Dance with Me (Blink-182 song)

"Dance with Me" is a song recorded by American rock band Blink-182. The song was released on October 5, 2023, through Columbia Records as the fourth single from their ninth album One More Time.... It was written by bassist Mark Hoppus, guitarist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Travis Barker, alongside engineer Aaron Rubin and songwriter Nick Long.

"Dance with Me"
Single by Blink-182
from the album One More Time...
ReleasedOctober 5, 2023 (2023-10-05)
Recorded2023
Genre
Length3:08
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Travis Barker
Blink-182 singles chronology
"One More Time" / "More Than You Know"
(2023)		 "Dance with Me"
(2023)		 "Fell in Love"
(2023)
Music video
"Dance with Me" on YouTube

Background

The song opens with a crude, spoken-word joke from DeLonge: "When I teach masturbation, I'm always just like, 'Have fun with it.'"[1] Throughout the song, DeLonge encourages a partner to dance, with lyrics like "I've been waiting around to lose / So dumb, trying to make believe / You're mine, what are you gonna do / Come here, do you want to come dance with me?"[2] Columnists for Spin observed the song shares a title with another song by T.S.O.L., one of DeLonge's preferred groups.[3]

Music video
The song's music video is a tribute to the Ramones.

The song's music video was intended as a "love letter" to the Ramones, one of their biggest influences.[4] It finds the band dressing up in the style of the Ramones, including wigs, sunglasses, and leather jackets.[5][6] The clip begins with an interview (featuring Lisa Gilroy as host), spoofing the Ramones' 1981 interview on The Tomorrow Show.[7][8] As the song begins, the video switches to the three seated at a table—a reference to the 1988 "I Wanna Be Sedated" visual[9]—while doctors, nurses (with one portraying the nurse from the band's own Enema of the State album cover), clowns, cheerleaders, construction workers and various other people run around. The footage is intercut with shots of the band playing at a CBGB-style backdrop,[10] as well as posing in front of a brick wall, a la the Ramones' famous debut album cover.[11]

The video was directed by the Malloys,[4] with whom the band last collaborated with on the 2001 videos for "The Rock Show" and "First Date".

Reception

Uproxx writer Danielle Chelosky described the "clamorous" song "as fun as it is loud, and the lyrics are as chaotic as the sound."[2] Gil Kaufman of Billboard described "Dance with Me" as a "raucous pop-punk tune".[11]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the song's YouTube video.[12]

Blink-182

Additional Musician

Production

Charts
Chart performance for "Dance with Me"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[13] 23
UK Singles (OCC)[14] 85
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[15] 6
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[16] 39

References
  1. "blink-182 release new single and video, DANCE WITH ME". Kerrang!. October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  2. Chelosky, Danielle (October 5, 2023). "Blink-182 Dresses Up As The Ramones For Their Fun 'Dance With Me' Video". UPROXX. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  3. "Blink-182 Pays Tribute To The Ramones In 'Dance With Me' Video". Spin. October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  4. Helfand, Raphael (October 5, 2023). "Blink-182 are the Ramones in "Dance With Me" video". The FADER. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  5. "Watch Blink-182 Cosplay as Ramones in Video for New Song "Dance With Me"". Pitchfork. October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  6. Kreps, Daniel (October 5, 2023). "Blink-182 Pay Homage to Ramones in Video for New Song 'Dance With Me'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  7. "Blink-182 Pays Homage to Punk Icons The Ramones in New 'Dance with Me' Music Video". Peoplemag. October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  8. Sacher, Andrew (October 5, 2023). "blink-182 channel the Ramones in video for new song "Dance With Me"". Alternative Press Magazine. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  9. Cingrana, Joe (October 5, 2023). "blink-182 drops Ramones-flavored video for new single 'Dance With Me'". audacy.com. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  10. Duran, Anagricel (October 5, 2023). "Blink-182 channel the Ramones in new video for 'Dance With Me'". NME. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  11. Kaufman, Gil (October 5, 2023). "Blink-182 Channel Punk Godfathers The Ramones in 'Dance With Me' Video". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  12. "DANCE WITH ME". YouTube. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  13. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  14. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  15. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart". Official Charts Company. October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
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