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Dance Monkey
Tones And I
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- Album
- Dance Monkey (Stripped Back) / Dance Monkey
- Released
- 2019
- Genres
- Length
- 3:29
- Tempo
- 98 BPM
- Label
- Elektra (NEK)
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About this song
Dance Monkey is a song by Australian singer Tones and I, released as the second single from her debut EP The Kids Are Coming. It was written in October 2018 at her manager's house, and she posted a video of herself performing it the day she wrote it.
What it's about
The song deals with the frustrations of being a performer, drawing on Tones and I's experiences as a busker. It draws on remarks people made to her during a long night of street performing, when they would not leave her be.
Fun facts
- Sampled in 4 other songs, like “2000-2019 mashup | 200 songs from the last 20 years by YamiNoBahamut”.
- Covered 26 times, including “Dance Monkey by Kurt Hugo Schneider & Ni/Co (USA)”.
- Written by Tones and I.
- Produced by Konstantin Kersting.