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Dance in the Dark

April 12, 2024

For the racehorse, see Dance in the Dark (horse). For other uses, see Dancing in the Dark.

"Dance in the Dark" is a song by American singer Lady Gaga from her third extended play (EP), The Fame Monster (2009)—the reissue of her debut studio album, The Fame (2008). It is about a woman who prefers to have sex in the dark as she is insecure in her body. Having met such women while working on the MAC AIDS Fund, Gaga said that the song is not about freedom, but rather the assurance that she understood their feelings. A Europop track, it contains retro and new wave music influences, and begins with a stuttering introduction. It includes a spoken interlude, where Gaga lists famous dead people.

"Dance in the Dark"
Single by Lady Gaga
from the EP The Fame Monster
ReleasedAugust 25, 2010
StudioMetropolis (London)
GenreEuropop
Length4:49
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Fernando Garibay
  • Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga singles chronology
"Alejandro"
(2010) 		"Dance in the Dark"
(2010) 		"Born This Way"
(2011)
Audio video
"Dance in the Dark" on YouTube

Interscope Records intended "Dance in the Dark" to be the third single from The Fame Monster, but Gaga insisted on "Alejandro", which was released in April 2010. Some months later, Universal Music France issued "Dance in the Dark" to French radio, making it the EP's fourth and last single in the country. Critics praised the song for its chorus and theme, although some found it a formulaic production. Retrospective reviewers ranked the song as one of Gaga's best. "Dance in the Dark" reached the top ten of charts in Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic, as well as the US Dance/Electronic Digital Song. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording.

Gaga performed "Dance in the Dark" as the opening song of The Monster Ball Tour. In the first leg of the tour, Gaga appeared behind a scrim-lit screen, and in the revamped shows, she performed it on a set reminiscent of a New York City night scene. Other events where she performed the song included the 2010 BRIT Awards—dedicated to Gaga's close friend, Alexander McQueen, who had committed suicide a few days earlier—and at her Las Vegas residency, Enigma. A remix of the song appeared on her album The Remix (2010).

Background and release edit

Lady Gaga and Fernando Garibay wrote, produced and arranged "Dance in the Dark"; they were also responsible for instrumentation. Garibay solely handled programming. Jonas Westling, Dan Parry and Christian Delano were the recording and tracking engineers. The song was recorded at Metropolis Studios in London.[2]

Gaga told the Los Angeles Times that the inspiration behind "Dance in the Dark" came from an intimate experience between two people in a bedroom. The song is about a girl who prefers to have sex in the dark as she feels self-conscious about her body. Gaga explained, "She doesn't want her man to see her naked. She will be free, and she will let her inner animal out, but only when the lights are out."[3] While working on the Mac AIDS Fund, she realized that women her age do not express such insecurities, fearing that their boyfriends would not love them if they did so.[3] Gaga added that she herself struggled with issues of body image and self-doubt.[4]

All of these new things entering my life are changing the way I view my purpose, but 'Dance in the Dark' in particular is about me wanting to live—but also, the song isn't called 'Dance in the Light'. I'm not a gospel singer trying to cross people over. What I'm saying is, 'I get it. I feel you, I feel the same way, and it's OK.' I hope and pray that I can inspire some sort of change in people subliminally through the show. They're singing 'Dance in the Dark,' but they're dancing and they're free, they're letting it out. But the songs are not about freedom, they're about [the fact that] I get it. I feel the way you feel.

