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Dance (Toni Braxton song)

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"Dance"
Single by Toni Braxton
from the album Spell My Name
ReleasedJuly 31, 2020 (2020-07-31)
Length3:52
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Braxton
  • Dixon
Toni Braxton singles chronology
"Live Out Your Love"
(2020)
"Dance"
(2020)
"Gotta Move On"
(2020)

"Dance" is a song by American singer Toni Braxton. It was written and produced by Braxton and Antonio Dixon for her tenth studio album Spell My Name (2020). The song was released as the album's second single on July 31, 2020.[1] It peaked at number 17 on the US Adult R&B Songs chart.[2]

Background

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"Dance" was written Braxton and Antonio Dixon.[3] Dixon noted that "Dance" is "for those that want to go rollerskating. It has some 70’s disco to it."[4]

Music video

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A music video for "Dance," directed by Mike Ho, was released online on August 4, 2020.[5]

Track listings

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Digital single[1]
No.TitleLength
1."Dance" (Album Version)3:52
Remix single[1]
No.TitleLength
1."Dance" (Dave Audé Remix)4:16
2."Dance" (Dave Audé Remix – Extended)5:56
3."Dance" (Dave Audé Remix – Extended Instrumental)5:56

Credits and personnel

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Credits lifted from the liner notes of Spell My Name.[3]

  • Paul Boutin – engineer, mixing, percussion, vocal producer
  • Toni Braxton – producer, writer, vocals
  • Antonio Dixon – instruments, producer, writer
  • Reginald Dozier – recording
  • Demonte Posey – horns, strings
  • Herb Powers, Jr. – mastering
  • Erick Walls – guitar
  • Benjamin Wright – strings

Charts

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Chart (2020) Peak
position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[6] 83
Zimbabwe (ZIMA)[7] 31
US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[2] 17

Release history

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List of release dates, showing region, release format, label, and reference
Region Date Version Format Label Ref.
Various May 15, 2020 Dave Audé Remix Island [8]
Various July 31, 2020 Album Version [1]
Various October 16, 2020 Gozzi Remix [9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Dance – Single". iTunes (US). Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Toni Braxton Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Spell My Name (booklet). Toni Braxton. Island Records. 2020.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Antonio Dixon Talks The Underdogs, Creating "O" by Omarion, Working on Toni Braxton's New Album". youknowigotsoul.com. July 15, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  5. ^ Curto, Justin (August 5, 2020). "Toni Braxton Misses Clubs As Much As the Rest of Us in 'Dance' Music Video". Vulture.com. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "Toni Braxton Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  7. ^ * Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2020
  8. ^ "Dance (Dave Audé Remix) – Single". iTunes (US). Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  9. ^ "Dance (Gozzi Remix) – Single". iTunes (US). Retrieved February 2, 2021.