Dancing on My Own

"Dancing on My Own"
Single by Robyn
from the album Body Talk Pt. 1
Released20 April 2010 (2010-04-20)
Genre
Length3:39
LabelKonichiwa
Songwriter(s)
  • Robyn
  • Patrik Berger
Producer(s)Patrik Berger
Robyn singles chronology
"The Girl and the Robot"
(2009)		 "Dancing on My Own"
(2010)		 "Hang with Me"
(2010)
Music video
"Dancing on My Own" on YouTube

"Dancing on My Own" is a song by Swedish singer-songwriter Robyn. It was released on 20 April 2010 as the lead single from her fifth studio album, Body Talk Pt. 1 (2010), the first in her Body Talk series.

The song was inspired by events that Robyn saw while on her last tour then dancing throughout Stockholm. She has called the song her "favorite sad gay disco anthems".

The Rolling Stone placed the song at number 20 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2021.

The song later earned a nomination for Best Dance Recording at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards and was awarded Best Song at the Grammisgalan in Sweden.

References

  1. ↑ "'Dancing On My Own' by Robyn". Songfacts. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. ↑ Hogan, Marc (10 September 2013). "Kings of Leon Strip Out the Synths, Keep the Passion in Robyn's 'Dancing on My Own'". Spin. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  3. ↑ Fawbert, Dave (8 June 2018). "Betrayal, sadness, and defiance: Why it's time to reclaim Robyn's 'Dancing on My Own'". ShortList. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  4. ↑ Dickinson, Alistair (28 May 2010). "Robyn Premieres Her New Video for "Dancing on My Own"". PopMatters. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  5. ↑ "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.