— Gaga, Los Angeles Times, 2009[3]

"Dance in the Dark" was released as a promotional single from the extended play (EP) The Fame Monster—the reissue of Gaga's debut studio album, The Fame (2008)—on November 9, 2009, when it became available to purchase on iTunes Store in Belgium.[5][6] According to MTV News, Interscope Records initially planned "Dance in the Dark" as the EP's third single, but Gaga preferred "Alejandro", which was released on April 20, 2010.[7] Universal Music France issued "Dance in the Dark" on August 25, 2010, to French radio, making it the EP's fourth and last single in the country.[8] In March of that year, Gaga released her first remix album entitled The Remix, which included the Monarchy Stylites rendition of the song.[9]

Music and lyrics edit

 
"Dance in the Dark"
A 28-second sample of "Dance in the Dark", where Gaga sings the interlude. The song, described as Europop, has influences of retro and new wave music in its composition, and features Gaga singing in a synth-like voice.
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"Dance in the Dark" is a Europop track[10] which infuses influences of retro and new wave music in its composition.[11][12] Author Robin James in the book Resilience & Melancholy: Pop Music, Feminism, Neoliberalism recognized synth-pop elements in the song, which was influenced by Depeche Mode's "Strangelove" (1987).[13] Paul Lester of the BBC and Tony Hardy of Consequence called it an R&B production; Hardy also found dance elements in the song.[14][15]

"Dance in the Dark" begins with a stuttering introduction and orgasmic groans, followed by Gaga singing the song.[16] Musicologist Alexandra Apolloni found that "Dance in the Dark" was one of many songs where Gaga uses a "technologically-imposed vocal stutter".[a] She cited author Daniel Goldmark's opinion that using stutter in American popular music was a way to demonstrate abnormality.[17][18] For Apolloni, such vocal instabilities complement moments where "bodily vocal labor is audible", a result of Gaga physically manipulating her voice. Apolloni saw moments of "vocal ugliness and abjection" in the song, which she interpreted as Gaga vocally expressing pain and pleasure, eliciting a "'real' (albeit totally performed) non-technological body".[19]

Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine noted influences from 1980s music in "Dance in the Dark", writing, "The song isn't a cautionary tale per se, but a call to arms to misfits everywhere."[12] Analyzing the song's music, Michael Cragg of The Guardian found it "a glorious juxtaposition of textures: the harsh, stuttering vocal meshing with that glacial riff, while the processed vocals of the verses burst into the sunshine of the chorus". He wrote about its "robotic" spoken interlude, which he believed is "eventually washed away by a warm synthetic breeze".[20] The interlude references famous dead people: Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, Sylvia Plath, JonBenét Ramsey, Liberace, Jesus, Stanley Kubrick, and Diana, Princess of Wales.[12][21]

The lyrics of the song refer to vampires and werewolves: "Run run her kiss is a vampire grin/The moon lights her way while she's howlin' at him". Gaga explained that the lines conveyed how people rely on external motivations to cope with internal anxiety: "She doesn't feel free without the moon". Gaga said the song discusses self-insecurity common among men and women at any age.[3] Sociologist Mathieu Deflem believed the lyrics "I'm a free bitch, baby!" exemplified Gaga's response to sexism in her music where she confirms her strength as a woman.[22]

Critical reception and accolades edit

 
Critics noted the interlude name-checking famous dead people, including Diana, Princess of Wales (pictured in 1997).[16]

"Dance in the Dark" received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Some called it "campy", single-worthy and an album highlight.[23][12][24] Praise focused on the song's suitability for workout,[11] and extravagant and club-friendly production.[25] Reviewers also positively compared Gaga to Madonna and noted the references to famous people.[12][16][26][27] Michael Hubbard of MusicOMH highlighted the spoken-word lyrics referencing Princess Diana: "You will never fall apart Diana, you're still in our hearts / Never let you fall apart / Together we'll dance in the dark."[16] Nick Levine from Digital Spy found that the song "makes you want to dance with your top off in a grotty German bondage basement".[21]

