Dancing with a Stranger

Sam Smith & Normani * Track #4 On So Fresh: The Hits Of Autumn 2019

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Sam Smith & Normani

2019

Dancing with a Stranger by Sam Smith & Normani

Release Date

Fri Jan 11 2019

Performed by

Sam Smith & Normani

Produced by

Jimmy Napes & StarGate

Writed by

Mikkel Storleer Eriksen & Tor Erik Hermansen & Jimmy Napes & Normani & Sam Smith

About

“Dancing with a Stranger” is a collaboration between singer-songwriters Sam Smith and Normani. It’s about finding someone new, expressed in the metaphor ‘dancing with a stranger’, and moving on from an old flame. The subject may have been prompted by Sam’s experience of heartache following his brea...

Dancing with a Stranger Lyrics

[Intro: Sam Smith]
Hmm, mhm

[Verse 1: Sam Smith]
I don't wanna be alone tonight (Alone tonight)
It's pretty clear that I'm not over you (Over you, over you)
I'm still thinking 'bout the things you do (Things you do)
So I don't wanna be alone tonight, alone tonight, alone tonight
Can you light the fire? (Light the fire, light the fire)
I need somebody who can take control (Take control)
I know exactly what I need to do
'Cause I don't wanna be alone tonight, alone tonight, alone tonight

[Chorus: Sam Smith]
Look what you made me do, I'm with somebody new
Ooh, baby, baby, I'm dancing with a stranger
Look what you made me do, I'm with somebody new
Ooh, baby, baby, I'm dancing with a stranger
Dancing with a stranger

[Verse 2: Normani]
I wasn't even going out tonight (Out tonight)
But, boy, I need to get you off of my mind (Off of my mind)
I know exactly what I have to do
I don't wanna be alone tonight, alone tonight, alone tonight

[Chorus: Normani, Sam Smith & Both]
Look what you made me do, I'm with somebody new
Ooh, baby, baby, I'm dancing with a stranger
Look what you made me do, I'm with somebody new
Ooh, baby, baby, I'm dancing with a stranger
Dancing with a stranger
Dancing with a stranger
Dancing, yeah, ooh

[Outro: Sam Smith, Normani & Both]
Look what you made me do, I'm with somebody new (Ooh)
Ooh, baby, baby, I'm dancing with a stranger
Look what you made me do, I'm with somebody new
Ooh, baby, baby, I'm dancing with a stranger
I'm dancing, I'm dancing (Ooh)
I'm dancing, I'm dancing (Dancing with a stranger)
I'm dancing, I'm dancing (Dancing with a stranger)
I'm dancing, I'm dancing (Dancing with a stranger)

Dancing with a Stranger Q&A

Who wrote Dancing with a Stranger's ?

Dancing with a Stranger was written by Mikkel Storleer Eriksen & Tor Erik Hermansen & Jimmy Napes & Normani & Sam Smith.

Who produced Dancing with a Stranger's ?

Dancing with a Stranger was produced by Jimmy Napes & StarGate.

When did Sam Smith & Normani release Dancing with a Stranger?

Sam Smith & Normani released Dancing with a Stranger on Fri Jan 11 2019.

How was the track teased?

The track was teased on Twitter by Sam Smith on January 4, 2019. The post featured both artists at a photography shoot with Maggie West. A snippet of the track was later teased by Sam the day before the track released.

What did Sam Smith & Normani say about "Dancing with a Stranger"?

In an Instagram video clip posted by Sam the day before its release they said, “I want to share my feelings with you … this song, of all my songs, when I wrote it … was a healing moment. It’s simple, but what I was feeling at the time was as deep as I’ve ever felt. I don’t feel that way now. I’m in...

How did this song perform on the Billboard charts?

During the week ending April 27, 2019, “Dancing with a Stranger” peaked at #7 on the Hot 100. The song is Normani’s highest-peaking entry on the Hot 100 as a soloist.

What have the artists said about the song?

I wrote this on tour and was just playing around. I was genuinely dancing with strangers, and I wrote about this one guy I met who was just such a lovely man. It was the first time after ‘Promises’ that I got into the studio and thought, ‘I can write some pop songs now and have a little bit of fun w...