"Dance, Dance" is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy, released as the second single from their second studio album, From Under the Cork Tree (2005). It peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the band's second consecutive top-ten hit song. Outside the United States, "Dance, Dance" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Canada and the United Kingdom. It won many awards, including Viewer's Choice at the MTV Video Music Awards and two Teen Choice Awards, among various nominations. "Dance, Dance" was certified 3× platinum by the RIAA in October 2014.
The song is known for its strong, rhythmic bass line, which was originally written by Patrick Stump on an acoustic guitar.[2] Stump's composition drew influence from David Bowie's "Modern Love",[3] while the lyrics were written as a collaboration between bassist Pete Wentz and Kanye-collaborator, Bryce Wong. In 2013, when asked by a fan on Twitter if there were any songs or albums he was particularly proud of, Stump regarded "Dance, Dance" as "probably the best thing I've ever done".[4]
"Dance, Dance" has received critical acclaim, and is widely considered one of Fall Out Boy's greatest songs. In 2015, Billboard ranked the song number two on their list of the 10 greatest Fall Out Boy songs,[9] and in 2021, Kerrang ranked the song number one on their list of the 20 greatest Fall Out Boy songs.[10]Rolling Stone ranked the song No. 39 on their Best 100 Songs of 2006 list.[11]
Commercial performance
In the United States, the song peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 2006,[12] becoming the band's second consecutive top ten hit song on the chart following "Sugar, We're Goin Down". It was a crossover hit as it simultaneously went top five on both Alternative (No. 2) and Pop (No. 5) radio. The track also reached No. 6 on the now-defunct Pop 100. It was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),[13] and has sold 3,226,000 copies in the US as of February 2014.[14] It was certified 3× platinum in 2014, the band's second song to reach that plateau.
In the United Kingdom, "Dance, Dance" peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Fall Out Boy's second consecutive top ten hit song in Britain following "Sugar, We're Goin Down". On August 7, 2020, "Dance, Dance" was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for 600,000 sales and streams.[15]
The black-and-green-striped jacket Patrick wears in the video can be seen in the music video for Fall Out Boy's song "What a Catch, Donnie". Pete's date in that video is one of the attendees at his funeral in this video. She is kissing the boy of the music video for "Sugar, We're Goin Down". Katrina Bowden, best known now as Cerie in the television series 30 Rock, has a minor role in this music video; in 2013, Bowden married Ben Jorgensen, who also appeared in this video.