"Dance in the Dark" received a nomination for Best Dance Recording at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards.[28] The song was ranked as one of Gaga's best by the Official Charts Company, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, Vulture and Glamour.[b] It was cited as a "cult favorite" by Vulture.[32] The song's chorus—called "one of Gaga's most lustrous" by Rolling Stone[30] and "deliciously outrageous, sky-scraping" by Vulture—was praised for "pierc[ing] through the mesh of synths like a laser".[32] Other plaudits focused on the song's theme.[33][34] Glamour argued that its topic about body insecurities and sound (describing it as "one of Gaga's brightest efforts: booming and industrial yet incredibly haunting") made it her most emotionally impactful song to date.[33] Elena Gorgan of Softpedia believed Gaga, through the song, was unafraid of pushing boundaries and changing what people view as "normal".[34]

Some reviews were less enthusiastic, calling the song "slightly too disposable"[35] and finding the dance and R&B production formulaic.[14][15] Adam White of The Independent liked the beginning, but found that the song "gradually declines into something more middle-of-the-road than it first appears".[36] Hubbard added that "after a stuttering intro of orgasmic groans it becomes a little bit Gaga-by-numbers, which is a shame given the standard of the early tracks".[16]

Chart performance edit

In late 2009, "Dance in the Dark" charted on the Hungarian Mahasz Single Top 10 lista, the UK Singles Chart and the Canadian Hot 100 at number 9, number 89 and number 88, respectively, for one week.[37][38][39] The song debuted at number 43 on the Australian Singles Chart, later peaking at number 24.[40] It entered the French Digital Singles Chart at number 40 and peaked at number 30.[41] In the US, "Dance in the Dark" peaked at number 22 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart in August 2010[42] and number 9 on Hot Dance/Electronic Digital Songs in October 2010.[43] It reached number two on the Polish Dance Top 50 in October 2010.[44]

Live performances edit

Gaga performed "Dance in the Dark" as the opening song of The Monster Ball Tour (2009–2011). During the original 2009 leg of the tour, the show began as Gaga appeared behind a giant, green laser-lit video screen featuring scrim lights, in a futuristic silver jeweled jumpsuit with bulbs on it.[45][46][47][48] Wearing matching eye makeup and a mask, she sang "Dance in the Dark" while surrounded by dancers in white balaclavas and jumpsuits.[47][48] The scrim was lifted during the performance.[49][50]

 
Gaga performing "Dance in the Dark" during the original version of The Monster Ball Tour (2009)

"Dance in the Dark" was again the opening song in the revamped 2010–2011 shows of The Monster Ball Tour. Gaga performed the song in a set reminiscent of a New York City night scene, with flickering neon signs displaying the words "ugly", "sexy" and "liquor", fire escape stairwells and a broken yellow taxi.[51] For Katrin Horn, a postdoctoral fellow in American studies, the "Dance in the Dark" performance helped highlight a recurring theme in Gaga's work from the tour's beginning—"pop culture's obsession with both decay and beauty, or more precisely the decay of beauty"—as the song is dedicated to famous dead people who had struggled with their reputation when they were alive.[52]

Gaga sang "Telephone", the second single from The Fame Monster, and "Dance in the Dark" at the Brit Awards on February 16, 2010, at Earls Court Exhibition Centre. Inspired by the recent death of her friend, fashion designer Alexander McQueen, she changed the concept of her performance at the last minute to pay tribute to him.[53] Gaga said, "I wanted to do a very, very forward performance, something that I felt was a true representation of the future."[54] Her performance of "Dance in the Dark", described as more restrained compared to her previous ones by The Wall Street Journal,[53] began as she got up from her piano while the disco groove of the song was heard. Wearing a lace bodysuit and a large bouffant wig, Gaga took to a giant keytar and performed a techno rendition of the track.[55] In 2015, Liv Moss of Official Charts Company called it one of the "biggest, best and weirdest" performances in the history of Brit Awards.[56] The following year, Daniel Welsh of HuffPost UK cited it as one of Gaga's 15 most memorable performances on television.[57]

Gaga sang "Dance in the Dark" on her 2018–2020 Las Vegas residency show, Enigma.[58] The song was preceded by an interlude, which introduced her alien counterpart, named Enigma. Gaga was sent through a future simulation by the character, and reappeared on stage in a fluorescent green jacket to perform "Dance in the Dark".[59][60]

Credits and personnel edit

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Fame Monster.[2]

Recording and postproduction locations

Personnel

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Certifications for "Dance in the Dark"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[70] Platinum 70,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Release dates and formats for "Dance in the Dark"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Belgium November 9, 2009 Digital download[c] Interscope [5]
France August 25, 2010 Radio airplay Universal [8]

Rina Sawayama cover edit

 
Japanese-British singer Rina Sawayama (pictured in 2022) covered the song in 2020.

