Released October 31, 2011 Recorded 2011 Length 4:06 | Format Digital download Genre Alternative hip hop | |
"And We Danced" is a song by Macklemore under the alter-ego Raven Bowie and features singer Ziggy Stardust. It was released as single on October 31, 2011 from Macklemore LLC.
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Background
Contrary to the 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 "And We Danced" is taken from his 2009 mixtape, The Unplanned Mixtape, and only credits Macklemore and "Ziggy Stardust". Based mainly on the popularity of the single "Thrift Shop", the song taken from a 2009 recording has charted in 2013 in Austria, France 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 100 million views as of July 2016. Contrary to the song's own release data, it states Macklemore x Ryan Lewis as the artists.