“D.A.N.C.E.” by Justice

There really isn’t much to say about Justice’s “D.A.N.C.E.” in terms of trying to ascertain its meaning. The singer is encouraging the addressee to dance. And in the process of doing so, he is apparently celebrating the unique way in which the person moves by referring to her style as “a mystery”. 

And we can presume that by and large he is speaking to a female addressee considering that the vocalist somewhat oddly refers to this individual as a former “PYT” in certain passages. 

But it is also pretty obvious, taking the sole verse into consideration, that this song isn’t gender specific or discriminatory in any sort of way. Rather as with a true pop track, all listeners are being encouraged to carefreely dance.

Was “D.A.N.C.E.” a single release?

 Yes. It was Justice’s second single but the first from the album, “† (Cross)”. 23rd April 2007 is considered its official release date.

Writing and Production

This Nu-disco song was written by:

• Gaspard Augé (Justice)
• Jessie Chaton
• Xavier de Rosnay (Justice)

Justice handled the production of “D.A.N.C.E.” themselves.

Awards/Honors:

“D.A.N.C.E.”, gained nominations for the awards, “Best Music Video” and “Best Dance Recording” at the Grammys in 2008. However, the song lost both awards to “God’s Gonna Cut You Down” by Johnny Cash and “LoveStoned/I Think She Knows” by Justin Timberlake, respectively. The nominees for the Dance category were as follows:

• “Love Today” by Mika  
• “Don’t Stop the Music” by Rihanna  
• “Do It Again” by The Chemical Brothers

“D.A.N.C.E.” on the Charts

• US (3)
• UK (1)
• Belgium (3)

Notable Usage/Covers

In 2018, Orchestre Lamoureux covered this song alongside Thomas Roussel. Maxence Cyrin also covered it in 2010.

“D.A.N.C.E.” was featured on the film, “Life Itself”. It also appeared on the 2008 American film, “Meet the Spartans”.

Furthermore, it also featured in episode 3 of the series, “Life is Strange 2”.

The “Cross” Album

Dance is a song recorded by French duo Justice in memory and tribute to the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. The song is the most prominent single from their debut album, Cross. 

Cross came out on June 18, 2007. The album was recorded in the duo’s native, Paris, from 2005 to 2006.

It is an opera-disco composition album that contains numerous samples from old classic songs.

The duo produced the entire album by themselves. In addition, they wrote all the twelve songs on the album themselves except for:

• Dance (which they wrote with Jessie Chaton)
• Tthhee Ppaarrttyy
• D.V.N.O.

Many music critics and reviewers have rated the album very high, with generally positive comments on its songs.

Cross flew to the top of the album charts in Britain. Furthermore, it got nominated for a Grammy at the 50th edition of the program. It was specifically nominated in the “Best Electronic Album” category.