Dance No More

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"Dance No More"
Song by Harry Styles
from the album Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally
Released6 March 2026
Studio Hansa (Berlin) [1]
Length3:14
Label
Songwriters
Producer Kid Harpoon

"Dance No More" is a song by Harry Styles, released on 6 March 2026, as the tenth track on Styles' fourth album Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally . [2] Styles wrote the song alongside Thomas "Kid Harpoon" Hull, who was the song's producer. It has been seen as a fan favorite of the album and has been highlighted in reviews. [3]

Contents

Composition and lyrics

"Dance No More" features lyrics such as "DJs don't dance anymore" and "DJs would rather dance with their friends." [2] The line "Be a good girl, go get it, Fox" refers to Kid Harpoon's son Fox. [2] As Styles stated in an interview with Zane Lowe:

I remember going out the first time in Berlin and standing in the middle of the dance floor and feeling so unbelievably free and safe, that I kind of just had my hands in the air and my eyes closed, so that I felt these tears streaming down my face. It was this moment of, like, 'I feel so alive right now.'

Harry Styles, in Zane Lowe, Interview with Zane Lowe, [4]

Release and reception

Writing for Clash , Robin Murray called it simply a "brilliant call-and-response number". [5] In a review for Variety , Jem Aswad noted that it was an "outlier in the batch. With a funky groove, '80s synthesizer stabs, party noises", noting that "it has a loose, fun, carefree vibe found nowhere else on the album. It’s a prime early candidate for Song of the Summer 2026 — and, perfectly on brand for this album". [3]

Credits and personnel

According to Pitchfork: [1]

Performers

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for "Dance No More"
Chart (2026)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [6] 29
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [7] 32
Norway (IFPI Norge) [8] 78
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [9] 84

References

  1. 1 2 Monroe, Jazz (6 March 2026). "Harry Styles Releases New Album: Listen and Read the Full Credits". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 Prance, Sam (6 March 2026). "Harry Styles reveals who Fox is in his 'Dance No More' lyrics". Capital. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 Aswad, Jem (4 March 2026). "Harry Styles Defies Expectations With the Slow-Burning but Satisfying 'Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.': Album Review". Variety. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  4. Dailey, Hannah (10 March 2026). "Here's What Harry Styles' Lyrics Really Mean on 'Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally,'According to the Pop Star". Billboard .
  5. Murray, Robin (5 March 2026). "Harry Styles – Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally". Clash . Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  6. "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 16 March 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  7. "Official Top 40 Singles". Recorded Music NZ. 13 March 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  8. "Singel 2026 uke 11". IFPI Norge . Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  9. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11, 2026" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 14 March 2026.