Dance No More
2026 song by Harry Styles
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"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.[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]
| "Dance No More" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Harry Styles | |
| from the album Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally | |
| Released | 6 March 2026 |
| Studio | |
| Length | 3:14 |
| Label | |
| Songwriters | |
| Producer | Kid Harpoon |
Composition and lyrics
"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
Writing for Clash, Robin Murray called it simply a "brilliant call-and-response number".[4] 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]
Live performances
On March 14th, 2026, Styles performed "Dance No More" on Saturday Night Live, along with "Coming Up Roses".[5]
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Pitchfork.[6]
Locations
- RAK Studios (London)
- Hansa Studios (Berlin)
Musicians
- 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
- 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
| Chart (2026) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[7] | 29 |
| Canada Hot 100 (Billboard)[8] | 32 |
| Global 200 (Billboard)[9] | 28 |
| Greece International (IFPI)[10] | 42 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] | 32 |
| Norway (IFPI Norge)[12] | 78 |
| Portugal (AFP)[13] | 40 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] | 84 |
| UK Streaming (OCC)[15] | 16 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[16] | 26 |