Dance (Toni Braxton song)

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"Dance"
Dance-Toni Braxton.jpg
Single by Toni Braxton
from the album Spell My Name
ReleasedJuly 31, 2020 (2020-07-31)
Length3:52
Label Island
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Braxton
  • Dixon
Toni Braxton singles chronology
"Live Out Your Love"
(2020)
"Dance"
(2020)
"Gotta Move On"
(2020)

"Dance" is a song by American singer Toni Braxton. It was written and produced by Braxton and Antonio Dixon for her tenth studio album Spell My Name (2020). The song was released as the album's second single on July 31, 2020. [1] It peaked at number 17 on the US Adult R&B Songs chart. [2]

Contents

Background

"Dance" was written Braxton and Antonio Dixon. [3] Dixon noted that "Dance" is "for those that want to go rollerskating. It has some 70’s disco to it." [4]

Music video

A music video for "Dance," directed by Mike Ho, was released online on August 4, 2020. [5]

Track listings

Digital single [1]
No.TitleLength
1."Dance" (Album Version)3:52
Remix single [1]
No.TitleLength
1."Dance" (Dave Audé Remix)4:16
2."Dance" (Dave Audé Remix – Extended)5:56
3."Dance" (Dave Audé Remix – Extended Instrumental)5:56

Credits and personnel

Credits lifted from the liner notes of Spell My Name. [3]

Charts

Chart (2020)Peak
position
Japan (Japan Hot 100) [6] 83
Zimbabwe (ZIMA) [7] 31
US Adult R&B Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 17

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, release format, label, and reference
RegionDateVersionFormatLabelRef.
VariousMay 15, 2020 Dave Audé Remix Island [8]
VariousJuly 31, 2020Album Version [1]
VariousOctober 16, 2020Gozzi Remix [9]

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