Song · Tones and I
“Dance Monkey” by Tones and I
From the EP The Kids Are Coming (2019)
“Dance Monkey” by Tones and I appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 2019. It was first released in 2019 on the EP The Kids Are Coming. Its best result is #4 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2019. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #58 alternative song of 2019.
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"Dance Monkey" came off Tones and I's debut EP The Kids Are Coming, released in May 2019 as her second single, and she wrote it entirely on her own. Konstantin Kersting produced, recorded and mixed it, keeping it a lean electropop number built around her voice.
What followed was absurd for a song this odd. It sat on top of the Australian singles chart for a record 24 weeks, topped charts in more than 38 countries, and handed America its first top-five hit with a woman as sole writer in more than eight years. The trophies piled up too: an ARIA for Best Pop Release, the APRA prize for Song of the Year, the AIR Awards' independent song honour, and the grand prize at the International Songwriting Competition.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 38 | ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA | Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2019 | 51 |
| 2019 | 4 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2019 | 100 |
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