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"Dance wiv Me" is a single by British rapper
Dizzee Rascal
Dylan Kwabena Mills (born 18 September 1984), better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal, is a British MC and rapper. A pioneer of grime music, his work has also incorporated elements of UK garage, bassline, British hip hop, and R&B.
D ...
, from his fourth studio album, ''
Tongue n' Cheek
''Tongue n' Cheek'' is the fourth studio album by British rapper Dizzee Rascal. The album was released on 20 September 2009 and includes the number one singles, " Dance wiv Me", " Bonkers", " Holiday" and " Dirtee Disco". It has been certified ...
''. It was released on 30 June 2008 and features guest vocals from British
DJ Calvin Harris and British
R&B singer
Chrome. The extended mix of the song also appears on Harris' second studio album, ''
Ready for the Weekend''.
"Dance wiv Me" mixes Rascal's usual
grime
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* Dirt, in the form of black, ingrained dust
* Grime (music genre), a genre of music
* ''Grime'' (album), a 2001 album by Iniquity
* ''Grime'' (video game), a 2021 Metroidvania video game
* "Grime", a 2022 song by Dallas Woo ...
style with
dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement. In terms of performance, the major categories are live dance music and recorded da ...
from Harris and
R&B from Chrome. Rascal and Harris recorded their respective verse and main hook parts separately, sending their parts back and forth over the phone, while Chrome recorded the pre hook/bridge vocals in the studio with Rascal. The song was produced by Harris, who also sings the chorus. The song debuted in the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
at number one and stayed there for four weeks – making it Rascal's first ever number one. It became the 12th biggest-selling single in the UK in 2008. Rascal, Chrome and Harris performed an
impromptu
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acoustic version of "Dance wiv Me" for the
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as part of the
Glastonbury Festival 2008
The 2008 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts was held from 27 to 29 June 2008.
New features
* The John Peel stage doubled in size and had a screen outside it to watch bands.
* There was a new 'Shangri-La' area that replaced L ...
coverage. The song was played in an episode on the
HBO series, ''
Entourage
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Arts and entertainment
* L'entourage, French hip hop / rap collecti ...
''.
British rock group
Keane mashed-up this song with "
Another One Bites the Dust" by
Queen
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* Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king
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at Radio 1 Live Lounge as "Another One Bites the Dizzee".
Writing and recording
In an interview with
Jo Whiley
Johanne Whiley-Morton (born 4 July 1965), better known by her professional name Jo Whiley, is an English radio DJ and television presenter. She was the host of the long-running weekday later weekend '' Jo Whiley Show'' on BBC Radio 1. She curre ...
on
BBC Radio 1
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, Rascal explained that the collaboration with Harris came after they had met during
Radio 1's Big Weekend
BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend (R1BW) (previously known as One Big Weekend, for 2012 as Radio 1's Hackney Weekend, and for 2018 as BBC Music's Biggest Weekend) is a British music festival run by the BBC's radio station. It is held once a year, in a ...
in 2007. Rascal told Harris that his single "
Acceptable in the 80s
"Acceptable in the 80s" is a song by Scottish musician Calvin Harris from his debut studio album, ''I Created Disco'' (2007). It was released as the album's lead single on 12 March 2007. The single peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart.
...
" had got him excited about music again and that he would love to make a track with him.
"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."
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."
Release and reception
"Dance wiv Me" represented a change for Rascal from his
grime
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* Dirt, in the form of black, ingrained dust
* Grime (music genre), a genre of music
* ''Grime'' (album), a 2001 album by Iniquity
* ''Grime'' (video game), a 2021 Metroidvania video game
* "Grime", a 2022 song by Dallas Woo ...
roots to a more
pop-oriented sound. It was first released as a download single in the UK on 30 June 2008 and in physical format one week later. The song was Rascal's first single on his own Dirtee Stank Recordings record label, released after he had split from his former label,
XL Recordings
XL Recordings is a British independent record label founded in 1989 by Tim Palmer and Nick Halkes. It has been ran and co-owned by Richard Russell since 1996. It forms part of the Beggars Group.
Although only releasing an average of six albu ...
, who did not want to release the track themselves.
"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."
Chart performance
On its first week of release, "Dance wiv Me" reached number one on the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
and remained top of the chart for four-consecutive weeks becoming both Rascal and Harris' first number one in the UK. The song was the UK's 12th highest-selling single of 2008.
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. The video also features ''
Big Brother 14'' contestant Gina Rio.
Track listings
*Download single:
# "Dance Wiv Me" (Radio Mix) – 3:25
*Maxi CD / 12-inch single:
# "Dance Wiv Me" (Radio Mix) – 3:25
# "Dance Wiv Me" (Extended Mix) – 4:22
# "Dance Wiv Me" (Niteryders Remix) – 5:12
# "Dance Wiv Me" (Agent X Remix) – 4:25
*Download single (live):
# "Dance Wiv Me" (Live at iTunes Festival) – 3:37
# "Dance Wiv Me" (Live at Glastonbury) – 4:10
*German single:
# "Dance Wiv Me" (Radio Edit) – 3:25
# "Dance Wiv Me" (DJ Frizzo Remix) – 4:04
*US single 1:
# "Dance Wiv Me" (Radio Edit) – 3:25
# "Dance Wiv Me" (DJ Rap Remix) – 4:22
# "Dance Wiv Me" (
Dirty Vegas
Dirty Vegas are an English house music group initially made up of Ben Harris and Paul Harris (no relation) on instruments and production and Steve Smith on vocals. The group formed in 2001, then broke up in 2005 before reforming in December 2008 ...
Remix) – 5:12
# "Dance Wiv Me" (Jason Nevins Remix) – 4:25
*US single 2:
# "Dance Wiv Me" (Radio Edit) – 3:25
# "Dance Wiv Me" (Extended Mix) – 4:22
# "Dance Wiv Me" (Shazam Remix) – 5:44
# "Dance Wiv Me" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) – 6:14
# "Dance Wiv Me" (Jason Nevins Extended Mix) – 6:47
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
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Acoustic performance from BBC Glastonbury 2008 site
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2008 singles
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Calvin Harris songs
Dizzee Rascal songs
Songs about dancing
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UK Singles Chart number-one singles