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DNCE
Studio album by DNCE
Released	November 18, 2016 (2016-11-18)
Genre	Dance-pop
Length	49:01
Label	Republic
Producer	Aaron Zuckerman Albin Nedler Ilya Kristoffer Fogelmark Mailbox Mattman & Robin OzGo Oscar Holter Rami Sir Nolan
DNCE chronology
Swaay (2015) DNCE (2016) People to People (2018)
Singles from DNCE
"Body Moves" Released: September 30, 2016

DNCE is the only studio album by American band DNCE. It was released through Republic Records on November 18, 2016. The album features a sole guest appearance from Kent Jones. Production was handled by Ilya, Rami Yacoub, Albin Nedler, Kristoffer Fogelmark, Mattman & Robin, OzGo, Oscar Holter, Sir Nolan, Mailbox, and Aaron Zuckerman. It includes three out of four songs from their debut EP, Swaay (2015). DNCE is a dance-pop album with influences of new wave, dance-rock, disco, and alternative pop. Production was handled by a variety of record producers, such as Ilya Salmanzadeh, Rami Yacoub, Mattman & Robin, Justin Tranter, and Sir Nolan.

Upon release, the album was met with generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised lead singer Joe Jonas' maturity and the band's mainstream appeal. DNCE debuted in the top 20 on the Billboard 200, but performed only moderately well on the album charts in other countries, earning its highest international peak in Australia at number 32. Three out of four songs from the album's predecessor, Swaay, are included on the album: singles "Cake by the Ocean" and "Toothbrush", as well as "Pay My Rent", while "Jinx" appears on the Japanese edition. The lead and only single of the album, "Body Moves", was released on September 30, 2016.

Release and promotion

In February 2016, the band told PopCrush that they were nearly done recording the album and that it was to be released that summer. However, following the success of "Cake by the Ocean" and "Toothbrush", the album's release was pushed back to allow the band to properly promote the singles. In August, Billboard reported that recording was finished. The album's title of DNCE and release date of November 18, 2016 were announced on September 14, 2016 through a promotional video. Three tracks were released as promotional singles during the three weeks directly preceding the album's release: "Blown", which features Kent Jones, on October 28, 2016; "Good Day" on November 4, 2016; and "Be Mean" on November 11, 2016.

Singles

The lead and only single of the album, "Body Moves", was released on September 30, 2016. The song was produced by Rami Yacoub, Albin Nedler, and Kristoffer Fogelmark. An accompanying video premiered October 11, 2016 that features the band members in provocative scenarios.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	77/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Entertainment Weekly	B
Idolator
The National
Newsday	A−
NME
Rolling Stone

DNCE received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, it received an average score of 77, based on 4 reviews. Matt Collar of AllMusic wrote that "it's stylistically open-minded approach to pop that makes DNCE such a joyous and undeniably fun album." Collar also complimented frontman Joe Jonas for being a "deeply self-aware and confident performer." Nolan Feeney of Entertainment Weekly commented on a lack of clear identity on the album, but conceded that the group "ultimately finds its groove with retro, funk-heavy tracks like new single "Body Moves" and "Blown,"" grading the album a B. Writing for Rolling Stone, Brittany Spanos called the album "a mature spin on the boy band formula that worked so well for Jonas and his brothers in the past," and wrote that "DNCE's greatest strength is never taking themselves too seriously."

Rachel Sonis of Idolator gave the album a mixed review, writing that "there's real potential" on the album, but that too many tracks feel "forced" or "like fillers." Newsday rated the song an A−, with reviewer Glenn Gamboa writing that the album represents "lighthearted dance pop done right." Si Hawkins of The National wrote that "DNCE is enormous fun, chock-full of exactly what you hope for when buying an album as a result of one big hit: more of the same," and also praised Jonas' vocals.

Commercial performance

DNCE debuted at number 17 on the Billboard 200 chart dated December 10, 2016 with approximately 25,000 album-equivalent units.

Track listing

Personnel

DNCE

• Joe Jonas – lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (1, 3, 4, 6–9, 11, 13, 14)
• Jack Lawless – drums (1, 2, 6–14), background vocals (2, 4, 6–9, 11–14), percussion (10, 12)
• Cole Whittle – bass (1, 2, 4, 6–14), background vocals (2, 4, 6–9, 11–14)
• JinJoo Lee – guitar (1, 2, 4, 6–14), background vocals (2, 4, 6–9, 11–14)

Additional musicians

• James Ghaleb – background vocals (1, 4, 5, 7, 11); guitar, percussion (5)
• Justin Tranter – background vocals (1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13)
• Rickard Göransson – background vocals, bass, guitar (1, 5, 12); percussion (1, 5)
• Ilya – keyboards, percussion, programming (1, 5, 12); bass (1, 12); background vocals, guitar (12)
• Albin Nedler – programming (2, 10), background vocals (2), vocal arrangement (10)
• Kristoffer Fogelmark – background vocals, drums, guitar, programming (2, 10); percussion, vocal arrangement (10)
• Jonas Thander – horn arrangement, saxophones (2)
• Rami Yacoub – programming (2, 10); bass, percussion, vocal arrangement (10)
• Staffan Findin – trombone (2)
• Patrik Skogh – trumpet (2)
• Stefan Persson – trumpet (2)
• Mattman & Robin – background vocals, bass, drums, guitar, percussion, programming (3, 7, 9, 13); tambourine (7, 9), synthesizer programming (9)
• Oscar Görres – background vocals, bass, guitar (4, 6, 11); percussion, tambourine (4, 11); keyboards, programming (6)
• Oscar Holter – background vocals, programming (4, 6, 11); percussion, synthesizer programming, tambourine (4, 11); bass, guitar, keyboards (6)
• Peter Carlsson – drums (5)
• Frankie Jonas – background vocals (6)
• Paul Phamous – background vocals (6)
• Jake Faun – guitar (8)
• Torin Martinez – guitar (8)
• Nolan Lambroza – programming (8, 14)
• Noah "Mailbox" Passovoy – percussion (10, 12); guitar, keyboards, programming (12)
• Max Martin – vocal arrangement (10)

Technical

• Serban Ghenea – mixing (1–7, 9–13)
• Tony Maserati – mixing (8, 14)
• John Hanes – engineering (1, 2, 4, 7, 9–12), mixing assistance (3, 13)
• Noah "Mailbox" Passovoy – engineering (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9–12)
• Sam Holland – engineering (1, 5, 11), engineering assistance (12)
• Ben Sedano – engineering (1, 4, 6, 11)
• Albin Nedler – engineering (2, 10)
• Kristoffer Fogelmark – engineering (2, 10)
• Rami – engineering (2, 10)
• John Cranfield – engineering (7, 9, 13)
• Nolan Lambroza – engineering (8, 14)
• Derrick Stockwell – engineering (9), engineering assistance (12)
• Thomas Cullison – engineering (10)
• Ilya – engineering (12)
• Cory Bice – engineering assistance (1, 5, 12)
• Jeremy Lertola – engineering assistance (1, 5, 12)
• David Kim – engineering assistance (10)
• Eric Eylands – engineering assistance (12)

Charts

Certifications

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• 2016 debut albums
• DNCE albums
• Albums produced by Ilya Salmanzadeh
• Albums produced by Mattman & Robin
• Albums produced by Rami Yacoub
• Republic Records albums