On June 29, 2020, Japanese-British singer-songwriter Rina Sawayama released a cover of "Dance in the Dark" as part of Spotify's Spotify Singles series. Produced by Clarence Clarity, the song was included in Sawayama's remix EP Sawayama Remixed (2020).[71] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sawayama recorded her cover at her home studio, instead of Electric Lady Studios in New York City, where Spotify Singles are generally recorded.[72][73] It is an electropop track with influences of nu metal.[74]

Robin Murray of Clash and Brendan Wetmore of Paper Mag reviewed the song positively. Murray described Sawayama's take on the original as "seismic".[75] Wetmore opined that "Sawayama's voice somehow rivals even Lady Gaga's level of theatricality". He felt that her rendition was "almost painting a picture of an animated Disney love story", because of "how much the track evokes the feeling of listening to pop's greatest hitmakers of the late '90s, the golden era of the Disney ballad."[76]

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  2. ^ Attributed to multiple references[29][30][31][32][33]
  3. ^ Released as a promotional single

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For the racehorse see Dance in the Dark horse For other uses see Dancing in the Dark Dance in the Dark is a song by American singer Lady Gaga from her third extended play EP The Fame Monster 2009 the reissue of her debut studio album The Fame 2008 It is about a woman who prefers to have sex in the dark as she is insecure in her body Having met such women while working on the MAC AIDS Fund Gaga said that the song is not about freedom but rather the assurance that she understood their feelings A Europop track it contains retro and new wave music influences and begins with a stuttering introduction It includes a spoken interlude where Gaga lists famous dead people Dance in the Dark Single by Lady Gagafrom the EP The Fame MonsterReleasedAugust 25 2010StudioMetropolis London GenreEuropopLength4 49LabelStreamline KonLive Cherrytree Interscope 1 Songwriter s Stefani Germanotta Fernando GaribayProducer s Fernando Garibay Lady GagaLady Gaga singles chronology Alejandro 2010 Dance in the Dark 2010 Born This Way 2011 Audio video Dance in the Dark on YouTubeInterscope Records intended Dance in the Dark to be the third single from The Fame Monster but Gaga insisted on Alejandro which was released in April 2010 Some months later Universal Music France issued Dance in the Dark to French radio making it the EP s fourth and last single in the country Critics praised the song for its chorus and theme although some found it a formulaic production Retrospective reviewers ranked the song as one of Gaga s best Dance in the Dark reached the top ten of charts in Poland Hungary and Czech Republic as well as the US Dance Electronic Digital Song It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording Gaga performed Dance in the Dark as the opening song of The Monster Ball Tour In the first leg of the tour Gaga appeared behind a scrim lit screen and in the revamped shows she performed it on a set reminiscent of a New York City night scene Other events where she performed the song included the 2010 BRIT Awards dedicated to Gaga s close friend Alexander McQueen who had committed suicide a few days earlier and at her Las Vegas residency Enigma A remix of the song appeared on her album The Remix 2010 Contents 1 Background and release 2 Music and lyrics 3 Critical reception and accolades 4 Chart performance 5 Live performances 6 Credits and personnel 7 Charts 7 1 Weekly charts 7 2 Year end charts 8 Certifications 9 Release history 10 Rina Sawayama cover 11 Footnotes 12 References 13 Literary sourcesBackground and release editLady Gaga and Fernando Garibay wrote produced and arranged Dance in the Dark they were also responsible for instrumentation Garibay solely handled programming Jonas Westling Dan Parry and Christian Delano were the recording and tracking engineers The song was recorded at Metropolis Studios in London 2 Gaga told the Los Angeles Times that the inspiration behind Dance in the Dark came from an intimate experience between two people in a bedroom The song is about a girl who prefers to have sex in the dark as she feels self conscious about her body Gaga explained She doesn t want her