Dancing With A Stranger

About this song

The track was written during a short break from Sam Smith's The Thrill of it All World Tour in September 2018. Sam and Normani were, by coincidence, working at the same time in a Los Angeles studio with producer StarGate, and Normani jumped in to sing on the song right there. Sam said the collaboration felt timely, as he had long been a fan of Fifth Harmony and of Normani since her performance of 'Love Lies' with Khalid.

What it's about

The song is about finding someone new and moving on from an old flame, with the idea of 'dancing with a stranger' as its central image. It may have been inspired by Sam's heartache after his break-up with former boyfriend Brandon Flynn.

Summary written with AI, based on the song's page on Genius.

Fun facts

• Samples “New by Daya”.
• Sampled in 2 other songs, like “Top Hits of 2019 in 4 Minutes by Madilyn”.
• Covered 9 times, including “Dancing With A Stranger by Lauren Babic & Jordan Radvansky”.
• Written by Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Jimmy Napes, Normani, Sam Smith and Murda Beatz.
• Produced by Jimmy Napes and Stargate.