Dancing with a Stranger

"Dancing with a Stranger"
Single by Sam Smith and Normani
from the album Love Goes
Released	11 January 2019
Recorded	2018
Studio	The Stellar House; Venice, California[1]
Genre	Disco R&B pop
Length	2:51
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Sam Smith Jimmy Napes Mikkel S. Eriksen Tor E. Hermansen Normani Kordei Hamilton
Producer(s)	Stargate Jimmy Napes
Sam Smith singles chronology
"Fire on Fire" (2018) "Dancing with a Stranger" (2019) "How Do You Sleep?" (2019)
Normani singles chronology
"Waves" (2018) "Dancing with a Stranger" (2019) "Motivation" (2019)
Music video
"Dancing with a Stranger" on YouTube

"Dancing with a Stranger" is a song by British singer-songwriter Sam Smith and American singer Normani. It was written by the artists alongside producers Stargate and Jimmy Napes. "Dancing with a Stranger" was released as a single by Capitol Records on 11 January 2019. It appears on Smith's third studio album Love Goes (2020).^[2] The accompanying music video was directed by Vaughan Arnell.

The track became a commercial success, topping the charts in Mexico, Iceland, and Lebanon. It also peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, it reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, and spent a total of 45 weeks on the chart. The track reached the top ten in seventeen additional countries. "Dancing with a Stranger" was the most-played radio track in the world in 2019, according to Forbes. The single is certified 4× Platinum in the US, 8x Platinum in Australia, and Platinum or higher in nine additional countries. It won the Song of the Year award at the 2020 BMI London Awards, and was nominated for Song of 2019 at the People's Choice Awards, and Song of the Year at the 2020 Brit Awards.