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And We Danced (Macklemore song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = And We Danced
| cover = And We Danced - Macklemore.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Macklemore featuring Ziggy Stardust
| album = The Unplanned Mixtape
| released = October 31, 2011
| recorded = 2011
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Alternative hip hop
| length = 4:06
| label = Macklemore LLC
| writer = Ben Haggerty
| producer = Ryan Lewis
| chronology = Macklemore
| prev_title = The Town
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = Drug Dealer
| next_year = 2016
| misc =
}}
"'And We Danced'" is a song by Macklemore, under the alter-ego Raven Bowie, and features singer Ziggy Stardust. It was released as a single on October 31, 2011 by Macklemore LLC.
Background
Unlike later releases by Macklemore like "My Oh My", "Wing$", "Same Love", and the major hits "Thrift Shop" and "Can't Hold Us", all taken from Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, this release was taken from his 2009 mixtape, 'The Unplanned Mixtape', and only credits Macklemore and "Ziggy Stardust". Primarily due to the popularity of the single "Thrift Shop", the song charted in 2013 in Austria, France, Ireland and Switzerland.
Music video
The music video was shot in 2011 and was directed by Griff J and Ryan Lewis. The music video was uploaded to Ryan Lewis's YouTube channel and has over 130 million views as of October 2021. Contrary to the song's own release data, it states Macklemore x Ryan Lewis as the artists.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/Vhf5cuXiLTA Ghostarchive] and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20111031220745/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhf5cuXiLTA&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]:
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References
Category:2009 songs
Category:2011 singles
Category:Macklemore songs
Category:Songs about dancing
Category:Songs written by Macklemore
Category:Song recordings produced by Ryan Lewis
Category:Songs containing the IV-vi-IV progression
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