man to see her naked She will be free and she will let her inner animal out but only when the lights are out 3 While working on the Mac AIDS Fund she realized that women her age do not express such insecurities fearing that their boyfriends would not love them if they did so 3 Gaga added that she herself struggled with issues of body image and self doubt 4 All of these new things entering my life are changing the way I view my purpose but Dance in the Dark in particular is about me wanting to live but also the song isn t called Dance in the Light I m not a gospel singer trying to cross people over What I m saying is I get it I feel you I feel the same way and it s OK I hope and pray that I can inspire some sort of change in people subliminally through the show They re singing Dance in the Dark but they re dancing and they re free they re letting it out But the songs are not about freedom they re about the fact that I get it I feel the way you feel Gaga Los Angeles Times 2009 3 Dance in the Dark was released as a promotional single from the extended play EP The Fame Monster the reissue of Gaga s debut studio album The Fame 2008 on November 9 2009 when it became available to purchase on iTunes Store in Belgium 5 6 According to MTV News Interscope Records initially planned Dance in the Dark as the EP s third single but Gaga preferred Alejandro which was released on April 20 2010 7 Universal Music France issued Dance in the Dark on August 25 2010 to French radio making it the EP s fourth and last single in the country 8 In March of that year Gaga released her first remix album entitled The Remix which included the Monarchy Stylites rendition of the song 9 Music and lyrics edit nbsp Dance in the Dark source source track A 28 second sample of Dance in the Dark where Gaga sings the interlude The song described as Europop has influences of retro and new wave music in its composition and features Gaga singing in a synth like voice Problems playing this file See media help Dance in the Dark is a Europop track 10 which infuses influences of retro and new wave music in its composition 11 12 Author Robin James in the book Resilience amp Melancholy Pop Music Feminism Neoliberalism recognized synth pop elements in the song which was influenced by Depeche Mode s Strangelove 1987 13 Paul Lester of the BBC and Tony Hardy of Consequence called it an R amp B production Hardy also found dance elements in the song 14 15 Dance in the Dark begins with a stuttering introduction and orgasmic groans followed by Gaga singing the song 16 Musicologist Alexandra Apolloni found that Dance in the Dark was one of many songs where Gaga uses a technologically imposed vocal stutter a She cited author Daniel Goldmark s opinion that using stutter in American popular music was a way to demonstrate abnormality 17 18 For Apolloni such vocal instabilities complement moments where bodily vocal labor is audible a result of Gaga physically manipulating her voice Apolloni saw moments of vocal ugliness and abjection in the song which she interpreted as Gaga vocally expressing pain and pleasure eliciting a real albeit totally performed non technological body 19 Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine noted influences from 1980s music in Dance in the Dark writing The song isn t a cautionary tale per se but a call to arms to misfits everywhere 12 Analyzing the song s music Michael Cragg of The Guardian found it a glorious juxtaposition of textures the harsh stuttering vocal meshing with that glacial riff while the processed vocals of the verses burst into the sunshine of the chorus He wrote about its robotic spoken interlude which he believed is eventually washed away by a warm synthetic breeze 20 The interlude references famous dead people Marilyn Monroe Judy Garland Sylvia Plath JonBenet Ramsey Liberace Jesus Stanley Kubrick and Diana Princess of Wales 12 21 The lyrics of the song refer to vampires and werewolves Run run her kiss is a vampire grin The moon lights her way while she s howlin at him Gaga explained that the lines conveyed how people rely on external motivations to cope with internal anxiety She doesn t feel free without the moon Gaga said the song discusses self insecurity common among men and women at any age 3 Sociologist Mathieu Deflem believed the lyrics I m a free bitch baby exemplified