Best song to get the dance floor started? All genres welcome.

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orlando* · Answer

You’re the One by Kaytranada (ft. Syd): great dance track — all of kaytranada’s discog has this signature bounce that is unique to him

Elle · Answer

Dance Yrself Clean, LCD Soundsystem: The slow build till 3:06ish and then it just goes off. Such a release. I will never get enough.

GK · Answer

It Takes Two (Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock): Ok, so I'm speaking as my 16-year old self... this song never failed to get the dance floor packed at Sweet 16 parties. Hoping it holds up!

Hallmj · Answer

Le Freak (Chic): Sleeper choice: "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" - The Jacksons

Laurenb · Answer

Fit You Haffe Fitte by Black Uhuru: It will get you moving and grooving.

BORSCHT BABY · Answer

Accuse by Alaska: this album <3

south africa, 1999

Eric · Answer

Murder on the Dance Floor - Sophie Ellis-Bextor: It’s multi genre to appeal to all kinds of!

Kathleen Jordan · Answer

Sledgehammer: Kids LOVE IT.

Cicely · Answer

Rhythm of the night!: It’s not even 8am right now and this song just came on at the airport, I couldn’t help but start bobbing around.

Big Red · Answer

Snap Yo Fingers - Single: If there was a million dollars on the line and all I had to do was sit still during this song... I'd lose within seconds

BORSCHT BABY · Answer

Y U 4 Me by M'Du: South Africa, 1995

maeve ⭐️ · Answer

Fake I.D. (Coke & Rum remix) by Riton, Kah-lo, GEE LEE: this song makes me want to get married.
not for love necessarily— just to experience this on a full dance floor with an open bar

Jules · Answer

Get Down On It - Kool & The Gang: Get your back up off the wall!

Melody · Answer

Yeah! By Usher: Shocked and concerned that I haven’t seen this yet

Leah Jereb · Answer

I got a feeling by The Black Eyed Peas: Tonight’s gonna be a good night

Becca Mandy · Answer

No Hands - Waka Flocka Flame Ft. Roscoe Dash and Wale: I will levitate to the dance floor when this song comes on

Ashley · Answer

Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now): Good luck not dancing to this

Jessie · Answer

Hypnotize - The Notorious B.I.G: Absolute lyrical genius. Gets me hyped every time.

Shellie Gossling · Answer

Levitating by Dua Lipa: Girl knows how to get the party started.

neko · Answer

Nu Genea - Tienaté: feels like summer and an balearic breeze. rhythmic, but not pounding. immediately starts off strong with a shout! the song is from 2022 but feels like it's from the 70s, 80s, 90s, or 00s depending on your personal bias, which means it's got cross-generational appeal!

BORSCHT BABY · Answer

Mata-Hari <3 <3 <3: 1987 <3

Phillips Mitchell · Answer

Back That Azz Up

Joey · Answer

Lonely dancers by Conan Grey: It’s about dancing :)

Annie · Answer

Celebrate Good Times: It takes me back to college dorm friends and free alcohol for one hour on Wednesdays.

mili · Answer

(I just want to) Party All The Time: It has a long and funky instrumental beginning and by the time the vocals kick in, you’re under the spell of 80s disco boogie (the best party music, imo)

Laurie Cambra Seplow · Answer

One Nation Under A Groove - Funkadelic (1978): Pure unadulterated funk never fails.

Gingerly · Answer

Hooked on a Feeling by Blue Swede

Pavan Jagalur · Answer

Earth, Wind & Fire - September: What more needs to be said? There’s a reason it’s been a staple of wedding DJs for generations.

Kayla Brown · Answer

Back that Azz Up by Juvenile: As a Millenial who frequented house parties and clubs and still runs to any dance floor when I hear the first notes.... this is the only answer.

Hillary · Answer

Robyn’s “Show Me Love”!!

Karli · Answer

I Wanna Dance with Somebody - Whitney Houston: Multi-generational banger. Great to sing at the top of your lungs in a group, too.

Eric F · Answer

Party Hard with Andrew W.K. 🩸: Quite an inspirational song and iconic debut album IMHO.

“When it’s time to party, we will always party hard.”

paige t · Answer

George Benson- give me the night: This song funks.

lauren o · Answer

Temptation (New Order) : I could be composting in the ground beneath the dance floor and I would claw my way back to consciousness and cohesion to flop around like a criminal fish to "Temptation." Its dour, wild-hearted acolytes are everywhere.

Jeannette · Answer

Erase You by ESG: A true classic. A nice touch is to enact the "flush you like my toilet" line!

Gail · Answer

Hey Ya!: It even comes with a countdown