"Dance with Me" is a song recorded by American rock band Blink-182. The song was released on October 5, 2023, through Columbia Records as the fourth single from their ninth album One More Time.... It was written by bassist Mark Hoppus, guitarist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Travis Barker, alongside engineer Aaron Rubin and songwriter Nick Long.
| "Dance with Me" | ||||
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| Single by Blink-182 | ||||
| from the album One More Time... | ||||
| Released | October 5, 2023 | |||
| Recorded | 2022–2023 | |||
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| Length | 3:08 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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| "Dance with Me" on YouTube | ||||
Background
editThe song opens with a crude, spoken-word joke from DeLonge: "When I teach masturbation, I'm always just like, 'Have fun with it.'"[1] Throughout the song, DeLonge encourages a partner to dance, with lyrics like "I've been waiting around to lose / So dumb, trying to make believe / You're mine, what are you gonna do / Come here, do you want to come dance with me?"[2] Columnists for Spin observed the song shares a title with another song by T.S.O.L., one of DeLonge's preferred groups.[3]
Music video
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The song's music video was intended as a "love letter" to the Ramones, one of their biggest influences.[4] It finds the band dressing up in the style of the Ramones, including wigs, sunglasses, and leather jackets.[5][6] The clip begins with an interview (featuring Lisa Gilroy as host), spoofing the Ramones' 1981 interview on The Tomorrow Show.[7][8] As the song begins, the video switches to the three seated at a table—a reference to the 1988 "I Wanna Be Sedated" visual[9]—while doctors, nurses (with one portraying the nurse from the band's own Enema of the State album cover), clowns, cheerleaders, construction workers, brides, and various other people run around. The footage is intercut with shots of the band playing at a CBGB-style backdrop,[10] as well as posing in front of a brick wall, a la the Ramones' famous debut album cover.[11]
The video was directed by the Malloys,[4] with whom the band last collaborated with on the 2001 videos for "The Rock Show" and "First Date".
Reception
edit"Dance with Me" was well-received among music critics. Kate Solomon at The Guardian observed: "Blink have not lost their knack for crafting thumping choruses before hitting you with a ghostly, mesmeric bridge to remind you that life is fleeting and you might as well be in a sweaty pile of bodies yelling “olé olé olé” while you’re here."[12] Bobby Olivier at Spin called it "a high-tempo party cut with its deliciously dopey chorus [...] Is it a little hollow? Sure, but you'll be singing before the tune is finished."[13] Uproxx writer Danielle Chelosky described the "clamorous" song "as fun as it is loud, and the lyrics are as chaotic as the sound."[2] Helen Brown from The Independent commended its energy and "pelting pace,"[14] while Gil Kaufman of Billboard described "Dance with Me" as a "raucous pop-punk tune".[11]
Many reviewers favorably compared the song to the band's earlier material. Stereogum editorialist Pranav Trewn viewed the song as a "real gem" that earns its place among "pre-hiatus material on a setlist."[15] Emma Wilkes from NME concurred: the "gloriously sticky hook is instantly memorable and is silly enough to have been a relic from Blink’s most popular era."[16] Matt Collar from AllMusic considered the song a "classic Blink-anthem that wouldn't sound out of place" on its millennial albums.[17]
Personnel
editCredits adapted from the song's YouTube video.[18]
Blink-182
- Tom DeLonge – vocals, guitar, songwriting
- Mark Hoppus – vocals, bass guitar, songwriting
- Travis Barker – drums, producer, songwriting
Additional Musician
- Kevin Bivona – piano, synthesizer, recording engineer
Production
- Aaron Rubin – songwriting, co-producer, recording engineer
- Nick Morzov – recording engineer
- Eric Emery – recording engineer
- John Warren – recording engineer
- Kevin Gruft – recording engineer
- Adam Hawkins – mix engineer
- Henry Lunetta – assistant engineer
- Randy Merrill – mastering
Charts
edit| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia Digital Tracks (ARIA)[19] | 26 |
| Italy Airplay (FIMI)[20] | 76 |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[21] | 23 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[22] | 55 |
| UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[23] | 6 |
| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[24] | 28 |
References
edit- ^ "blink-182 release new single and video, DANCE WITH ME". Kerrang!. October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ a b Chelosky, Danielle (October 5, 2023). "Blink-182 Dresses Up As The Ramones For Their Fun 'Dance With Me' Video". UPROXX. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ "Blink-182 Pays Tribute To The Ramones In 'Dance With Me' Video". Spin. October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ a b Helfand, Raphael (October 5, 2023). "Blink-182 are the Ramones in "Dance With Me" video". The FADER. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ "Watch Blink-182 Cosplay as Ramones in Video for New Song "Dance With Me"". Pitchfork. October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ Kreps, Daniel (October 5, 2023). "Blink-182 Pay Homage to Ramones in Video for New Song 'Dance With Me'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ "Blink-182 Pays Homage to Punk Icons The Ramones in New 'Dance with Me' Music Video". Peoplemag. October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- ^ Sacher, Andrew (October 5, 2023). "blink-182 channel the Ramones in video for new song "Dance With Me"". Alternative Press Magazine. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ Cingrana, Joe (October 5, 2023). "blink-182 drops Ramones-flavored video for new single 'Dance With Me'". audacy.com. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- ^ Duran, Anagricel (October 5, 2023). "Blink-182 channel the Ramones in new video for 'Dance With Me'". NME. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ a b Kaufman, Gil (October 5, 2023). "Blink-182 Channel Punk Godfathers The Ramones in 'Dance With Me' Video". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ Solomon, Kate (October 20, 2023). "Blink-182: One More Time review – gross-out pop-punk trio come of age". the Guardian. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ Olivier, Bobby (October 20, 2023). "Blink-182, 'One More Time...': Album Review". SPIN. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ Brown, Helen (October 20, 2023). "Blink-182's big reunion album is hardly revelatory – review". The Independent. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ Trewn, Pranav (October 20, 2023). "Premature Evaluation: Blink-182 'One More Time...'". Stereogum. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ Wilkes, Emma (October 19, 2023). "'One More Time' review: a surprisingly touching reunion". NME. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "One More Time..." AllMusic. October 20, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "DANCE WITH ME". YouTube. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 16 October 2023". The ARIA Report. No. 1754. Australian Recording Industry Association. October 16, 2023. p. 9.
- ^ "DANCE WITH ME - blink-182". EarOne (in Italian). December 14, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart". Official Charts Company. October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ^ "Blink-182 Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2023.