Dance Alone (Sia and Kylie Minogue song) explained

Dance Alone
Cover:Sia and Kylie Minogue - Dance Alone.png
Type:single
Artist:Sia and Kylie Minogue
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Label:Monkey Puzzle, Atlantic
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"Dance Alone" is a song by Australian singer-songwriters Sia and Kylie Minogue. It was released on 7 February 2024 by Atlantic Records as the second single from Sia's tenth studio album Reasonable Woman. It is also included on Minogue's seventeenth studio album Tension II (2024).[4]

Background and release

In September 2023, Sia announced her tenth studio album Reasonable Woman and released its lead single, "Gimme Love".[5] In the same month, Kylie Minogue released her sixteenth studio album, Tension,[6] to critical acclaim.[7] Sia and Minogue had previously collaborated on the latter's twelfth studio album Kiss Me Once (2014), with Sia executive producing the album and co-writing two songs.[8] "Dance Alone" was first teased before a show at Minogue's residency in Las Vegas at the end of January 2024.[9] It was then announced via social media on 1 February,[10] and released alongside its lyric video on 7 February.[11]

Music video

The music video for "Dance Alone" was released on 15 March 2024;[12] it was directed by Dano Cerny.[13] Described as a "colourful" and "psychedelic" video, it features Minogue, and a quartet of dancers in Sia's signature black and blonde wigs.[14] [15]

Personnel

Track listing

  1. "Dance Alone" – 2:52
  1. "Dance Alone" (Ofenbach Remix) – 2:36
  2. "Dance Alone" (Ofenbach Extended Remix) – 3:29
  3. "Dance Alone" – 2:52
  1. "Dance Alone" (Kito Remix) – 3:09
  2. "Dance Alone" – 2:52
  1. "Dance Alone" – 2:52
  2. "Dance Alone" (Ofenbach Remix) – 2:36
  3. "Dance Alone" (Kito Remix) – 3:09
  4. "Dance Alone" (Malibu Babie Remix) – 3:07
  5. "Dance Alone" (Pure Shores Remix) – 2:44
  6. "Dance Alone" (Gab Rhome Remix) – 3:25
  7. "Dance Alone" (Extended Mix) – 4:05
  8. "Dance Alone" (Slowed Down) – 3:35
  9. "Dance Alone" (Sped Up) – 2:29

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2024)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australian Artist Singles (ARIA)[20] 12
Australia Independent (AIR)[21] 1
Belarus Airplay (TopHit)[22] 22
Croatia (HRT)[23] 10
Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[24] 13
Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard Japan)[25] 12
Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit)[26] 99
Latvia Airplay (TopHit)[27] 1
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[28] 15
Lithuania Airplay (TopHit)[29] 9
Netherlands (Tipparade)[30] 25
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[31] 19
Nicaragua Anglo (Monitor Latino)[32] 5
Romania Airplay (TopHit)121
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[33] 47
South Korea (Circle)[34] 129
South Korea Download (Circle)[35] 194

Monthly charts

Chart (2024)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Belarus Airplay (TopHit)[36] 27
CIS Airplay (TopHit)[37] 43
Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[38] 22
Latvia Airplay (TopHit)[39] 5
Lithuania Airplay (TopHit)[40] 10
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[41] 52

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormatLabel
Various7 February 2024Atlantic[42]
Italy23 February 2024Radio airplayWarner[43]