Gaga s response to sexism in her music where she confirms her strength as a woman 22 Critical reception and accolades edit nbsp Critics noted the interlude name checking famous dead people including Diana Princess of Wales pictured in 1997 16 Dance in the Dark received mixed to positive reviews from music critics Some called it campy single worthy and an album highlight 23 12 24 Praise focused on the song s suitability for workout 11 and extravagant and club friendly production 25 Reviewers also positively compared Gaga to Madonna and noted the references to famous people 12 16 26 27 Michael Hubbard of MusicOMH highlighted the spoken word lyrics referencing Princess Diana You will never fall apart Diana you re still in our hearts Never let you fall apart Together we ll dance in the dark 16 Nick Levine from Digital Spy found that the song makes you want to dance with your top off in a grotty German bondage basement 21 Dance in the Dark received a nomination for Best Dance Recording at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards 28 The song was ranked as one of Gaga s best by the Official Charts Company Rolling Stone The Guardian Vulture and Glamour b It was cited as a cult favorite by Vulture 32 The song s chorus called one of Gaga s most lustrous by Rolling Stone 30 and deliciously outrageous sky scraping by Vulture was praised for pierc ing through the mesh of synths like a laser 32 Other plaudits focused on the song s theme 33 34 Glamour argued that its topic about body insecurities and sound describing it as one of Gaga s brightest efforts booming and industrial yet incredibly haunting made it her most emotionally impactful song to date 33 Elena Gorgan of Softpedia believed Gaga through the song was unafraid of pushing boundaries and changing what people view as normal 34 Some reviews were less enthusiastic calling the song slightly too disposable 35 and finding the dance and R amp B production formulaic 14 15 Adam White of The Independent liked the beginning but found that the song gradually declines into something more middle of the road than it first appears 36 Hubbard added that after a stuttering intro of orgasmic groans it becomes a little bit Gaga by numbers which is a shame given the standard of the early tracks 16 Chart performance editIn late 2009 Dance in the Dark charted on the Hungarian Mahasz Single Top 10 lista the UK Singles Chart and the Canadian Hot 100 at number 9 number 89 and number 88 respectively for one week 37 38 39 The song debuted at number 43 on the Australian Singles Chart later peaking at number 24 40 It entered the French Digital Singles Chart at number 40 and peaked at number 30 41 In the US Dance in the Dark peaked at number 22 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart in August 2010 42 and number 9 on Hot Dance Electronic Digital Songs in October 2010 43 It reached number two on the Polish Dance Top 50 in October 2010 44 Live performances editGaga performed Dance in the Dark as the opening song of The Monster Ball Tour 2009 2011 During the original 2009 leg of the tour the show began as Gaga appeared behind a giant green laser lit video screen featuring scrim lights in a futuristic silver jeweled jumpsuit with bulbs on it 45 46 47 48 Wearing matching eye makeup and a mask she sang Dance in the Dark while surrounded by dancers in white balaclavas and jumpsuits 47 48 The scrim was lifted during the performance 49 50 nbsp Gaga performing Dance in the Dark during the original version of The Monster Ball Tour 2009 Dance in the Dark was again the opening song in the revamped 2010 2011 shows of The Monster Ball Tour Gaga performed the song in a set reminiscent of a New York City night scene with flickering neon signs displaying the words ugly sexy and liquor fire escape stairwells and a broken yellow taxi 51 For Katrin Horn a postdoctoral fellow in American studies the Dance in the Dark performance helped highlight a recurring theme in Gaga s work from the tour s beginning pop culture s obsession with both decay and beauty or more precisely the decay of beauty as the song is dedicated to famous dead people who had struggled with their reputation when they were alive 52 Gaga sang Telephone the second single from The Fame Monster and Dance in the Dark at the Brit Awards on February 16 2010 at Earls Court Exhibition