Swaay
EP by
DNCE
ReleasedOctober 23, 2015 (2015-10-23)
Length14:18
LabelRepublic
Producer
DNCE chronology
Swaay
(2015) 		DNCE
(2016)
Singles from Swaay
  1. "Cake by the Ocean"
    Released: September 18, 2015
  2. "Toothbrush"
    Released: May 17, 2016

Swaay is the debut extended play by American band DNCE. It was released through Republic Records on October 23, 2015. Consisting of four songs, two were produced by Mattman & Robin and two were produced by Ilya. The EP was supported by two singles, "Cake by the Ocean" and "Toothbrush".

Critical reception

Kyle Anderson of Entertainment Weekly said of lead singer Joe Jonas on the record "It's still too early to tell whether or not Joe can join Nick in the upper echelon, but the debut EP by his new combo DNCE is a solid step in the right direction." He also said the group "have a spry, playful chemistry" on the EP and that "they've absolutely got the chops and the instincts to carve out a funky, buoyant place on pop radio".[1] Richard Baxter of Popology Now described lead single "Cake by the Ocean" as "one of the quirkiest pop songs of the year", but also stated that compared to the rest of the record it was "just a little appetizer for what the band has been working on". He concluded by saying that "All in all, 'Swaay' provides just enough to leave us wanting more".[2]

Singles

"Cake by the Ocean" was released as the EP's lead single on September 18, 2015. It reached a peak of number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and charted moderately in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.[3][4][5] "Toothbrush" was released as the EP's second and final single to contemporary hit radio on May 17, 2016.[6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Cake by the Ocean"
Mattman & Robin3:39
2."Pay My Rent"
Ilya3:13
3."Toothbrush"
  • Jonas
  • Salmanzadeh
  • Göransson
  • Ghaleb
Ilya3:51
4."Jinx"
OzGo3:36
Total length:14:18

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Swaay
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[13] Platinum 70,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Worldwide October 23, 2015 Digital download Republic [14]
January 29, 2016 CD [15]

References

  1. ^ "DNCE's 'Swaay' review: Joe Jonas' new project is brief but funky - EW.com". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com.
  2. ^ "Album Review: DNCE – 'SWAAY EP'". Archived from the original on November 12, 2015.
  3. ^ Pop, Crush. "PopCrush Review". PopCrush. PopCrush. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  4. ^ Complex, Interview. "Complex Interview". Complex. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  5. ^ celebmix (September 17, 2015). "celebmix". celebmix.com. unknown. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  6. ^ "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access Media Group. Archived from the original on May 17, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  7. ^ "DNCE Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  8. ^ "Danishcharts.dk – DNCE – Swaay". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  9. ^ "DNCE Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  10. ^ "Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  11. ^ "Album Top-100 2016" (in Danish). Hitlisten.NU. Archived from the original on December 30, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  12. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  13. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  14. ^ "SWAAY – EP by DNCE on iTunes". iTunes Store (US). October 23, 2015. Archived from the original on September 30, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2015.((cite web)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  15. ^ "DNCE - Swaay". Amazon. United States. January 29, 2016.
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