Notes and References

  1. Madarang . Charisma . 7 February 2024 . Sia and Kylie Minogue Are Never Coming Home, Losing Their Phones on "Dance Alone" . subscription . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240207130423/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sia-kylie-minogue-dance-alone-1234962962 . 7 February 2024 . 7 February 2024 . Rolling Stone.
  2. Varvaris . Mary . 7 February 2024 . Kylie Minogue & Sia Set To Release Disco Duet "Dance Alone" . 7 February 2024 . The Music.
  3. Web site: Dolan . Jon . 3 May 2024 . Sia is the Motivational Speaker She Needs on Reasonable Woman . subscription . live . https://archive.today/20240503131823/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/sia-reasonable-woman-review-1235013841/ . 3 May 2024 . 23 October 2024 . . …Kylie Minogue brings her usual down-to-earth-diva warmth to the lithe dance-pop of "Dance Alone"….
  4. Web site: Hudson . Alex . 19 September 2024 . Kylie Minogue Details New Album 'Tension II' . 23 October 2024 . Exclaim!.
  5. Web site: Duran . Anagricel . 13 September 2023 . Sia shares 'Gimme Love' and announces first album in eight years, 'Reasonable Woman' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240207104456/https://www.nme.com/news/music/sia-shares-gimme-love-and-announces-first-album-in-eight-years-reasonable-woman-3497558 . 7 February 2024 . 7 February 2024 . NME.
  6. News: Empire . Kitty . Kitty Empire . 22 September 2023 . Kylie: Tension review – Padam was just for starters… . 7 February 2024 . . 0029-7712.
  7. Web site: Tension by Kylie Minogue Reviews and Tracks . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240207105303/https://www.metacritic.com/music/tension/kylie-minogue . 7 February 2024 . 7 February 2024 . Metacritic.
  8. News: Cragg . Michael . 17 February 2014 . First listen: Kylie's Kiss Me Once . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220818121421/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/feb/17/first-listen-kylies-kiss-me-once . 18 August 2022 . 7 February 2024 . . 0261-3077.
  9. Web site: Gotto . Connor . 29 January 2024 . Listen to Dance Alone, the new song from Kylie Minogue and Sia . 7 February 2024 . Retropop Magazine.
  10. 1753115549519745368 . Sia . Get up and move those feet, Sia's new single, "Dance Alone," is coming out next Wednesday with the iconic @kylieminogue! . Sia . Sia . 1 February 2024 . 7 February 2024.
  11. Web site: Chelosky . Danielle . 7 February 2024 . Sia Announces New Album 'Reasonable Woman' Feat. Kylie Minogue, Paris Hilton, Chaka Khan, & More . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240207131213/https://www.stereogum.com/2250758/sia-kylie-minogue-dance-alone/music . 7 February 2024 . 7 February 2024 . Stereogum.
  12. Web site: 15 March 2024 . Sia and Kylie Minogue Mesmerizing "Dance Alone" Music Video WATCH . 18 March 2024 . Fault Magazine.
  13. Web site: Major . Michael . 15 March 2024 . Video: Sia & Kylie Minogue Share Music Video for 'Dance Alone' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240318204747/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Video-Sia-Kylie-Minogue-Share-Music-Video-for-Dance-Alone-20240315 . 18 March 2024 . 18 March 2024 . BroadwayWorld.
  14. Web site: Riedel . Samantha . 15 March 2024 . Watch Sia and Kylie Minogue Dance Through a Trippy, Colorful World in "Dance Alone" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240318205734/https://www.them.us/story/sia-kylie-minogue-dance-alone-music-video . 18 March 2024 . 18 March 2024 . Them.
  15. Web site: Rizo . Jordan . 17 March 2024 . Sia & Kylie Minogue Team Up For Striking New Video "Dance Alone" . 18 March 2024 . mxdwn Music.
  16. Web site: . . Dance Alone . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240318211531/https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/dance-alone-sia-kylie-minogue/hlzed4esirgfb . 18 March 2024 . 18 March 2024 . Qobuz.
  17. Web site: Dance Alone (Ofenbach Remix) - Single. Sia. Kylie Minogue. Apple Music (US). 18 March 2024.
  18. Web site: Dance Alone (Kito Remix) - Single. Sia. Kylie Minogue. Apple Music (US). 18 March 2024.
  19. Web site: Dance Alone (Remixes). Sia. Kylie Minogue. Apple Music (US). 18 March 2024.
  20. Web site: ARIA Top 20 Australian Singles for week of 19 February 2024. Australian Recording Industry Association. 19 February 2024. 17 February 2024.
  21. Web site: 100% Independent Singles – 19 February 2024. Australian Independent Record Labels Association. 19 February 2024. 20 February 2024.
  22. Web site: Top Radio Hits Belarus Weekly Chart: Mar 7, 2024. TopHit. 13 September 2024.
  23. Web site: ARC 100 - Week 13 (25.03.2024.). 25 March 2024 . HRT. 26 March 2024. 26 March 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240326141704/https://www.top-lista.hr/www/airplay-radio-chart-top40-13-tjedan-25-03-2024/. live.
  24. Web site: Top Radio Hits Estonia Weekly Chart: Apr 4, 2024. TopHit. September 13, 2024.
  25. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Overseas – Week of February 21, 2024. Billboard Japan. ja. 21 February 2024.
  26. Web site: Top Radio Hits Kazakhstan Weekly Chart: Sep 5, 2024. TopHit. 13 September 2024.
  27. Web site: Top Radio Hits Latvia Weekly Chart: Mar 21, 2024. TopHit. 13 September 2024.
  28. Web site: The Official Lebanese Top 20 – Sia. The Official Lebanese Top 20. 25 March 2024. 13 September 2024.
  29. Web site: Top Radio Hits Lithuania Weekly Chart: Mar 14, 2024. TopHit. 13 September 2024.
  30. Web site: Tipparade-lijst van week 8, 2024. Dutch Top 40. nl. 24 February 2024.
  31. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 19 February 2024. 16 February 2024.
  32. Web site: Del 26 de Agosto al 1 de Septiembre, 2024 . . Spanish . 8 October 2024.
  33. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Mar 14, 2024. TopHit. 13 September 2024.
  34. Web site: BGM Chart – Week 7 of 2024. Circle Chart. ko. 22 February 2024.
  35. Web site: Download Chart – Week 7 of 2024. Circle Chart. ko. 22 February 2024.
  36. Web site: Top Radio Hits Belarus Monthly Chart: March 2024. TopHit. September 13, 2024.
  37. Web site: Top Radio Hits Global Monthly Chart: March 2024. TopHit. September 13, 2024.
  38. Web site: Top Radio Hits Estonia Monthly Chart: March 2024. TopHit. September 13, 2024.
  39. Web site: Top Radio Hits Latvia Monthly Chart: March 2024. TopHit. September 13, 2024.
  40. Web site: Top Radio Hits Lithuania Monthly Chart: March 2024. TopHit. September 13, 2024.
  41. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Monthly Chart: March 2024. TopHit. September 13, 2024.
  42. Bell . Sadie . Sia Announces New Album 'Reasonable Woman' as She Unveils Kylie Minogue Collaboration 'Dance Alone' . 20 February 2024 . . 7 February 2024.
  43. Web site: Bruno . Eleonora . Sia, Kylie Minogue - Dance Alone (Radio Date: 23-02-2024) . EarOne . 20 February 2024 . it . 19 February 2024.