Centre Inspired by the recent death of her friend fashion designer Alexander McQueen she changed the concept of her performance at the last minute to pay tribute to him 53 Gaga said I wanted to do a very very forward performance something that I felt was a true representation of the future 54 Her performance of Dance in the Dark described as more restrained compared to her previous ones by The Wall Street Journal 53 began as she got up from her piano while the disco groove of the song was heard Wearing a lace bodysuit and a large bouffant wig Gaga took to a giant keytar and performed a techno rendition of the track 55 In 2015 Liv Moss of Official Charts Company called it one of the biggest best and weirdest performances in the history of Brit Awards 56 The following year Daniel Welsh of HuffPost UK cited it as one of Gaga s 15 most memorable performances on television 57 Gaga sang Dance in the Dark on her 2018 2020 Las Vegas residency show Enigma 58 The song was preceded by an interlude which introduced her alien counterpart named Enigma Gaga was sent through a future simulation by the character and reappeared on stage in a fluorescent green jacket to perform Dance in the Dark 59 60 Credits and personnel editCredits adapted from the liner notes of The Fame Monster 2 Recording and postproduction locations Recorded at Metropolis Studios London Englandand Paradise Studios Hollywood Los Angeles California Audio mixing at Sarm Studios London England Audio mastering at Oasis Mastering Burbank CaliforniaPersonnel Lady Gaga producer instrumentation and arrangement Fernando Garibay producer instrumentation programming and arrangement Jonas Westling recording engineer Dan Parry recording engineer Christian Delano recording engineer Robert Orton mixer Gene Grimaldi mastering engineerCharts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Dance in the Dark Chart 2009 11 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 40 24Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 61 33Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 62 48Canada Canadian Hot 100 39 88CIS TopHit 63 49Czech Republic Radio Top 100 64 10France Digital SNEP 41 30Hungary Single Top 40 37 9Poland Dance Top 50 65 38Poland Polish Airplay New 44 2Russia Airplay TopHit 66 56Scotland OCC 67 65UK Singles OCC 38 89Ukraine Airplay TopHit 68 22US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Billboard 42 22US Dance Electronic Digital Songs Billboard 43 9 Year end charts edit 2011 year end chart performance for Dance in the Dark Chart PositionUkraine Airplay TopHit 69 172Certifications editCertifications for Dance in the Dark Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 70 Platinum 70 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history editRelease dates and formats for Dance in the Dark Region Date Format Label Ref Belgium November 9 2009 Digital download c Interscope 5 France August 25 2010 Radio airplay Universal 8 Rina Sawayama cover edit nbsp Japanese British singer Rina Sawayama pictured in 2022 covered the song in 2020 On June 29 2020 Japanese British singer songwriter Rina Sawayama released a cover of Dance in the Dark as part of Spotify s Spotify Singles series Produced by Clarence Clarity the song was included in Sawayama s remix EP Sawayama Remixed 2020 71 Due to the COVID 19 pandemic Sawayama recorded her cover at her home studio instead of Electric Lady Studios in New York City where Spotify Singles are generally recorded 72 73 It is an electropop track with influences of nu metal 74 Robin Murray of Clash and Brendan Wetmore of Paper Mag reviewed the song positively Murray described Sawayama s take on the original as seismic 75 Wetmore opined that Sawayama s voice somehow rivals even Lady Gaga s level of theatricality He felt that her rendition was almost painting a picture of an animated Disney love story because of how much the track evokes the feeling of listening to pop s greatest hitmakers of the late 90s the golden era of the Disney ballad 76 Footnotes edit Other examples include tracks Poker Face Starstruck Paper Gangsta and Telephone 17 Attributed to multiple references 29 30 31 32 33 Released as a promotional singleReferences edit Aswad Jem Keith Caulfield July 28 2012 Cherrytree Records Home to LMFAO and Ellie 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