifications – Dizzee Rascal/Calvin Harris/Chrome – Dance wiv Me". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 April 2024.