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Dance No More

"Dance No More" is a song by Harry Styles, released on 6 March 2026, as the tenth track on his fourth studio album Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. (2026).[1] Styles wrote the song alongside Thomas "Kid Harpoon" Hull, who was the song's producer. It has been seen as a fan favourite of the album and has been highlighted in reviews.[2] An accompanying music video was released on 7 May.

"Dance No More"
Single by Harry Styles
from the album Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally
Released12 June 2026 (2026-06-12)
Studio
Length3:14
Label
Songwriters
ProducerKid Harpoon
Harry Styles singles chronology
"American Girls"
(2026)		 "Dance No More"
(2026)
Music video
"Dance No More" on YouTube

Composition and lyrics

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"Dance No More" features lyrics such as "DJs don't dance no more" and "We wanna dance with all our friends."[1] The line "Be a good girl, go get it, Fox" refers to Kid Harpoon's son Fox.[1] As Styles stated in an interview with Zane Lowe:

I remember going out the first time in Berlin and standing in the middle of the dance floor and feeling so unbelievably free and safe, that I kind of just had my hands in the air and my eyes closed, so that I felt these tears streaming down my face. It was this moment of, like, 'I feel so alive right now.'

— Harry Styles, in Zane Lowe, Interview with Zane Lowe, [3]

Release and reception

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The song was released as the tenth track from Styles’ fourth album, ‘’Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally’’, on 6 March 2026. On 7 May, a music video for the song was released.[4]

Writing for Clash, Robin Murray called it simply a "brilliant call-and-response number".[5] In a review for Variety, Jem Aswad noted that it was an "outlier in the batch. With a funky groove, '80s synthesizer stabs, party noises", noting that "it has a loose, fun, carefree vibe found nowhere else on the album. It’s a prime early candidate for Song of the Summer 2026 — and, perfectly on brand for this album".[2] Paste magazine noted that it "features rhythm interludes similar to 'Uptown Funk'".[6] BBC Music correspondent Mark Savage notes that "the delightfully barmy 'Dance No More' bounds along on an irresistible groove as the singer leads a chant of 'respect your mother'."[7] Stereogum critic Chris DeVilli calls it a "vacuum-sealed disco-funk jam".[8]

Music video

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The music video for "Dance No More" premiered on 7 May 2026. Directed by Colin Solal Cardo, it appears to depict Styles dancing in a gym wearing red shorts to an audience of young adults.[9]

Live performances

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On 14 March 2026, Styles performed "Dance No More" on Saturday Night Live, along with "Coming Up Roses".[10]

Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from Pitchfork.[11]

Locations

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Musicians

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  • Harry Styles – vocals, music, lyricist
  • Tom Skinner – drums, backing vocals
  • Yaffra – synthesizers, backing vocals
  • House Gospel Choir – choir
  • Stella Blackmon – backing vocals
  • Luis Viner – backing vocals

Technical

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  • Kid Harpoon – backing vocals, music, lyricist, producer
  • Brian Rajaratnam – engineer
  • Liam Hebb – backing vocals, engineer
  • Kian Moghaddamzadeh – assistant engineer
  • Tommy Bosustow – assistant engineer
  • Alfie Scott – assistant engineer

Charts

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Chart performance
Chart (2026) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[12]29
Bolivia Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino)[13]11
Canada Hot 100 (Billboard)[14]32
Chile Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino)[15]16
Global 200 (Billboard)[16]28
Greece International (IFPI)[17] 42
Ireland (IRMA)[18] 93
Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit)[19]13
Latvia Airplay (LaIPA)[20] 10
Netherlands (Single Tip)[21] 2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[22]32
Norway (VG-lista)[23]78
Panama Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino)[24]8
Portugal (AFP)[25]40
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[26]84
UK Singles (OCC)[27]55
Uruguay Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino)[28]11
US Billboard Hot 100[29]26
Venezuela Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino)[30]12

Release history

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Release history and formats
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Italy June 12, 2026 Radio airplay Sony Music Italy [31][32]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Prance, Sam (6 March 2026). "Harry Styles reveals who Fox is in his 'Dance No More' lyrics". Capital. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  2. 1 2 Aswad, Jem (4 March 2026). "Harry Styles Defies Expectations With the Slow-Burning but Satisfying 'Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.': Album Review". Variety. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  3. ↑ Dailey, Hannah (10 March 2026). "Here's What Harry Styles' Lyrics Really Mean on 'Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally,'According to the Pop Star". Billboard.
  4. ↑ Dailey, Hannah (6 May 2026). "Harry Styles Teases New Music Video (and Toned Legs) With Cheeky "Dance No More" Clip". Billboard. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  5. ↑ Murray, Robin (5 March 2026). "Harry Styles – Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally". Clash. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  6. ↑ Mitchell, Matt (4 March 2026). "Harry Styles loses his edge on Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.". Paste. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  7. ↑ Savage, Mark (4 March 2026). "Harry Styles' Kiss All The Time... album review: A funky existential crisis". BBC. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  8. ↑ DeVille, Chris (6 March 2026). "Premature Evaluation: Harry Styles Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally". Stereogum. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  9. ↑ Kaplan, Ilana (7 May 2026). "Harry Styles Gets Down to Disco and Licks Microphone in Little Red Shorts in 'Dance No More' Music Video". People.
  10. ↑ Lindert, Hattie (15 March 2026). "Watch Harry Styles Bring "Dance No More" and "Coming Up Roses" to SNL". Pitchfork. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  11. ↑ Monroe, Jazz (6 March 2026). "Harry Styles Releases New Album: Listen and Read the Full Credits". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 6 March 2026. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  12. ↑ "Harry Styles – Dance No More". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "Top 20 Bolivia Anglo música". Monitor Latino. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Harry Styles Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  15. ↑ "Top 20 Chile Anglo música". Monitor Latino. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "Harry Styles Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  17. ↑ "Official IFPI Charts − Digital Singles Chart (International) − Εβδομάδα: 10/2026" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 18 March 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  18. ↑ "IRMA – Irish Charts (Week 20, 2026)". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "Top Radio Hits Kazakhstan Weekly Chart". TopHit. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  20. ↑ "Latvijas atskaņotāko dziesmu topa augšgalu ieņēmušas dziesmas par mīlestību" [Songs about love have topped the chart of Latvia's most-played songs] (in Latvian). TV Net [lv]. 16 June 2026. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  21. ↑ "Dutch Single Tip 30/05/2026" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  22. ↑ "Harry Styles – Dance No More". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  23. ↑ "Harry Styles – Dance No More". VG-lista. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  24. ↑ "Top 20 Panamá Anglo música". Monitor Latino. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  25. ↑ "Harry Styles – Dance No More". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  26. ↑ "Harry Styles – Dance No More". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  27. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 22/5/2026 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
  28. ↑ "Top 20 Uruguay Anglo música". Monitor Latino. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  29. ↑ "Harry Styles Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  30. ↑ "Top 20 Venezuela Anglo música". Monitor Latino. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  31. ↑ Sisti, Sara (5 June 2026). "'Dance No More' – Harry Styles" (Press release) (in Italian). EarOne. Archived from the original on 15 June 2026. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  32. ↑ "Harry Styles 'Dance No More' | Radio date: 12/06/2026)" (Press release) (in Italian). Airplay Control. 12 June 2026. Archived from the original on 15 June 2026. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
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