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Australian singer-songwriter Tones And I hit the rarified 3 billion mark on Spotify with the track ‘Dance Monkey,’ one of just 8 tunes to reach such a turningpoint.
Having a tune on Spotify’s remarkable Billions Club is currently something to boast about, however even less tracks haveactually passed the 3 billion mark on the digital music streaming platform. Australian singer-songwriter Tones And I hasactually endedupbeing one of just 8 artists to accomplish such a accomplishment, with her 2019 hit “Dance Monkey,” and the just woman artist to do so.
Since its release, “Dance Monkey” vibrated its method to No. 1 on the ARIA Chart and remained there for 24 non-consecutive weeks, while leading the Official UK Singles Chart for 11 weeks — both all-time records, the latter for a woman artist.
In the UnitedStates, the tune hit No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, landing Tones the No. 1 area on the Billboard Hot 100 Songwriters Chart. Prior to that, a single written exclusively by a woman artist had not reached the Top 5 on the Hot 100 consideringthat Whitney Houston’s variation of Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You” at No. 3 in 2012 upon news of Houston’s death.
“Dance Monkey” was composed by Tones (whose genuine name