вЂњDancing on My OwnвЂќ never appeared on the Hot 100 when it came out in 2010, but in the time since its release, itвЂ™s taken on a life of its own. Robyn still uses that move today when she does the song live, to the delight of audiences. Making out with yourself dance, I called it,вЂќ says Decida. But there is a moment of levity that comes when Robyn turns her back to the camera and feigns intimacy with another person by wrapping her arms around herself. The video shows a serious-faced Robyn standing in a harshly lit rehearsal space and a darkened club. вЂњ was like the spirit animal of the Body Talk album,вЂќ Decida says, вЂњand you can spot that in the video.вЂќ вЂњThere was a lot of angry energy,вЂќ she says, recalling how she channeled Rosie PerezвЂ™s dance sequence in the opening credits to Do the Right Thing. The year prior, while Decida was at her parentsвЂ™ house for Easter, she found herself in her old childhood bedroom working on moves for вЂњDancing on My OwnвЂќ while remembering her own experiences as a teenager. A video, choreographed by Maria вЂњDecidaвЂќ Wahlberg, followed in May. The song was officially released in June 2010, but it started making the rounds and breaking hearts that April.

Watch Kelly Clarkson's Wistful Cover of Robyn's 'Dancing on My Own' It had like three chords.вЂќ They fattened things up during production, only to realize that they preferred the original and stripped it all back down, though they swapped the acoustic guitar for synthesizers with frayed edges and a beat that aimed for a TKO. What they came up with was an acoustic вЂњcampfireвЂќ version of вЂњDancing on My Own.вЂќ вЂњIn the beginning it was more of a country song, almost,вЂќ Berger recalls. вЂњWhen she got to the studio, the first thing she said was, вЂCan we sit down and write a song on an acoustic guitar today? IвЂ™m so tired of writing over electronic beats and tracks,вЂ™вЂќ says Berger. In preparation for their session at his Stockholm studio, Berger made a slew of electronic tracks and beats for Robyn to write over, but she had other ideas. Producer Klas Г…hlund was back in the mix after working on Robyn, but for one of the songs Robyn was toying with, she reached out to Patrik Berger, who contributed to 1999вЂ™s My Truth and the 2005 self-titled set, for a different perspective. In 2009, Robyn was in the midst of making the songs that would become the acclaimed 2010 Body Talk series.

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