Dance (Toni Braxton song) explained

Dance
Cover:	Dance-Toni Braxton.jpg
Border:	yes
Artist:	Toni Braxton
Album:	Spell My Name
Length:	3:52
Label:	Island
Producer:	Braxton Dixon
Chronology:	Toni Braxton
Type:	single
Prev Title:	Live Out Your Love
Prev Year:	2020
Next Title:	Gotta Move On
Next Year:	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. It peaked at number 17 on the US Adult R&B Songs chart.

Background

"Dance" was written Braxton and Antonio Dixon. Dixon noted that "Dance" is "for those that want to go rollerskating. It has some 70’s disco to it."^[1]

Music video

A music video for "Dance," directed by Mike Ho, was released online on August 4, 2020.^[2]

Credits and personnel

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

• Paul Boutin – engineer, mixing, percussion, vocal producer
• Toni Braxton – producer, writer, vocals
• Antonio Dixon – instruments, producer, writer
• Reginald Dozier – recording
• Demonte Posey – horns, strings
• Herb Powers, Jr. – mastering
• Erick Walls – guitar
• Benjamin Wright – strings

Release history

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Date	Version	Format	Label
Various	May 15, 2020	Dave Audé Remix		Island	^[5]
Various	July 31, 2020	Album Version			^[6]
Various	October 16, 2020	Gozzi Remix			^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Antonio Dixon Talks The Underdogs, Creating "O" by Omarion, Working on Toni Braxton's New Album. youknowigotsoul.com. July 15, 2020. May 25, 2020.
2. Web site: Justin. Curto. Toni Braxton Misses Clubs As Much As the Rest of Us in 'Dance' Music Video. Vulture.com. August 5, 2020. September 2, 2020.
3. Spell My Name. Toni Braxton. 2020. Island Records. booklet.
4. • Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2020
5. Web site: Dance (Dave Audé Remix) – Single. iTunes (US). September 2, 2020.
6. Web site: Dance – Single. iTunes (US). September 2, 2020.
7. Web site: Dance (Gozzi Remix) – Single. iTunes (US). February 2, 2021.