And We Danced (Macklemore song)

"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.

"And We Danced"
Single by Macklemore featuring Ziggy Stardust
from the album The Unplanned Mixtape
Released	October 31, 2011
Recorded	2011
Genre	Alternative hip hop
Length	4:06
Label	Macklemore LLC
Songwriter(s)	Ben Haggerty
Producer(s)	Ryan Lewis
Macklemore singles chronology
"The Town" (2009) "And We Danced" (2011) "Drug Dealer" (2016)
Music video
"And We Danced" on YouTube

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.^[1]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2013–14)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2]	4
Canada Digital Songs (Billboard)[3]	69
France (SNEP)[4]	89
Ireland (IRMA)[5]	67
Slovenia (SloTop50)[6]	43
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7]	36

Year-end

Chart (2013)	Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8]	10

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
United States	October 31, 2011[9][10]	Digital download	Macklemore LLC.

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[11]	Gold	25,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[12]	Gold	15,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.