Dancing2

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"Dancing2"
Dancing2 by Keli Holiday.png
Single by Keli Holiday
from the album Capital Fiction
Released12 August 2025 (2025-08-12)
Length4:32
Label Keli Holiday
Songwriters
Keli Holiday singles chronology
"Online Jesus"
(2024)
"Dancing2"
(2025)
"Ecstasy"
(2026)

"Dancing2" is a song by Australian musician Keli Holiday, released on 12 August 2025, with the musician saying "This song is about meeting a love that seemed a world away." [1] The song is Keli Holiday's first to enter the ARIA top 100.

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The music video was filmed in Melbourne and directed by Ryan Sauer and released on 28 August 2025. [2] At the 2025 ARIA Music Awards, the video won ARIA Award for Best Video. [3] [4] At the 2026 AACTA Awards, it was nominated for Audience Choice Award for Favourite Australian Music Video. [5]

"Dancing2" was voted in at number 2 on the 2025 Triple J Hottest 100. [6]

Critical reception

Mary Varvaris from The Music called it "a love song with a pulsing beat and genuine, heart-on-your-sleeve lyrics." [7]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Dancing2"
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [8] 24
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [9] 7
Year-end chart performance for " Dancing2"
Chart (2025)Position
Australian Artist (ARIA) [10] 37

References

  1. "Keli Holiday Enters New Era with New Single "Dancing2"". Rolling Stone Australia . 14 August 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  2. "Keli Holiday Releases Official Video for "Dancing2"". Rolling Stone Australia . 14 August 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  3. "ARIA Award nominations 2025: Ninajirachi, Dom Dolla, Amyl & The Sniffers lead the pack". Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  4. "Amyl and The Sniffers and Ninajirachi lead the 2025 ARIA Awards winners list". Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 19 November 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  5. "MEDIA ROOM AACTA REVEALS 2026 AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD NOMINEES". AACTA Awards . January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  6. Tregoning, Jack (24 January 2026). "Olivia Dean's Man I Need wins Triple J's Hottest 100". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  7. "Keli Holiday Starts TikTok Trend with Wholesome Love Song "Dancing2"". The Music (magazine) . 29 August 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  8. "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  9. "Official Hot 40 Singles". Recorded Music NZ. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  10. "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artist Singles Chart for 2025". Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 12 January 2026.