"Dance the Night" is a song by Dua Lipa (pictured) from the soundtrack to the 2023 fantasy comedy film Barbie. Lipa co-wrote the song with songwriter Caroline Ailin and its producers Andrew Wyatt and Mark Ronson. A disco, disco-pop, and synth-pop song with influences of dance- pop, it was inspired by a dance sequence in the film and is about always appearing perfect externally. Music critics overwhelmingly compared the sound of "Dance the Night" to Lipa's album Future Nostalgia (2020), which was viewed positively by some while others were disappointed. The song was nominated for the Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Best Song Written for Visual Media. It reached number one in several countries, including the UK, and received multi-platinum certifications in others. The music video intersperses Lipa performing choreography with clips from a disco party in the film. The song was included as the primary musical motif in the film, and she performed it for the first time at the Royal Albert Hall in 2024.

Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_the_Night

_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1711:

Queen Anne's War: A British attempt to attack Quebec failed when eight ships wrecked on the St. Lawrence River. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_expedition_%281711%29

1851:

The yacht America won the race for the Cup of One Hundred Sovereigns (trophy pictured), later renamed the America's Cup, near the Isle of Wight, England. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1851_America%27s_Cup

1985:

A fire broke out on British Airtours Flight 28M at Manchester Airport, causing 55 deaths mostly due to smoke inhalation, and leading to changes to make aircraft evacuation more effective. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Manchester_Airport_disaster

2003:

Roy Moore, Alabama's chief justice, was suspended after refusing to comply with a U.S. federal court order to remove a rock inscribed with the Ten Commandments from the lobby of the Supreme Court of Alabama building. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Moore

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

flopover: 1. (uncountable) The action of flopping over; (countable) an instance of this; also, a thing which flops over. 2. (television, uncountable) A form of television signal distortion where the displayed image appears to scroll vertically rather than remain still; (countable) an instance of this. 3. (countable, figurative) A change from one position to another. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/flopover

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

If you don't want a man unhappy politically, don't give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Better yet, give him none.   --Fahrenheit 451 https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Fahrenheit_451