Aaron Smith's "Dancin'"

About

"Dancin'" is a house song produced by DJ Aaron Smith featuring Luvli. Originally released in 2004, it wouldn't be until 2013 and later when the song would regain relevance with a remixed version of the song from producer duo KRONO, which has been used in a number of videos, remixes, memes, and more.

Origin

In 2004, "Dancin'" was released as a single featuring vocals from singer Luvli by producer and DJ Aaron Smith, with a remix from JJ Flores & Steve Smooth acting as the B-side, on record label Moody Recordings (shown below, left).^[1] On March 20th, 2013, French producer duo KRONO uploaded their remix of the song to SoundCloud, garnering over 17 million plays in the next 5 years.^[2] The following month, on April 15th, the song was uploaded to YouTube, where one upload received more than 200 million views in less than six years (video below, right).

In 2014, KRONO's remix would be rereleased by Ultra Music, with an official music video uploaded garnering over a million views on Ultra Music, and over 4 million views on an associated Vevo Channel. (shown below)

Spread

On February 15th, 2015, a video of Rikka Takanashi from the light novel series Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions dancing to the song was posted to 4chan, on the "Flash" board. The video was reposted to YouTube on July 29th, 2016, in less than 4 years it received more than 5,000 views (shown below).

On May 11th, 2018, Twitter ^[3] user @anticracy posted a video remix featuring the song. The post received more than 500 views in one year (shown below).

here’s a wholesome edit for ya pic.twitter.com/euF3iaw9Cd

— internet grade THC (@anticracy) 12 de mayo de 2018

On June 2nd, 2018, Instagram^[4] user @ironic.mp4 posted a a version of The Simpsons-inspired Just Give 'Em One of These memes. The post received more than 300,000 views and 50,000 likes in less than one year (shown below).

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