Song by Song: "Dancing On My Own" Quiz

Answer: Sweden

Born Robin Miriam Carlsson in Stockholm, Sweden, Robyn released her debut album, "Robyn is Here," in 1995. Two songs from her debut album became top-ten singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. She was nominated for a Grammy Award for her fourth album, "Robyn," which was released in 2005.

Answer: Dance Club Songs

The song reached number three on both the U.S. Billboard Dance Club Songs chart and the U.K. Dance (OCC) chart. It also peaked at number 13 on the U.S. Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. The record was certified platinum in the U.S. by RIAA and gold in the U.K. by BPI.

Answer: black

"Somebody said you got a new friend
Does she love you better than I can?
And there's a big black sky over my town
I know where you're at, I bet she's around."

Robyn's "Dancing On My Own" single was released on April 20, 2010 from her fifth studio album "Body Talk Part 1" on the Konichiwa label. The song peaked at number one on the Sverigetopplistan, the Swedish national records chart, and at number eight on the UK Singles Chart.

Answer: Calum Scott

Calum Scott, a contestant from series 9 of "Britain's Got Talent", which aired in 2015, released a cover version of "Dancing On My Own" in June of 2016 that peaked at number two on the U.K. Singles Chart (OCC). The song was nominated for British Single of the Year for the 2017 Brit Awards. He also included the cover on his 2018 debut studio album "Only Human."

Answer: Patrik Berger

He also produced the album on which the song was contained, along with Klas Åhlund, Diplo, and Röyksopp. Patrik Berger has written numerous songs, including the Ariel Pink song "Another Weekend" and the Charli XCX song "Trophy." He is a Grammy-nominated composer, producer, and musician for BC Unidos, which consists of himself and Markus Krunegård.

Answer: in the corner

"I'm in the corner, watching you kiss her, oh
I'm right over here, why can't you see me? Oh
And I'm giving it my all
I'm not the guy you're taking home, ooh
I keep dancing on my own, ah."

Rolling Stone magazine ranked "Dancing On My Own" the 20th greatest song of all time on its 2021 list of the 500 greatest songs of all time. The magazine said that Robyn "captured all the agony and ecstasy of twirling alone in a corner of the dance floor, spinning around in circles, and losing yourself in the beat for a moment of solitary triumph."

Answer: Pentatonix

Pentatonix released their cover in July of 2017 as a quartet instead of as the usual quintet. Other a capella groups that have covered the song include The Clef Hangers (in 2019) and TLK (in 2018).

Answer: Lorde

Born Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor in the Auckland suburb of Takapuna, Lorde is known for her introspective lyrics and unconventional musical styles, including dream pop, electric pop, and indie-electro. Rolling Stone magazine notes that "Dancing on My Own" was "the template for a whole generation of young songwriters, from Taylor Swift to Lorde, looking for the ideal glitter-and-sobs cocktail."

Answer: Stilettos

"I just wanna dance all night
And I'm all messed up, I'm so out of line, yeah
Stilettos and broken bottles
I'm spinning around in circles."

Robyn premiered the official music video for this song on her official Vimeo account on May 21, 2010. The video, directed by Max Vitali, was later released on YouTube. Choreography for the video was carried out by Maria "Decida" Wahlberg.

Answer: goodbye

"Dancing On My Own" was covered live by American rock band Kings of Leon. The song has also been covered by Jada Facer, Karen Elson, Dream Wife, the Vitamin String Quartet, Chriddy Black, Chester See, Nicole Cross, the Electric Boys, Heartclub, and numerous others.

It has become a "gay anthem," a term used for songs (such as ABBA's "Dancing Queen" and the Village People's "YMCA") that have become widely popular in the LGBT community.