Dance, Dance (Fall Out Boy song)

2005 single by Fall Out Boy

"Dance, Dance"

Single by Fall Out Boy
from the album  From Under the Cork Tree
Released| October 31, 2005
Genre|

* Pop-punk[1]
* emo[2]

Length| 3:00
Label|

* Island
* Mercury

Composer(s)|

* Pete Wentz
* Patrick Stump
* Joe Trohman
* Andy Hurley

Lyricist(s)| Pete Wentz
Producer(s)| Neal Avron
Fall Out Boy singles chronology
| "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"
(2005)  | "Dance, Dance"
(2005)  | "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me""
(2006)

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Music video
"Dance, Dance" on YouTube

"Dance, Dance" is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy, released as the second single from their second studio album, From Under the Cork Tree (2005). It peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the band's second consecutive top-ten hit song. Outside the United States, "Dance, Dance" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Canada and the United Kingdom. It won many awards, including Viewer's Choice at the MTV Video Music Awards and two Teen Choice Awards, among various nominations. "Dance, Dance" has been certified 5× platinum by the RIAA since November 28, 2023.[3]

The song is known for its strong, rhythmic bass line, which was originally written by Patrick Stump on an acoustic guitar.[4] Stump's composition drew influence from David Bowie's "Modern Love",[5] while the lyrics were written as a collaboration between bassist Pete Wentz and Kanye-collaborator, Bryce Wong. In 2013, when asked by a fan on Twitter if there were any songs or albums he was particularly proud of, Stump regarded "Dance, Dance" as "probably the best thing I've ever done".[6]

## Composition

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"Dance, Dance" has been described as an alternative rock, pop-punk,[1] and emo[2] song. It was written in the key of B Minor.[7]

## Critical reception

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"Dance, Dance" has received critical acclaim, and is widely considered one of Fall Out Boy's greatest songs. In 2015, Billboard ranked the song number two on their list of the 10 greatest Fall Out Boy songs,[8] and in 2021, Kerrang ranked the song number one on their list of the 20 greatest Fall Out Boy songs.[9] Rolling Stone ranked the song No. 39 on their Best 100 Songs of 2006 list.[10]

## Commercial performance

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In the United States, the song peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 2006,[11] becoming the band's second consecutive top ten hit song on the chart following "Sugar, We're Goin Down". It was a crossover hit as it simultaneously went top five on both Alternative (No. 2) and Pop (No. 5) radio. The track also reached No. 6 on the now-defunct Pop 100. It was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),[12] and has sold 3,226,000 copies in the US as of February 2014.[13] It was certified 3× platinum in 2014, the band's second song to reach that plateau.

In the United Kingdom, "Dance, Dance" peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Fall Out Boy's second consecutive top ten hit song in Britain following "Sugar, We're Goin Down". On August 7, 2020, "Dance, Dance" was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for 600,000 sales and streams.[14]

## Music video

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The music video was directed by Alan Ferguson.[15] It shows the members of the band performing at a homecoming dance, and simultaneously attending as nerdier versions of themselves, overcoming the persecutions of more popular students. The video starts with "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me"". The end scene of Pete dancing is a parody taken from Revenge of the Nerds.[16]

The music video was filmed at Salesian High School, which is located in New Rochelle, New York, a suburb of New York City. A cameo is made by Ben Jorgensen of the rock group Armor for Sleep and Travie McCoy of Gym Class Heroes. The video for "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" is a continuation of this video, showing the fans as being cardboard, and the whole thing being fake. The picture on the back of the book that Andy Hurley is reading during the scene where he is on the bleachers is also on the album From Under the Cork Tree.

The black-and-green-striped jacket Patrick wears in the video can be seen in the music video for Fall Out Boy's song "What a Catch, Donnie". Pete's date in that video is one of the attendees at his funeral in this video. She is kissing the boy of the music video for "Sugar, We're Goin Down". Katrina Bowden, best known now as Cerie in the television series 30 Rock, has a minor role in this music video; in 2013, Bowden married Ben Jorgensen, who also appeared in this video.

## Awards and accolades

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### Awards

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Year  | Ceremony  | Award  | Result

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2006
MTV Video Music Awards | Viewer's Choice[17] | Won
Best Group Video  | Nominated
MuchMusic Video Award | People's Choice: Favorite International Group  | Won
Best International Group  | Nominated
Teen Choice Awards | Rock Track | Won
Single  | Won

## Track listings

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Lyrics were written by bassist and backing vocalist Pete Wentz; music was composed by Fall Out Boy.

