Dancing On My Own
Robyn * Track #3 On Body Talk, Pt. 1 - EP
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Dancing On My Own by Robyn
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RobynProduced by
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“Dancing On My Own” is about dancing alone in the club while watching your ex—who’s with another woman. When writing the song, Robyn took inspiration from classic sad-and-lonely disco anthems by Ultravox, Sylvester, and Donna Summer.
The song comes from Robyn’s critically-acclaimed 2010 album Body...
Dancing On My Own Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Somebody said you got a new friend
Does she love you better than I can?
It's a big, black sky over my town
I know where you at, I bet she's around
[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, I know it's stupid
I just gotta see it for myself
[Chorus]
I'm in the corner
Watchin' you kiss her, oh
I'm right over here
Why can't you see me? Oh
I'm giving it my all
But I'm not the girl you're takin' home, ooh
I keep dancing on my own
I keep dancing on my own
[Verse 2]
I'm just gonna dance all night
I'm all messed up, I'm so outta line
[Pre-Chorus]
Stilettos on broken bottles
I'm spinnin' around in circles
[Chorus]
I'm in the corner
Watchin' you kiss her, oh
I'm right over here
Why can't you see me? Oh
I'm giving it my all
But I'm not the girl you're takin' home, ooh
I keep dancing on my own
I keep dancing on my own
[Bridge]
So far away, but still so near
The lights go on, the music dies
But you don't see me standing here
I just came to say goodbye
[Break]
I'm in the corner
Watchin' you kiss her, oh
[Chorus]
I'm giving it my all
But I'm not the girl you're takin' home, ooh
I keep dancing on my own
I keep dancing on my own (Oh, yeah)
I'm in the corner
Watchin' you kiss her, oh
I'm right over here
Why can't you see me? Oh
I'm giving it my all
But I'm not the girl you're takin' home, ooh
I keep dancing on my own
I keep dancing on my own
[Post-Chorus]
I keep dancing on my own
Dancing On My Own Q&A
Who wrote Dancing On My Own's ?
Dancing On My Own was written by Robyn & Patrik Berger.
Who produced Dancing On My Own's ?
Dancing On My Own was produced by Patrik Berger.
When did Robyn release Dancing On My Own?
Robyn released Dancing On My Own on Tue Apr 20 2010.
What has the media said about the song?
In 2018, NPR ranked this as the #49 greatest song by a female or nonbinary artist in the 21st century, saying:
‘Dancing on My Own’ has the contradictions of a great Robyn song: A steely cyborg backbone protects a bleeding open heart. ‘I’m in the corner, watching you kiss her,’ the Swede-pop queen s...
Has the song ever been used commercially?
“Dancing On My Own” was used as the trailer music behind 2019’s Teen Spirit. The song is one of the many covers sung by Violet (Elle Fanning) on her quest to become a pop-star.