I Don't Dance (Without You) Explained

I Don't Dance (Without You)
Type:single
Cover:Matoma and Enrique Iglesias – I Don't Dance (Without You).png
Artist:Matoma with Enrique Iglesias featuring Konshens
Album:One in a Million
Label:Warner Music Group
Producer:Matoma
Chronology:Matoma singles
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Prev Year:2018
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"I Don't Dance (Without You)" is a 2018 song by Norwegian DJ Matoma, as a collaboration with Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias, featuring Jamaican dancehall recording artist Konshens, released as the third single for Matoma's second studio album, One in a Million. The song was released on 27 July 2018.[1] [2]

Background

On 20 July 2018, Iglesias posted on his official Facebook account a 15-second snippet of an upcoming song, announcing the collaboration with him and Matoma, and also the release date of the single.[3]

Matoma has previously remixed Enrique's song Bailando. Matoma also expressed his feelings on social media while recording this song with Enrique: "When I [Matoma] signed my publishing deal they asked me some of my dream collaborations I answered, "If you can get me in the studio with Enrique for an original collaboration together I would have achieved one of my bucket list goals", and "He [Enrique] is unbelievably humble and a truly good man. Now after our months working together on this release I not only have the honor of collaborating with one of the most influenced Latin artists of our time, but also gained a friend. I am forever grateful for that".[4]

Lyric video

A lyric video for the song was released on 27 July 2018.[5] The video has been viewed over 20 million times as of January 2019.

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Matoma links up with Enrique Iglesias & Konshens on 'I Don't Dance' . Hymo . Josh . July 28, 2018 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20180729054632/https://dancingastronaut.com/2018/07/matoma-links-enrique-iglesias-konshens-dont-dance/ . July 29, 2018 . July 29, 2018.
  2. Web site: Enrique Iglesias & Matoma Announce New Song 'I Don't Dance': Preview. July 26, 2018.
  3. Web site: IDontDance. July 20, 2018.
  4. Web site: I Don't Dance (Without You). July 20, 2018.
  5. Web site: Matoma & Enrique Iglesias – I Don't Dance (Without You) [feat. Konshens] [Official Lyric Video]]. July 27, 2018.
  6. Web site: Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2019. 30 August 2020. Mahasz.