CD 1:

1. "Dance, Dance" – 3:00
2. ""It's Not a Side Effect of the Cocaine, I Am Thinking It Must Be Love"" – 2:11

CD 2:

1. "Dance, Dance" – 3:00
2. "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me"" – 2:49

7-inch vinyl:

1. "Dance, Dance" – 3:00
2. "Sugar, We're Goin Down" (Zane Lowe Session – London 2006) – 3:49

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (2005-2006)  | Peak
position

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Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[18] | 3
Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records)[19] | 5
Canada Rock Top 30 (Radio & Records)[20] | 8
Ireland (IRMA)[21] | 35
Scotland (OCC)[22] | 7
UK Singles (OCC)[23] | 8
US Billboard Hot 100[24] | 9
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[25] | 2
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[26] | 25
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[27] | 24
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[28] | 19
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[29] | 5
US Pop 100 (Billboard)[30] | 6

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (2006)  | Position

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US Billboard Hot 100[31] | 33
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[32] | 9
US Pop 100 (Billboard)[33] | 23
Chart (2007)  | Position

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Brazil (Crowley)[34] | 90

## Certifications

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Certifications for "Dance, Dance"  Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[35] | Gold  | 30,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[36] | Platinum  | 80,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[37] | Platinum  | 30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] | Platinum  | 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[39] | 5× Platinum  | 5,000,000‡ / 3,226,000[38]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Format(s)  | Label(s)  | Ref(s).

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United States  | October 31, 2005  | Alternative radio | Island | [40][41]
United Kingdom  | April 17, 2006  | CD  | Mercury | [42]

## In popular culture

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This song has been included in multiple video games; Burnout Revenge, Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova for the PS2 in North America,[43] Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, Juiced: Eliminator, Madden NFL 06,[44] Rock Band 3, Rock Revolution, SingStar Pop Hits, SingStar Rocks! in North America, and as downloadable content for Karaoke Revolution Presents American Idol Encore 2 for the PS3.[45] It also appeared on the Brazilian and Argentinian version of Infinity on High, which is From Under the Cork Tree's 2007 follow-up. Wentz prevented Kidz Bop from singing this song on Kidz Bop 10 because of the sexual overtones to the song.[46]

## References

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1. ^ a b Pirani, Niyaz (November 2, 2005). "Fall Out Boy shows in a spirited Irvine show why it rules pop punk". The Orange County Register. Terry Horne.
2. ^ a b "Top Emo Songs Of The Last 20 Years". Skratch N' Sniff. April 17, 2023.
3. ^ "RIAA Search for Dance, Dance". Recording Industry Association of America.
4. ^ Stump, Patrick. "Scuzz Meets Fall Out Boy". YouTube. ScuzzTV. Retrieved December 30, 2014.[dead YouTube link]
5. ^ Bizarre Fall Out Boy Video Gives New Meaning To The Term 'Young Buck'. MTV. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
6. ^ Patrick Stump tweet on Dance, Dance. Twitter. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
7. ^ "Dance Dance by Fall Out Boy Chords and Melody". Hooktheory.
8. ^ Payne, Chris (January 21, 2015). "Here Are Fall Out Boy's Ten Best Songs". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
9. ^ Law, Sam (July 20, 2021). "The 20 greatest Fall Out Boy songs – ranked". Kerrang. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
10. ^ "The Rolling Stone Magazine Top 100 songs of 2006". Vinylsurrender.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
11. ^ Chart Beat Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
12. ^ "American single certifications – Fall Out Boy – Dance, Dance". Recording Industry Association of America.
13. ^ Paul Grein (February 12, 2013). "Chart Watch: 5 Reasons for Pharrell to Be "Happy"". Yahoo Music.
14. ^ a b "British single certifications – Fall Out Boy – Dance Dance". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
15. ^ "BOOKED: Fall Out Boy - Alan Ferguson, director". VideoStatic. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
16. ^ Chillingworth, Alec (August 23, 2016). "The Top 10 Best Fall Out Boy Videos". Louder Sound. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
17. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards | 2006". mtv.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2006. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
18. ^ "Fall Out Boy Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
19. ^ "R&R Canada CHR/Pop Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1647\. March 3, 2006. p. 57. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
20. ^ "R&R Canada Rock Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1652\. April 7, 2006. p. 62. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
21. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Fall Out Boy". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
22. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
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26. ^ "Fall Out Boy Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
27. ^ "Fall Out Boy Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
28. ^ "Fall Out Boy Chart History (Dance Mix/Show Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
29. ^ "Fall Out Boy Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
30. ^ "Pop 100". Billboard. Vol. 118, no. 5\. February 4, 2006. p. 42.
31. ^ "Hot 100 Songs Year End 2006". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
32. ^ "Alternative Songs Year End 2006". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
33. ^ "Year End Charts – Pop 100 Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
34. ^ "Brazilian Top 100 Year-End 2007". Crowley Broadcast Analysis. April 3, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
35. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Fall Out Boy – Dance, Dance" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
36. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Fall Out Boy – Dance, Dance". Music Canada.
37. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Fall Out Boy – Dance, Dance". Radioscope. Retrieved December 17, 2024. Type Dance, Dance  in the "Search:" field.
38. ^ Grein, Paul (February 12, 2014). "Chart Watch: 5 Reasons for Pharrell to Be 'Happy'". Yahoo Music. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
39. ^ "American single certifications – Fall Out Boy – Dance, Dance". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
40. ^ "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". FMQB. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
41. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1630\. October 28, 2005. p. 22.
42. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. April 15, 2006. p. 31.
43. ^ Gerstmann, Jeff (September 29, 2006). "Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova (PlayStation 2)": GameSpot editors' review. CNET. Retrieved on November 28, 2009.
44. ^ "Madden NFL 06 Soundtrack - Music News at IGN". Music.ign.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
45. ^ Grace Chen, "PlayStation Store Update", PlayStation.Blog (Mar. 26).
46. ^ "Fall Out Boy Take On New Challenger — Kidz Bop - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV. May 31, 2006. Archived from the original on September 13, 2006. Retrieved August 8, 2011.

