Dancing with a Stranger

"Dancing with a Stranger"
Single by Sam Smith and Normani
Released11 January 2019
Recorded2018
StudioThe Stellar House; Venice, California[1]
Genre
Length2:51
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Sam Smith singles chronology
"Fire on Fire"
(2018)
"Dancing with a Stranger"
(2019)
"How Do You Sleep?"
(2019)
Normani singles chronology
"Waves"
(2018)
"Dancing with a Stranger"
(2019)
"Motivation"
(2019)
Music video
"Dancing with a Stranger" on YouTube

"Dancing with a Stranger" is a song by English singer Sam Smith and American singer Normani. It was written by the two alongside producers Stargate and Jimmy Napes. "Dancing with a Stranger" was released as a single by Capitol Records on 11 January 2019. It appears on Smith's third studio album Love Goes (2020).[2] The accompanying music video was directed by Vaughan Arnell.

The track became a commercial success, topping the charts in Mexico, Iceland, and Lebanon. It also peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, it reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, and spent a total of 45 weeks on the chart. The track reached the top ten in seventeen additional countries. "Dancing with a Stranger" was the most-played radio track in the world in 2019, according to Forbes. The single is certified 4× Platinum in the US, 8× Platinum in Australia, and Platinum or higher in nine additional countries. It won the Song of the Year award at the 2020 BMI London Awards, and was nominated for Song of 2019 at the People's Choice Awards, and Song of the Year at the 2020 Brit Awards.

  1. ^ "Love Goes Credits". Sam Smith. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  2. ^ Dinges, Gary (17 April 2020). "Sam Smith, Demi Lovato go glam as they sing about love struggles in new single, 'I'm Ready'". USA Today. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

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