## External links

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* "Dance, Dance" Official music video on YouTube

* v
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Fall Out Boy

* Patrick Stump
* Pete Wentz
* Joe Trohman
* Andy Hurley

Studio albums|

* Take This to Your Grave
* From Under the Cork Tree
* Infinity on High
* Folie à Deux
* Save Rock and Roll
* American Beauty/American Psycho
* Mania
* So Much (for) Stardust

Extended plays|

* Project Rocket / Fall Out Boy
* My Heart Will Always Be the B-Side to My Tongue
* Leaked in London
* America's Suitehearts: Remixed, Retouched, Rehabbed and Retoxed
* PAX AM Days
* Llamania
* Lake Effect Kid

Live albums|

* Live in Phoenix

Compilation albums|

* Believers Never Die – Greatest Hits
* Greatest Hits: Believers Never Die – Volume Two

Remix albums|

* Make America Psycho Again

Demo albums|

* Fall Out Boy's Evening Out with Your Girlfriend

Singles|

* "Grand Theft Autumn/Where Is Your Boy"
* "Saturday"
* "Sugar, We're Goin Down"
* "Dance, Dance"
* "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me""
* "The Carpal Tunnel of Love"
* "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race"
* "Thnks fr th Mmrs"
* ""The Take Over, the Breaks Over""
* "I'm Like a Lawyer with the Way I'm Always Trying to Get You Off (Me & You)"
* "Beat It"
* "I Don't Care"
* "America's Suitehearts"
* "Headfirst Slide into Cooperstown on a Bad Bet"
* "What a Catch, Donnie"
* "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)"
* "The Phoenix"
* "Alone Together"
* "Young Volcanoes"
* "Centuries"
* "Immortals"
* "American Beauty/American Psycho"
* "The Kids Aren't Alright"
* "Uma Thurman"
* "Irresistible"
* "Ghostbusters (I'm Not Afraid)"
* "Young and Menace"
* "Champion"
* "The Last of the Real Ones"
* "Hold Me Tight or Don't"
* "Wilson (Expensive Mistakes)"
* "Dear Future Self (Hands Up)"
* "Love from the Other Side"
* "Heartbreak Feels So Good"
* "Hold Me Like a Grudge"
* "We Didn't Start the Fire"
* "So Much (for) Stardust"

Other songs|

* "I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song)"
* "The Night Begins to Shine"

Featured songs|

* "I've Been Waiting"
* "Hand Crushed by a Mallet (remix)"
* "Electric Touch"

Concert tours|

* Honda Civic Tour 2007
* Young Wild Things Tour
* Monumentour
* American Beauty/American Psycho Tour
* Wintour is Coming
* Mania Tour
* Hella Mega Tour
* So Much For (Tour) Dust

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* Discography
* List of songs
* Arma Angelus
* Where Sleeplessness Is Rest from Nightmares
* Racetraitor
* The Damned Things
* Ironiclast
* Black Cards
* Welcome to the New Administration
* Fall Out Toy Works
* The Young Blood Chronicles
* Soul Punk
* "This City"

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1980s|

* Michael Jackson – "Thriller" (1984)
* USA for Africa – "We Are the World" (1985)
* A-ha – "Take On Me" (1986)
* U2 – "With or Without You" (1987)
* INXS – "Need You Tonight/Mediate" (1988)
* Madonna – "Like a Prayer" (1989)

1990s|

* Aerosmith – "Janie's Got a Gun" (1990)
* Queensrÿche – "Silent Lucidity" (1991)
* Red Hot Chili Peppers – "Under the Bridge" (1992)
* Aerosmith – "Livin' on the Edge" (1993)
* Aerosmith – "Cryin'" (1994)
* TLC – "Waterfalls" (1995)
* Bush – "Glycerine" (1996)
* The Prodigy – "Breathe" (1997)
* Puff Daddy and the Family (featuring The Lox, Lil' Kim, The Notorious B.I.G., and Fuzzbubble) – "It's All about the Benjamins" (1998)
* Backstreet Boys – "I Want It That Way" (1999)

2000s|

* NSYNC – "Bye Bye Bye" (2000)
* NSYNC – "Pop" (2001)
* Michelle Branch – "Everywhere" (2002)
* Good Charlotte – "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" (2003)
* Linkin Park – "Breaking the Habit" (2004)
* Green Day – "American Idiot" (2005)
* Fall Out Boy – "Dance, Dance" (2006)

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